Information for this report is from Empowerment Plan, a Detroit nonprofit that helps the homeless. Empowerment Plan's Project ...

Good intentions hardly guarantee good results, as a young activist in Seattle is about to discover. Eddie Wang, a recent graduate of University of Washington, is raising money to provide comfortable ...

CHICAGO -- This week's 4-Star-Chicagoan, New Life for Old Bags (NLOB), is an organization that uses plastic bags to create sleeping mats for the homeless. Board President Chrissy Batorski stopped by ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The freezing forecast has inspired the people at the American Legion Post 193 in Pensacola to take action. They're trying to help others with sleeping bags. What are they doing with ...

Stevens Point expands support for homeless community with new lockers and warming shelter plans STEVENS POINT, Wis. (WAOW) - ...

It's been a little more than two months since the U.S. Supreme Court gave cities the green light to crack down on homeless encampments. Already, Santa Monica is considering barring its homeless ...

It’s been a little more than two months since the US Supreme Court gave cities the green light to crack down on homeless encampments. Already, Santa Monica has barred its homeless residents from using ...

The Santa Monica City Council is set to consider amendments to its anti-camping ordinance Tuesday night that would remove a section that allows homeless people to use pillows and blankets while ...

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