Recent data points to a troubling rise in homelessness in the U.S., as 2024 marked a record high for the number of people who were without permanent shelter on a single night in 2024. The U.S. homeless population rose to more than 771,000 on a single night counted in late January 2...
Texas (27,987) Illinois (25,832) Oregon (22,875) Colorado (18,715) Arizona (14,737)California alone accounted for over 24% of all homelessness in America, based on the 2024 estimates. Yet standardized by population, the states with the highest rates of homelessness were Hawaii (8.0 peop...
The 18 percent increase in the nation’s unsheltered population was the largest year-over-year jump since HUD began tracking homelessness in 2007, The New York Times reported. That surge is connected to the number of immigrants and asylum-seekers who were sent to sanctuary cities by Texas Go...
California, the most populous state in the U.S., continued to have the nation's largest homeless population, followed by New York, Washington, Florida and Massachusetts. The sharp increase in the homeless population over the past two years contrasts with success the U.S. had been havin...
Despite the decrease, LA still remains at the top of the list in overall homeless individuals, both sheltered and unsheltered, at 71,201, data from the report showed. California was also the state with the highest homeless population, followed by New York, Washi...
With annual point-in-time counts indicating a rise in unsheltered homelessness in the United States, much attention has been paid to how to best provide care to this population. Mobile medical units (MMUs) have been utilized by many programs. However, little is known regarding the evidence ...
Perthe city’s dashboard, 122 newcomers had arrived by noon on Thursday, and 253 arrived on Wednesday. The city’s Joint Information Center said the migrant population in city shelters now exceeds 1,900. With a steady stream of people arriving in the Mile High City, what is the mayor’s...
- Civilian population with health insurance: 98.4% - Unemployment rate: 1.7% - Families with income below poverty level: 2.7% Mountain Brook, Alabama, is a medium-sized city known for its high cost of living, but equally high quality of life. According to Neighborhood Scout,more than 97% ...
Dievendorf’s bill, introduced last year, hasn’t advanced out of committee in Michigan’s Democratic-dominated legislature. As the homeless population has grown and becomemore visible, many cities and states have pivoted from a focus on the rights of homeless people to the rights of local res...
The best example she is aware of in Texas is Dallas County where they established a Mental Health Court as well as several “tiny house” locations for homeless veterans and others in the homeless population that qualify for the services. ...