Social work students at the University of Oklahoma were challenged to write letters about issues that affect many Oklahomans. Homelessness is a growing problem in our state. Here are some excerpts ...

The city’s encampment rehousing initiative continues to show progress. Close to 400 people are no longer homeless thanks to this program modeled after Houston’s rehousing initiative. During the State ...

The News 9 Nightly Team presents an in-depth report on the major news events of the day and the details of late-breaking news stories, along with the latest news from the Oklahoma City area. The ...

Alameda County is making a historic investment in homelessness solutions. Supervisors voted late Tuesday to allocate over $1.4 billion to address and prevent homelessness countywide. "We are talking ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Wednesday night panel was working to find solutions to homelessness across Indianapolis. City-County-Councilor Michael-Paul Hart (R) hosted it through his initiative Smart Indy — ...

States and localities have options to secure additional revenue for their efforts to address housing affordability.

John Paul Shanks sits for a photo outside the Central Inn in Central City, April 27, 2025. (Kentucky Lantern photo by Austin Anthony) This is the final story in a Lantern series about homelessness in ...

I had the opportunity to speak with Mary Kenion, the Chief Equity Officer at the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The NAEH, in her words, is a non-profit organization with a "deceptively simple ...

It had started to sprinkle, but Richard Vargas wanted to squeeze in some Narcan training for one more passerby Friday afternoon in East Garfield Park. Within seconds, a young bicyclist stopped for a ...

Santa Clara County is using its latest round of federal funding for homelessness to rapidly house people in apartments. The ...

Imagine losing your job, your savings and finally your home. Imagine tucking your child into the back seat of your car at night, praying they can sleep through the hunger and the cold. Imagine being a ...