Typically up to 50 homeless people come off the streets every day to eat lunch at Friendship House in Mount Vernon. That has been the case for 32 years. These days, however, the doors are increasingly ...

When passing by a homeless person on the street, many people are taught not to slow down or make eye contact, especially if it’s at a time where they have no money to offer. That theory was put to the ...

Stay up-to-date with free briefings on topics that matter to all Californians. Subscribe to CalMatters today for nonprofit news in your inbox. When Sacramento changed its plan to demolish a homeless ...

Benjamin Dunning with Denver Homeless Out Loud resented this notion and said he thinks Coffman's experiment was a publicity stunt. “I was on the streets for 4½ years and saw just the opposite,” ...