Homeless Miamians get $300,000 settlement after city trashed their personal property
Miami will pay a $300,000 settlement to four people experiencing homelessness after their personal belongings were trashed by city workers during street cleanups.
As part of the settlement, the city has agreed to stop immediately discarding personal items swept off the sidewalk during cleanups and give individuals 90 days to recover their property. [ more ]
New York Spends Millions on Mental Health Street Teams. Do They Work?
New York City's program to treat mentally ill homeless people has not been operating effectively, according to an audit.
Fewer than a third of the people in the program regularly took their prescribed medications, and one in four never met with a psychiatrist or nurse. [ more ]
Supreme Court to Weigh City Efforts to Prohibit Homeless Camps
The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether municipalities can prohibit homeless people from camping in public spaces when they have nowhere else to go.
The case involves civil ordinances in Grants Pass, Oregon, which were found to violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. [ more ]
Migrant families and schools brace for wave of shelter evictions
The first 60-day eviction notices for migrant families staying in city shelters are starting to expire.
The eviction of families with children marks a shift in the city's policy on homelessness as Mayor Eric Adams grapples with a growing shelter population. [ more ]
City seeing mixed results halfway through Strategic Housing Blueprint - Austin Monitor
The city of Austin is making progress in preserving affordable housing and building new housing, but is far behind on its district-based goals for affordable housing and permanent supportive housing for the homeless.
The city's east side districts have added more housing stock than their west side counterparts, with District 4 leading in progress towards its housing goal. [ more ]
Opinion: California's struggle with homelessness needs congressional help
Homelessness in the United States has increased by 12% since last year, with California having the highest number of homeless individuals.
The disconnect between income and housing costs is a major factor contributing to homelessness rates, particularly among low-income households. [ more ]
Newsom Supports $6.4B Bond for Housing and Mental Health
A $6.38 billion bond measure on California's ballot in March would provide $2 billion to counties for building homes and converting buildings into housing for homeless residents.
The bond measure, known as Proposition 1, aims to address homelessness, addiction, and mental health by funding housing and treatment programs across the state.
If passed, counties would need to invest a portion of their Mental Health Services Act tax dollars in housing programs, with half of that money going towards the chronically homeless or those living in tents. [ more ]
Homeless housing projects in Berkeley, San Pablo move forward with state Homekey money
Two planned homeless housing projects are moving forward in the East Bay after millions in state grants were allocated toward putting a roof over the heads of almost a hundred unhoused residents.
Cell, street, repeat': Prisoners set up to fail with release into homelessness
Thousands of prisoners are being set up to fail by being released with tents and sleeping bags into a revolving door of homelessness, reoffending and jail, despite a major new scheme to house departing inmates, experts have told The Independent.