Homeless

Saturday marks the one-year anniversary for the Supreme Court’s landmark Grants Pass v. Johnson decision, which solidified a local government’s right to ban the unhoused from camping on public property.

Federal law grants students experiencing homelessness a right to extra support and protections. Advocates say President Trump's proposed budget would strip that law of its power.

President Trump has ordered a Veterans Affairs campus in West Los Angeles to house 6,000 homeless vets by 2028, but details are elusive.

A federal program provides extra help to make sure students experiencing homelessness get an education. Amid massive cuts to the federal government, the program's future is uncertain.

Teams of volunteers braved freezing temperatures early Thursday to survey people in Mecklenburg County experiencing homelessness. In uptown Charlotte, volunteers encountered a man on a sidewalk who had died.

Homeless shelters in Mecklenburg County will make room for additional beds and people ahead of extremely cold temperatures Sunday night through Wednesday.

The annual federal count finds more than 770,000 people living in shelters or outside. It cites rising rents and the recent surge in migrants as key factors behind the increase.

Three months into the job, Gaston County Manager Matt Rhoten is eliminating a department that coordinated homeless outreach and opioid response efforts. He says the cuts will save $1.4 million, and residents "shouldn't see anything different."

Mecklenburg County Commissioners received an update Tuesday on its collaboration with a local nonprofit to combat homelessness in the county — and heard there's more work to be done.

Summers away from school are especially challenging times for families trying to build a life in a shelter or motel room. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has about 4,800 students who don’t have stable homes. A Charlotte group offers a few of these kids a safe place to go to play and learn during the summer months.