This is the third installment of Housing as a Human Right, a BPR interview series on the housing crisis in Rhode Island. Megan Smith is a...

California has a housing problem. Homes in the state are, on average, more expensive than in almost any other state in the country....

Centering high housing costs in the homelessness debate marks a major change from previous discourse. Conservative politicians like Texas...

Over the last decade, the number of individuals living in New York City homeless shelters surged as high as 50% at times. The COVID-19...

Amid calls to stay home during the early weeks of the Covid-19 pandemic, Rodgers Mathebulo’s house was demolished, his belongings looted,...

Criminally underserved and unheard by the public, the homeless population in the United States is one of the most marginalized groups in...

When COVID-19 engulfed New York City in the spring of 2020, one of the hardest hit groups was the city’s homeless population, comprising...

Today, as the temperatures drop in Nashville, people experiencing homelessness in the city may find themselves retiring to a jail to...

“No part of said property shall be occupied by any person not of the Caucasian race.” Although it was common for property deeds since the...

In 2009, a homeless encampment under the Julia Tuttle Causeway in Miami attained international infamy when it was discovered that all the...

San Francisco is a city of juxtapositions: concrete jungles abut natural havens; postmodern sculptures clash fiercely with the old...

When he speaks of addressing homelessness, the architect-turned-advocate Rex Hohlbein describes the power inherent in a “critical mass of...

Joel Berg is the executive director of Hunger Free America, formerly known as the New York City Coalition Against Hunger. Before joining...

If one were to ask a 6-year old how to end homelessness, their response would probably be to give people homes. But if one were to ask...

Approximately one year ago, Fort Lauderdale made national headlines after prosecuting a 90-year-old homeless activist and two pastors for...

The Positives of Private Philanthropy Story by Benjamin Koatz Across the country, private organizations aren’t waiting for big government...

In Greensboro, NC there is a day center for the homeless called the Interactive Resource Center. The IRC assists people who are homeless...