As homelessness spikes nationwide, at least 4 major cities have found ways to get people off the streets

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Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.
Unhoused people sleep on the streets of New York during freezing temperatures on February 16, 2018.

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the Supreme Court to make it easier to clear homeless encampments. Advocates say that will make the crisis worse.

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Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Members of the US National Park Service clear a homeless encampment from McPherson Square, two blocks from the White House, on February 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.

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Democrats in California want to clear homeless encampments in public areas. So they convinced the conservative US Supreme Court to take up the case.

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A homeless encampment sits in front of a city water and power building in Los Angeles, California.
A homeless encampment sits in front of a city water and power building in Los Angeles, California.

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Washington state spent over $700,000 on giant boulders to deter homeless encampments

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A bus passes overhead on Interstate 5 in Seattle as a shelter of tents, tarps and wood sits below in May 2016.
A bus passes overhead on Interstate 5 in Seattle as a shelter of tents, tarps and wood sits below in May 2016.

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Homeless people in Vancouver were given $5,500 cash, no strings attached. They used it to secure housing and even start saving.

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People taking down tents on the streets.
An encampent in Downtown Eastside, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on April 5, 2023.

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A Native American woman experiencing homelessness said a Denver basic income program allowed her to pay her bills and attend college

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Marcos Hernandez takes advantage of the warmth and a free lunch at the Volunteers of America Mission in Denver, CO December 05, 2013.
People experiencing homelessness seek shelter and a free lunch at the Volunteers of America Mission in Denver, Colorado.

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A Silicon Valley billionaire is leasing a 2-acre plot of private land for $1 a year to help address the Bay Area's housing crisis

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San Jose, California.

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I left Houston for a small Texas town. Now I own a house, my kids like it more, I feel safer, and my neighbors are like family.

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Quiana Darling and her sons.
Quiana Darling and her sons in their home.

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Denver experimented with giving people $1,000 a month. It reduced homelessness and increased full-time employment, a study found.

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man in graphic tee wearing sunglasses walks toward camera with tents and debris to his left and right
A man walks past a homeless encampment in Denver, Colorado.

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After the killing of Jordan Neely, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces backlash over his approaches to subway safety and mental illness

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Eric Adams
New York City Mayor Eric Adams.

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