I appreciate the recent editorial highlighting the urgent problem of chronic absenteeism in Illinois schools (“Why are so many kids missing class?” Sept. 4). As the executive director of Chapin Hall, ...

Homelessness, addiction, and abuse don’t exist in a vacuum. Too often, our society views these challenges as personal failures as if these crises start with “bad choices” and end with personal ...

For a growing number of Americans, homelessness doesn't start with a tent on the sidewalk. It starts with ...

Homeless people sleep under an Interstate 95 overpass as Ron Book, chair of the Miami-Dade Homeless Trust (right), joins others during the Trust’s biannual census count in Miami in January. PHOTO BY ...

Homelessness in California—and across America—has reached a breaking point. The crisis has climbed to the highest level ever recorded, even as billions more are poured into housing subsidies and ...

Editor’s note: We recently asked readers to send in their most burning questions about homelessness. One of the top questions was: Does addiction cause homelessness? This post is our first attempt to ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Local organizations are working to fight against the homelessness epidemic in Springfield. Earlier this year, the annual Point In Time survey found approximately 588 people were ...

Charlottesville officials have been clear: The two-year, $1.2 million pilot program they are launching in February is not a panacea to homelessness on the city’s Downtown Mall.

Interfaith Coalition On Homelessness Coordinator Tyler Taylor speaks during the April 16 ‘Understanding Homelessness’ ...