Homelessness

The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum during the opening ceremonies of the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.

LA has no plan — or funding — to help unhoused people displaced by Olympics security efforts

City and county officials say they don't have the funds to offer housing to the up to 1,600 people that will be displaced by perimeters around event venues.

August 13, 2026 - LAist

Colored shopping containers stacked two-high as a wall closing off People's Park in Berkeley, California.

Berkeley promised to build supportive housing in People's Park. Where is it?

More than two years after People's Park was cordoned off, there is no word on a timeline for a promised affordable housing project.

August 7, 2026 - The San Francisco Standard

Skyline of Cleveland, Ohio with fall colors reflected in a river.

Cleveland program has housed 200 people since 2024

The A Home For Every Neighbor initiative successfully moves people into housing in under two weeks.

August 2, 2026 - Next City

Close-up on sign on headquarters building for HUD in Washington DC.

Judge halts 'hasty' HUD changes to homelessness grants

Service providers said the sudden changes would have imperiled thousands of Americans and forced more people into homelessness.

July 5, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

Aerial of downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ann Arbor millage tax has created over $27M for affordable housing

The 2020 property tax is expected to fund roughly 1,500 new affordable homes.

June 26, 2026 - Concentrate Media

Crowd of soccer fans outside Atlanta stadium celebrating 2026 World Cup.

Will the World Cup fuel a crackdown on unhoused Atlantans?

As World Cup matches begin, advocates warn that Atlanta is on track to repeat the arrests, displacement, and criminalization of homeless residents that drew criticism during the city's 1996 Olympics.

June 19, 2026 - Shelterforce Magazine

Unhoused person sleeping under a blue blanket on sidewalk next to European Union

Home prices in the EU rose 53% since 2015, threatening 'right to adequate housing'

More Europeans face homelessness as housing costs soar.

June 15, 2026 - Euro News

LAPD SUV drives past homeless encampment lined up along street curb in Los Angeles, California.

HUD suspends federal funds for LA homelessness agency

HUD is freezing LA's access to Continuum of Care funds after allegations of fraud at the county's homelessness agency.

June 14, 2026 - CALmatters

Sheriff's officer walks past tent with American flag draped on front in homeless encampment behind yellow police tape.

Three years after the Grants Pass ruling, cities take divergent approaches to homelessness

Three years after a major Supreme Court case, bills to criminalize homelessness and ban encampments have popped up widely. But here are some places that are fighting back.

June 3, 2026 - Shelterforce Magazine

Unhosued man wrapped in grey blanket crouches next to concrete wall holding out white paper cup for change.

HUD: US homelessness grew by 27% since 2013

Despite the alarming increase in unhoused Americans, HUD is asking for a budget reduction.

June 3, 2026 - Realtor.com

Tent set up on sidewalk covered with blue tarp and American flag on front next to fence to VA campus in West Los Angeles, California.

Trump's promise to house 6,000 homeless veterans on a Los Angeles VA campus missing from budget proposal

The president's proposed budget fails to include any funding for the proposed 'Center for Warrior Independence.'

June 1, 2026 - The Independent

Google street view of a Quality Inn with a-frame entrance in Thousand Oaks, California.

California's hotel-to-housing program put 13,500 people into homes

A CalMatters analysis evaluates the success of the state's pandemic-era homeless housing program.

May 10, 2026 - CALmatters

Unhoused person in blue parka sits huddled on a chair against a blue exterior door on red brick wall in New York City.

"A grim march toward death": What HUD’s new homeless policy looks like on the ground

Administrators from 55 Continuum of Care sites share their views on how proposed cuts, rapid changes to funding guidelines, and delays are affecting their work.

May 3, 2026 - Shelterforce Magazine

Two people sleeping under a blanket on the street in New Orleans next to a guitar

Louisiana bill criminalizing homelessness threatens jail time, “unpaid labor”

Critics call Bill 211 “one of the cruelest anti-homeless bills in the country.”

April 29, 2026 - Newsweek

Unhoused man wearing a red bucket hat pushing a shopping cart full of plastic bags full of empty cans.

Indiana bans public homelessness

A new law prohibits sleeping or camping on public property.

April 23, 2026 - WRTV - Indianapolis, IN

Two RVs used as homes by their residents surrounded by household items in parking lot in North Hollywood, California.

Salt Lake City weighs ban on sleeping in cars

A proposed city ordinance would restrict people from sleeping in vehicles on public property.

April 21, 2026 - The Salt Lake Tribune

Red brick building in Greenwich Village, New York City with pizza shop and other retail on ground floor.

Federal cuts to voucher program put 9,000 New Yorkers at risk of homelessness

The Emergency Housing Voucher program is ending years ahead of schedule, forcing housing agencies to find new ways to support roughly 70,000 households nationwide.

April 21, 2026 - CBS 6 Albany

Several men stand waiting in front of Bread of Life Mission brick building in Seattle, Washington.

Seattle mayor pledges to build 500 shelter units by June

The Seattle Times editorial board expresses cautious optimism about the mayor's ambitious supportive housing plan.

April 20, 2026 - The Seattle Times

Color-blocked facade of elementary school in CIncinnati, Ohio.

Cincinnati school district to open 'Safe Sleep' lot for unhoused families

The safe parking lot is part of Project Connect, a district-led initiative that provides services to students and families.

April 16, 2026 - Cincinnati CityBeat

Unhoused people camped in front of brick building with "Employment Access Center" sign in Portland, Oregon.

Judge: HUD acted illegally in changing homelessness grant rules

A Rhode Island judge struck down 'partisan' Trump restrictions on Continuum of Care Build grants.

April 14, 2026 - The Brown Daily Herald

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