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By Putting Housing First, Utah Reduces Homeless Population by 91%

Utah has slashed chronic homelessness by 91 percent in the last ten years with a simple solution — give the homeless a home. The turnaround...

Unique Nonprofit to Provide ‘Basic Income’ to California Homeless in 12-Month Study Funded by Google

A privately-funded program to provide basic income to 100 California homeless people aims to study how the cash—plus one-on-one social support—can be potentially life-changing. ‘Miracle...

U.S. Near its Goal to House Every Homeless Veteran Identified in a January 2022 Count

In February, the US Department of Veterans Affairs established a new goal to prevent and end homelessness among military vets, after seeing progress towards...

Houston Has Housed 25,000 Homeless People With Apartments of Their Own

Houston, the fourth-most populated city in the country, has reduced its rate of homelessness over the last decade by 63%, far and away the...

Realtor Transforms Abandoned Properties into Tiny Home Villages That Give Permanent Housing to Chronic Homeless

A realtor in Missouri is determined to make her hometown “a city where no one sleeps outside.” For nine years Linda Brown and her husband...

More Than 200 Homeless Seniors Will Have Tiny Houses of Their Own After Donations Pour In

Hundreds of chronically homeless Texans over the age of 50 will soon have a roof over their heads thanks to the Housing First Community Coalition.

Do You Live in One of the 50 U.S. Counties That Have Ended Veteran Homelessness?

While homelessness is still a pressing problem in the United States, there is light on the horizon: 50 American counties and states have successfully...

Houston Praised for Moving 4,100 Homeless Vets to Permanent Housing

Thousands of homeless vets and their families have permanent roofs over their heads in Houston, Texas thanks to an aggressive effort to eliminate veteran...

Veteran Homelessness Has Been Ended in Virginia, First State to Do It

Virginia has become the first state in the U.S. to be certified as effectively ending homelessness among military veterans. By incorporating the principles of Housing...

The First Canadian City to Eliminate Homelessness –Here’s How They Did It

For the homeless population of Medicine Hat, Alberta, the right dose of the perfect solution has led to an amazing revolution. Tonight, every one of...

Los Angeles Officials Vow to Spend $200Mil on Helping Homeless

The Los Angeles City Council wants to spend an additional $100 million in the coming year to reduce homelessness — roughly doubling what it spends now. With Tuesday’s...

Church Installs 6 Colorful Micro Homes in First Nashville Village for Homeless

Six brightly painted “micro houses” now populate the first Micro-home Village in Nashville, thanks to a church community’s relentless leader. The shelters are only 60...

Photographer Finds Estranged Father While Documenting Homelessness

A photographer documenting Hawaii’s homeless stumbled upon someone she never expected to see among them — her dad. Diana Kim’s father had owned a photography...

New U.S. Plan for Solar Power Will Light Up Low-Income Homes

The White House has unveiled a new solar power initiative that promises to expand solar energy to slow-income communities, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and...

Houston Slashed its Homeless Rate in Half in Four Years

The number of homeless people in Houston, Texas, has been cut almost in half over the past four years, as the city’s homeless advocates...

Man Takes Mobile Shower on the Road for Homeless People in Florida-WATCH

Drew Broderick knows how important a shower can be if you’re looking for work, or trying to keep your job, when you have no...
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Top Ten Good News Stories of 2008!

Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2008, overall it was a pretty good year. Looking back, one can be grateful that gas...
Earth photographed from Apollo 17

Top Ten Good News Stories of 2008!

Despite what may be your immediate impression of 2008, overall it was a pretty good year. Looking back, one can be grateful that gas...
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Bush Administration Has Housed Many Homeless

The Bush administration's "radical and liberal" national campaign against chronic homelessness has been successful in leading the nation...
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US Makes Progress in Finding Homes for Homeless People

On July 30 the US Department of Housing and Urban Development reported the number of chronically homeless people living in shelters and on the...