A two-story home on the campus of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church will formally function as a shelter for homeless families in Toms River.

Massachusetts plans to shrink its family shelter system to about 3,200 units even as lawmakers warn half the beds are empty while some homeless families are turned away.

The state is eyeing a more flexible system as a state senator says families in need are being turned away because of new ...

At a hearing Monday, lawmakers from both parties raised alarms that the emergency shelter system — now far smaller than at its peak — is both operating at roughly half capacity while some families ...

City officials said that as of Sunday, the men residing inside the Bellevue shelter had all been relocated to Brooklyn.

Since late 2023, according to neighbors, SFC has had at least one police officer patrolling the block for several hours most days after the shelter closes, helping the homeless move to another shelter ...

When homeless shelters allow people to stay with their dogs and other pets, more unhoused people become more willing to stay in a shelter. That’s what my team at the University of Southern ...

The closure of the Grand Junction's main shelter is creating a need for services that smaller shelters cannot fill.

Neighbors in a wealthy Manhattan neighborhood notched a small victory in their fight against a controversial homeless shelter, with a judge granting a temporary restraining order blocking its opening.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been reluctant to force people indoors, even in dire weather. But conditions, whether on the streets or in shelters, can be dangerous.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Six hundred and seventy-five shelter beds remain up for possible cuts across Multnomah County.

WINTER GARDEN, Fla. — Shelters across Central Florida are helping homeless people weather the biting cold again this week, and they could use help to keep their services on track. The Matthew’s Hope ...