homelessness

Getting COVID-19 vaccines into the arms of all Americans is hard enough. But vaccinating homeless communities poses additional challenges that are even trickier to overcome. They include getting homeless people to mass vaccination sites or bringing the vaccines to the streets, as well as overcoming their mistrust of health officials. Ben Oreskes, a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, joined...

Homelessness is a crisis among young people in the LGBTQ community. The problem is even more pronounced among transgender people — about a third living in the U.S. become homeless at some point in their lives. Casa de Zulma is the first publicly-funded home for trans people trying to get out of homelessness. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories...

For the past two years, Dallas photographer, Richard Sharum, has worked to capture images of people experiencing homelessness in the city.

David Woody, President and CEO of The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center in Dallas, joins NBC 5 to discuss the challenges of homelessness within the Black community.

A Dallas 10-year-old started a coat drive for children who are homeless, collecting more than 100 coats in a short period of time.

An L.A. program called Step Up on Second is driven by the philosophy that stable housing is the first step to changing the lives of people struggling with chronic homelessness and mental illness. The program, which was supported by Kobe Bryant before his death, operates a motel-turned-shelter that offers full studio apartments to the people it serves. Among those helped...

Fort Worth City Council members will get an update on a $9.3 million dollar project to protect some of the city’s most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

Fort Worth City Council members will get an update Tuesday on a $9.3 million project to protect some of the city’s most vulnerable during the coronavirus pandemic.

Discussing Socialwyze, a free mobile application aimed at ending homelessness, with Cody Merrill, the founder and CEO of Socialwyze. Learn more at www.socialwyze.com.

Scott Sowle and Daniel Buenaventura may have little in common at first glance. Sowle is an advocate for people experiencing homelessness and Buenaventura is a college student studying nursing. But the two men are linked by a chance encounter and a common thread that runs through their lives. Both have turned their greatest grief and hardship into inspiration to spend...

A $35 investment is bringing something good to the homeless in North Texas. That money could potentially save a life.

Homelessness is poised to surge in the coming weeks and months as Americans face continued economic turbulence and a pandemic-inspired eviction moratorium expires later this month. But vital housing assistance may not be fully available to families that don’t meet the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s definition of “homeless.”

As temperatures dropped to freezing early on Monday morning, Dallas nonprofits once again worked together to shelter hundreds of people living on the street.

Taylor Swift, Cher, Billie Eilish, LL Cool J and Dolly Parton are adding their voices to Cyndi Lauper’s annual concert to combat youth homelessness, an issue its organizer says has only gotten worse during the pandemic

As the country heads into winter and it becomes more difficult for people experiencing homelessness to safely remain outdoors, shelters face a major challenge preparing for the increased demand the drop in temperatures will bring while observing restrictions to prevent coronavirus outbreaks, NBC News reports. Homeless shelters have had to adapt this year, with most reducing the number of people allowed...

A young woman in Dallas is doing something good to bring awareness to a public health issue few know about or discuss.

A young woman in Dallas is doing something good to bring awareness to a public health issue few know about or discuss. NBC 5’s Deborah Ferguson reports.

Before the pandemic, an annual charity event on L.A.’s Skid Row founded by “Jane the Virgin” actor Justin Baldoni gave people affected by homelessness an opportunity to enjoy some essential services and small luxuries that many of us take for granted. Yusuf Omar of Hashtag Our Stories takes us to the Carnival of Love.

A free event aims to raise awareness of the growing issues and how the community can step up to help.

Homelessness has been a growing issue in Dallas county for years. But what’s just as alarming are the numbers showing a racial disparity. There are more homeless African-Americans in Dallas than any other race. To find out why, we spoke to Dr. David Woody, president and CEO of The Bridge Homeless Recovery Center in Dallas and David Gruber of...