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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass began her first day in office Monday by declaring a state of emergency to grapple with the city's out-of-control homeless crisis, bidding to move swiftly to get thousands of unhoused people off her city's streets. Bass called the declaration “a sea change in how the city tackles homelessness,” making good on a campaign pledge to call the emergency the day she took power. The issue dominated her mayoral race against billionaire developer Rick Caruso and the crisis has continued to worsen despite vast public spending increases.

Some SUNY Broome students, faculty and supporters take to sleeping under the stars to bring awareness to homelessness in the region.

A city program is expanding with federal dollars after successfully housing and supporting hundreds of people experiencing homelessness

NORRISTOWN — Montgomery County health officials continued their efforts to vaccinate vulnerable members of the community this week with visits by a mobile vaccine unit to Pottstown and Norristown.

What Are We Doing to Fix Hawai‘i’s Homeless Crisis? The Aloha State now has the highest number of homeless per capita in the nation. What are we doing to help the individuals and families living on the streets? April 22, 2015   In January, homeless service providers counted more than 400 people living in this encampment in Kaka‘ako, near the Children’s Discovery Center. Photo: Odeelo Dayondon     April Fuiava was working at the front desk of a Waikīkī Hotel, her husband was a day laborer and the two were making tough calls just about every day. With seven kids, money was always ...