City, county partnering with The Salvation Army to open 200 overnight winter shelter beds
Mayor Keith Wilson is doubling down on his commitment to provide shelter for every homeless person in Portland by the end of the year.
Salvation Army to run 200 winter homeless shelter beds
Ahead of winter shelters opening across Portland, city and county leaders announced Thursday that the Salvation Army will run the shelters and will offer 200 overnight beds.
House of Hope shelter in New Bedford has helped homeless for 17 years. Are conditions OK?
House of Hope has offered shelter to Greater New Bedford homeless people for the past 17 years. But the City Council wants a look at conditions.
Tacoma could lose 379 homeless-shelter beds in 2025 unless state comes through with cash
We are greatly concerned about the ability to provide for this very vulnerable population,” a city official told The News Tribune.
Salvation Army to operate 200 ‘lifesaving’ winter shelter beds in Portland
Ahead of winter shelters opening across Portland, city and county leaders announced the Salvation Army will run the shelters and will offer 200 overnight beds.
Tacoma could lose 379 homeless shelter beds without state funding
The nearly 400 beds set to disappear in 2025 represents a “significant” portion of the city’s roughly 900 shelter beds, Tacoma's deputy city manager said.
Salvation Army to operate 200 overnight winter shelter beds in Portland
The winter shelter beds will be housed in two existing Salvation Army facilities. They will open as soon as Jan. 7.
Salvation Army sites in downtown, North Portland will house city’s 200 new shelter beds
On day two of his term as Portland’s mayor, Keith Wilson joined Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson to announce the locations for the 200 new shelter beds they pledged to open as early as next week.
Beds, blankets, hot food: KC-area homeless advocates ready for ‘snow apocalypse’
I’m not sure how much a human being can handle, but what it feels like is that we’re looking at the upper limits of what humans can really take,” said Josh Henges, Kansas City, Missouri Houseless ...
Homeless families increase as migrants did. So why not in King County?
Federal officials connected record homelessness numbers in 2024 to the nation’s migrant crisis, pointing to a nearly 40% surge in family homelessness. Not so locally.
Tacoma's shelter bed shortage looms as leaders seek state funding to avert crisis
City leaders said the shelters at risk of closing only had temporary or one-time funding. Now, the need for beds is still ...
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Christ Church Cathedral in Louisville opens shelter for homeless ahead of winter storm
With cold temperatures expected to grip the region, a downtown Louisville church is stepping up to help the city's homeless population stay safe.
Charts show which states have seen most dramatic increases in homeless population
Homelessness is on the rise everywhere in the country, including in Massachusetts, which had the third largest increase among ...
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‘Snow ploughs on standby’ and emergency beds ready as Wexford prepares for severe cold snap
Meanwhile DePaul, which manages Ozanam House in Wexford town, has said “every effort” will be made to ensure that temporary ...
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Holiday donations ease 2025 uncertainty for Ark Aid homeless shelter, for now
2024 has ended and, with that, the funding for homeless shelter beds being run at Ark Aid Street Mission is up in the air.
Extra emergency homeless shelter space opening overnight due to cold weather
Emergency shelter space for unhoused San Diegans opened Tuesday due to inclement weather. The Inclement Weather Shelter ...