Homelessness

Federal officials say the United States saw an 18.1% increase in homelessness, a dramatic rise driven mostly by a lack of affordable housing as well as devastating natural disasters and a surge of migrants in several parts of the country.

New Project HOME CEO Donna Bullock talks to NBC10’s Matt DeLucia about the Philadelphia nonprofit’s ongoing mission to find housing for the unhoused in Philadelphia and some of the outreach and events that help the cause.

Homelessness is at the top of the agenda for candidates in mayoral races across the U.S. West. But they differ on whether it’s OK to clear encampments that have spread as the crisis has deepened and how much to rely on temporary housing.

In a place with a long history of people living — and sometimes dying — under the Boardwalk, Atlantic City has launched an effort to address homelessness by preventing people from sleeping on public property and connecting them with shelter and services.

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that city laws which punish homeless people who sleep outside are constitutional and do not violate the Constitution’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

Post Crashers is a youth-led service-learning club at the Jersey Shore that is dedicated to supporting veterans and those suffering with PTSD, homelessness and food insecurity. Their efforts span throughout Atlantic, Ocean and Cape May counties where they deliver fresh crops to nonprofits. NBC10’s Ted Greenberg shares more about the work they are doing.

City council voted not to renew a lease for a homeless shelter in the city’s Fairmount neighborhood. This is in direct contrast to what Mayor Cherelle Parker who wanted to expand the facility would have liked. NBC10’s Johnny Archer has reaction after the decision was made.

Project HOME received a surprise from the Phillies Phanatic who came bearing a $1 million gift from the Phillies Charities for its 35th anniversary. Project HOME fights homelessness in Philadelphia and says since 2018 it’s been on a decline. NBC10’s Johnny Archer shares the heartfelt moment.

A mother is using her son’s life and death to help those facing mental health issues. Alice Ciocco of Chester County recalls the moment her son began to struggle mentally in second grade. Despite help and intervention, he became homeless and for more than a decade the family tried to help him. NBC10’s Deanna Durante highlights how Ciocco is using...

About 653,000 people were homeless, the most since the country began using the yearly point-in-time survey in 2007.

The man charged Monday with the serial murders of three homeless men around Los Angeles, and the follow-home robbery and murder of an LA County employee in San Dimas, was the recipient of a $700,000 personal injury payment in recent months, court records and city officials confirmed.

An arrest has been made in the killing of three homeless men in the last week, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press conference Saturday.