As a state that prides itself on “equality,” we, as Wyomingites, must ask: Can resources be accessed equally? To understand why many Wyoming families are struggling, start with housing. Rising rents ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. has a longstanding principle that immigrants should be able to meet their financial needs without assistance from public ...

The root cause of homelessness is the widening gap between wages and housing costs. Many very low-income households are at risk of homelessness due to high housing costs. Homelessness often ...

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When it comes to homelessness in the U.S., it’s often the largest cities that grab the headlines. But digging into the ...

As any competent leader knows, you can’t fix a problem until you properly define it. The growing problem of illegal public ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany leaders say they’re working on a new way to address the city’s homeless problem, after the discovery of a woman’s body near a homeless camp. A body found last week in a ...

The Lehigh Valley housing market is an utter failure. From the top to the bottom, there is inadequate supply. And it will get worse. Of course, there is, as always, special misery for those whose ...

Social work students at the University of Oklahoma were challenged to write letters about issues that affect many Oklahomans. Homelessness is a growing problem in our state. Here are some excerpts ...

Charlie Harger is hearing from the people living this crisis every day. After his recent commentary on Seattle’s homelessness problem, and what he called a system built to manage, not solve it, ...

It's hard to know if the woman found sleeping on my neighbor's front walkway was homeless, or if she dozed off on her way somewhere. Her sneakers were worn; her clothes slightly dirty. She was one of ...

The U.S. has a longstanding principle that immigrants should be able to meet their financial needs without assistance from public resources. But the public charge laws haven’t always been enforced.