Homelessness and Housing

Between 1892 and 1954, over 12 million immigrants passed through Ellis Island in New York City. Many arrived by large steamships; first and second-class passengers were briefly inspected on board,…

As Election Day approaches, much of the electorate has indicated housing policy’s impact on young voters’ civic engagement. And for good reason: the housing market today is the least affordable it’s been…

Housing advocates and developers across New Jersey are bracing for big changes next year as New Jersey affordable housing rules take effect. In 2025, New Jersey municipalities will be required…

Public housing is one of the nation’s three main rental assistance programs, along with Housing Choice Vouchers and Project-Based Rental Assistance. Public housing developments provide affordable homes to 1.6 million low-income Americans. Where…

In February, Nicole Santa Cruz traveled to New Mexico to report on homeless people’s possession loss as a result of encampment sweeps in Albuquerque. The journalist had heard about a…

More than 40 million Americans, including both renters and homeowners, are struggling to afford housing costs. In a recent poll, most registered voters in five key battleground states reported that addressing housing…

Los Angeles is directing millions to tackle homelessness but not all of it appears to be well-spent or properly accounted for, according to auditors charged with looking at how the…

Due to their compassionate media coverage of homelessness, photojournalist JM Simpson and publisher Danny Stusser bagged the Institute for Nonprofit News’ (INN) award for The JOLT News Organization for photographs and…

The urban heat island effect, a phenomenon that causes city sidewalks to be approximately 9+ degrees Fahrenheit hotter than those in surrounding suburbs, is wreaking havoc on the unsheltered homeless community.…

Since 1983, Massachusetts has been the only state in the United States to provide a Right to Shelter for homeless families—adults accompanied by one or more children. The Right to…

Charles Otto doesn’t think those experiencing homelessness should talk to reporters after one interview and the resulting media misrepresentation of homelessness upended his life. Otto estimated he has been living…

Homelessness is a rare issue in American politics that does not cut neatly along party or ideological lines. It can be hard to predict who will support measures to expand…