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News Articles: homelessness

5 people stand in jackets. 1 man is in front at a podium speaking. Behind them is a building under construction.

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'Do what you say you’re gonna do.' Atlanta mayor urges county to fulfill promised funding for housing

Atlanta is building hundreds of units of permanent supportive housing, but without funding promised by Fulton County, there will be service gaps.

January 16, 2026
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Dr. Mary Marfisee conducts a brief breathing check on a woman on Los Angeles' Skid Row on December 15, 2025.

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  • National

Unhoused women on Skid Row face dire health outcomes. This doctor wants to change that

Homeless women face unique health challenges with few dedicated resources. And as the number of women experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles continues to grow, Dr. Mary Marfisee hopes to bring them lifesaving resources.

January 14, 2026
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
The Medically Vulnerable People (MVP) shelter in Sandy, Utah, is a remodeled two-story brick hotel. It serves people ages 62 and older, as well as people with health conditions that make it hard to live in a typical homeless shelter.

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  • Health

More seniors are becoming homeless. Shelters are trying to adapt

Older adults are the fastest-growing homeless population across the U.S. Now some shelters are trying to make it easier to accommodate older people.

January 06, 2026
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By:
  • Aaron Bolton
Atlanta housing leaders gather to cut a blue ribbon

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  • News

Atlanta opens its third rapid rehousing development for unhoused residents

The Waterworks Village will open 100 affordable units to support Atlanta's chronically unhoused residents.

December 04, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Tents are set up in a homeless encampment along a Los Angeles freeway in May.

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  • National

The Trump administration plans major shift away from long-term housing for homelessness

The overhaul shifts funds to transitional housing requiring work and addiction treatment. The administration says it promotes "self-sufficiency," but critics warn many will risk losing housing again.

November 14, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Ludden
A pedestrian walks past a tent encampment in Portland, Ore., on Jan. 24, 2024. President Trump has promised to sweep homeless Americans out of cities in part by forcing many into "long-term institutional settings." Experts on homelessness and civil liberties have voiced alarm at the proposal.

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  • Health

Some Democrats share Trump's goal of forcing more homeless people into medical care

President Trump says one part of the answer to homelessness is civil commitment and forced medical care. Some Democrats agree.

October 05, 2025
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By:
  • Brian Mann
The FIRST Housing Center in Lawrenceville is expected to open fall 2025.

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  • News

New housing, supportive services on the way for unhoused men in Gwinnett County

An apartment building currently under development in Lawrenceville is designed to help unhoused men get back on their feet.

August 22, 2025
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By:
  • Peter Biello
An encampment for the unhoused in Washington D.C. near the Kennedy Center was cleared by employees of the city's Department of Health and Human Services. The residents of the encampment packed up their belongings and left with the help of city outreach workers as well as non-profit employees and volunteers.

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  • National

Trump's purge of Washington's homeless encampments escalates

Federal officials in Washington, D.C. swept through a large homeless encampment Thursday and dismantled it. It's part of the Trump administration's purge to crack down on crime across D.C.

August 15, 2025
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  • Brian Mann
A homeless encampment is seen near the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 13.

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  • National

D.C.'s homeless need housing, not jail, says legal advocate wary of Trump plan

Details on President Trump's plan to get unhoused people off Washington D.C. streets are sparse. A legal advocate for the vulnerable population worries that means the focus will be on criminalization.

August 14, 2025
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By:
  • Obed Manuel and
  • Michel Martin
An architectural rendering of the future Union Mission Resource Center in Savannah.

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  • Health

Downtown Savannah to get new resource center for homeless, scheduled to open next spring

An 8,200-square-foot resource center will soon open in downtown Savannah, funded in part by a $1 million donation from Parker's Kitchen.

July 24, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
sign reads" justice 4 Cornelius" at Atlanta City Hall

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  • News

'We have nothing.' Residents, advocates speak out ahead of Atlanta homeless encampment sweep

Advocates and residents of the Old Wheat Street encampment are demanding Atlanta provide supportive housing ahead of a sweep of the homeless camp.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
A woman in a blue shirt standing in front of a table with several microphones. She looks upset.

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  • News

South Fulton leaders demand reversal on Job Corps program cuts

Federal cuts to the Job Corps program are impacting several communities across Georgia including at-risk youth in Atlanta.

June 05, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews

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Making the case for housing as a human right

And Housing for All is an impressively comprehensive examination of homelessness in America by Maria Foscarinis, who has worked in homelessness advocacy for decades.

June 04, 2025
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By:
  • Ericka Taylor
Atlanta Housing hosted its first state of housing city address on April 15, 2025.

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  • News

'I’m calling on everybody.' Atlanta Housing shares its goal to expand partnerships and services

Atlanta Housing is sharing updated plans to address homelessness and the lack of affordable housing — and focused on key partnerships with its federal funding in flux.

April 21, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
Nicole Barracliff at Mercy Housing and Shelter in Hartford acts as the "hub" directing incoming individuals to the people and resources that can most help them in the current moment.

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  • Health

Burnout is a problem for caseworkers serving unhoused people

People who provide assistance to the unhoused often feel traumatized by their work.

February 22, 2025
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By:
  • Abigail Brone
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