Most women who have experienced homelessness report experiencing violence from strangers. Transgender women find they face additional challenges.

To break free from the domestic abuse and to protect her children, Rachel experienced homelessness in hopes of something ...

Most cities, such as Portland where Michelle now lives, do not offer many safe, clean, accessible or free restrooms despite ...

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that ...

The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s ...

Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that ...

Rada notes that while serious crimes have declined, persistent issues like open drug use, mental illness, homelessness and ... is a digital strategist with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte ...

More Americans were homeless this year compared with 2023 as families continued struggling to afford rent and other basic necessities, federal officials announced Friday. Across the U.S., more ...

The troubling case of the blowtorch-wielding homeless man eyed for arson during the Los Angeles wildfires has sparked new debate over the Democratic city’s general alleged kid-glove handling of ...

Homelessness is a growing issue in our community that has too often been met with judgement and not compassion. These are often hardworking Iowans who have not made poor choices, but faced ...

Mostly. Last month, the federal government reported an unprecedented 18 percent increase in the country's homeless population, driven almost entirely by an influx of migrants into big city shelter ...

The estimated number of people experiencing homelessness in America surged to about 771,000 in 2024 – shattering last year’s record total since reporting began in 2007. That’s according to ...