Homelessness

Getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of all Americans is hard enough. But vaccinating homeless communities poses additional challenges that are even trickier to overcome. They include getting homeless people to mass vaccination sites or bringing the vaccines to the streets, as well as overcoming their mistrust of health officials. Ben Oreskes, a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, joined...

Homelessness is a crisis among young people in the LGBTQ community. The problem is even more pronounced among transgender people — about a third living in the U.S. become homeless at some point in their lives. Casa de Zulma is the first publicly-funded home for trans people trying to get out of homelessness. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories...

An L.A. program called Step Up on Second is driven by the philosophy that stable housing is the first step to changing the lives of people struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness. The program, which was supported by Kobe Bryant before his death, operates a motel-turned-shelter that offers full studio apartments to the people it serves. Among those helped...

Scott Sowle and Daniel Buenaventura may have little in common at first glance. Sowle is an advocate for people experiencing homelessness and Buenaventura is a college student studying nursing. But the two men are linked by a chance encounter and a common thread that runs through their lives. Both have turned their greatest grief and hardship into inspiration to spend...

Some were concerned about moving hotel residents to double rooms where the coronavirus could more easily spread.

Homelessness is poised to surge in the coming weeks and months as Americans face continued economic turbulence and a pandemic-inspired eviction moratorium expires later this month. But vital housing assistance may not be fully available to families that don’t meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of “homeless.”

The city promised that no one would be left out on the streets in the coronavirus pandemic as a result of the move. Activists protested the decision saying the options offered were less safe.

Taylor Swift, Cher, Billie Eilish, LL Cool J and Dolly Parton are adding their voices to Cyndi Lauper’s annual concert to combat youth homelessness, an issue its organizer says has only gotten worse during the pandemic

As the country heads into winter and it becomes more difficult for people experiencing homelessness to safely remain outdoors, shelters face a major challenge preparing for the increased demand the drop in temperatures will bring while observing restrictions to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, NBC News reports. Homeless shelters have had to adapt this year, with most reducing the number of people allowed...

Before the pandemic, an annual charity event on L.A.’s Skid Row founded by “Jane the Virgin” actor Justin Baldoni gave people affected by homelessness an opportunity to enjoy some essential services and small luxuries that many of us take for granted. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories takes us to the Carnival of Love.

Philly Live’s Sheila Watko speaks to Victoria Wyeth about her upcoming event where she will show off some of the art of her grandfather, renowned artist Andrew Wyeth. Proceeds from the event benefit the Bethesda Project.

After months of negotiations, the Philadelphia Housing Authority reached a deal with a protest camp outside of its headquarters that’s been part of a movement speaking out against homelessness and calling for affordable housing.

NBC10’s Pamela Osborne reports from a former homeless protest camp that was set up along Ridge Avenue. The Philadelphia Housing Authority and the camp reached agreement on getting people who are dealing with homelessness resources to help them. A separate camp along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway remains in place.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority reached a deal with an encampment site on Ridge Avenue that’s spent months protesting homelessness and calling for affordable housing. Protesters remain at another encampment site along the Ben Franklin Parkway however.

Organizers of the Philadelphia protest camps say they’re close to reaching a deal with the city but want at least 50 move-in ready homes. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville explains.

Jeff Lello suddenly found himself unemployed in Florida amid the coronavirus pandemic

Activists who say they’re fighting for affordable housing remain at protest camps in Philadelphia following the city’s eviction deadline. NBC10’s Aaron Baskerville has the details.

Wednesday is deadline day for people camped out on Philadelphia’s Ben Franklin Parkway and at two other locations in the city to pack up the homeless camps and leave.

A day after a city’s eviction deadline, protesters who are speaking out against homelessness remain at camps in Philadelphia. So what will happen now? NBC10’s Lauren Mayk investigates.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle reports Thursday morning from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway where a homeless protest refuses to leave despite a city eviction notice. Another protest camp along Ridge Avenue also hasn’t budged.