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In a radical shift of policy and focus, HUD is redirecting a record-level $4 billion away from a “housing first” strategy and ...

Congress and a court blocked a previous effort to revamp homeless programs. Even a scaled-back version marks the sharpest ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday was expected to release a state model for cities and counties to address homeless encampments with urgency and dignity, according to a news release. The ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gov. Gavin Newsom is again calling on California cities to crack down on homeless encampments and released a model ordinance for ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., took heat from conservatives online after promoting California as a "national model" for addressing homelessness for veterans and for those suffering with mental health ...

Jackson Mayor John Horhn has signed an agreement with a Houston-based consulting group in an effort to tackle Jackson's homeless issue. Horhn announced a partnership with Clutch Consulting Group ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — The City of Spokane is introducing new coordinated street outreach efforts in hopes of strengthening its response to homelessness. The city says it will launch this new coordinated ...