homelessness
How Ending the Department of Education Will Impact Kids With Disabilities
As well as kids who are unhoused.
By Shakti Belway
Why Does the UnitedHealthcare CEO'S Death Matter More Than Jordan Neely's?
The difference in media treatment, and in punishment, for killing seems to depend on how much money the person was worth.
By Lex McMenamin
The Supreme Court Might Make It Okay to Criminalize Homelessness
The case poses unique challenges for unhoused young people.
By Jessica Feierman and Currey Cook
Social Services Have a Major Gap, Leaving Homeless Youth With ‘No Good Choices’
In the US, funding to shelter teens and young adults experiencing homelessness is far outstripped by the need.
By Nathan Yuan
I’m a Homeless Black Trans Youth, But I’m Not Just a Statistic
“Not only am I powerful, but I command respect.”
By Davina Hayes and Amy Leipziger
There Isn’t Anything to Debate About Jordan Neely’s Killing
The focus should be on the ex-Marine who choked someone to death.
By Olayemi Olurin
We Have to Stop Criminalizing Unhoused People
Manhattan’s District Attorney says we need more funding for services and support.
By Alvin Bragg
Eric Adams's New Homeless Policy Is Messed Up
How is sending cops after the mentally ill and unhoused "care"?
By Lex McMenamin
Cities Are Trying to Police Unhoused People Out of Existence
In Texas, it’s now a crime to store personal belongings on public property.
By Kandist Mallett
COVID-19 and a Lost Generation of Unhoused Students
“Youth are not being prioritized.”
By Lauren Young
Nithya Raman Says Blue States Can Do Better
The new L.A. City Council member says we can’t let corporate money crush progress.
By Audra Heinrichs
Philly Organizers Are Tackling Homelessness Themselves
“This is the first place I’ve ever been that everybody here welcomed me."
By Liliana Frankel
Trump’s Administration Doesn’t Want Trans People to Feel Safe Anywhere
A proposed new HUD rule is the latest sign they’re still on the attack.
By Lucy Diavolo
What It's Like to Be Young and Homeless During the Pandemic
One in 10 young adults aged 18-25 experience homelessness in any given year.
By Lauren Young
What It’s Like to Run for Office Without a Permanent Address
“Sometimes I have to sleep in my van.”
By Molly Taft
Why Homeless Advocates Aren’t Happy With the 2020 Presidential Candidates
One in 10 people between 18 and 25 experience homelessness in a given year.
By Lauren Young
Left Homeless Mid-Senior Year, This Teen Still Earned a Track Scholarship
"I literally ran away from my problems. Even if it meant like 10 miles."
By Emily Bloch
This Teen's Homemade Haunted House Is Also a Fund-raiser for the Homeless
He's an engineering whiz who's hosting this year's spooky spectacular for a good cause
By Christianna Silva
A High School Football Star Banned for Being Homeless Got to Play Again
Jamal Speaks, age 18, said his greatness "goes beyond football."
By Kaylen Ralph
A Teen Was Allegedly Attacked With a Cane by a 67-Year-Old Man
The older man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon.
By Isabella Gomez Sarmiento