The Supreme Court just made it easier for governments to remove unhoused people from public spaces

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The National Park Service remove a homeless encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, DC.
On February 15, 2023, at the request of the DC government, the National Park Service cleared a homeless encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, DC.

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A homeless advocate of 40 years says finding homes for unhoused New Yorkers with vouchers has never been so hard

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Marc Greenberg, executive director of the Interfaith Assembly on Homelessness and Housing.

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A homeless Iowa mom of 2 is struggling to find a landlord who will accept her housing voucher before it expires. The state is making it harder by allowing landlords to discriminate against her.

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An aerial view shows homes in Jesup, Iowa. Republican presidential candidates are currently criss-crossing Iowa as the states January 15 Republican caucus draws near.
An aerial view shows homes on December 20, 2023 in Jesup, Iowa. In 2021, Iowa passed a law barring cities and counties from protecting voucher holders from overt discrimination by landlords.

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The US needs immigrants to fill jobs, but can't house them. Nowhere makes this more clear than New York City.

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The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan.
The NYPD 7th Precinct activated a Level 1 for crowd control as a large number of asylum-seekers sought shelter at 185 East 7th Street in Manhattan on Saturday January 6, 2024.

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Google is co-funding a guaranteed basic income trial that gives families $12,000 a year to help keep them housed

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A rainbow over San Francisco Bay
A rainbow over San Francisco Bay.

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A 9-year-old boy mistook a millionaire for a homeless man and gave him his last dollar, report says

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Stock image of a boy with a dollar bill.

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This Photo Project Reveals Life with Pets While Experiencing Homelessness

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A newly published project called “Shifting the Focus” aims to highlight the voices of people living with a pet while experiencing homelessness. The effort not only features interviews with these individuals but includes photographs of pets taken by the participants themselves.

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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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