Under the proposed “adopt-a-homeless” plan, the city would lean on private residents to house homeless people.
Author: Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA TODAY
Exclusive: HUD unveils plan to tackle climate change, protect homeowners and low-income renters
The plan announced Thursday is one of the most concrete steps the housing department has taken to tackle the effects of global warming.
Know thy tenant: Philadelphia’s eviction diversion model keeps tenants in their homes. Landlords get paid, too.
After Philadelphia passed sweeping reforms mandating landlords apply for rental relief and participate in diversion programs, 92% of evictions were resolved.
More Americans struggling to put food on the table after federal benefits end
Experts warn the largest cutoff of federal benefits in U.S. history earlier this month means millions of Americans are back to rationing food.
Will unemployment benefits be extended again? Everything you need to know about federal benefits ending
As federal benefits meant to ease the economic effects of COVID-19 come to an end, millions of Americans have been left with few options.
‘What will I tell my son?’: Family wrestles with missing mother and grandmother after building collapse in Florida
A man’s mother and grandmother were inside a 12-story building when it collapsed in Surfside, Florida. Now, he is struggling with how to tell his son.
Rationing insulin. Skipping meals. One woman’s struggle to survive on minimum wage
This middle-aged woman works two jobs, six days a week earning minimum wage. She can’t afford to buy food, toiletries or lifesaving medicine.
COVID-19 fueled a domestic violence crisis. Now, the stimulus bill could help women and children leave abusers
Against a backdrop of increasing domestic violence, survivors risk being trapped in a cycle of abuse without federal funding for child care.
Surgery for a child, car loan, electric bills: We asked Americans how they’d spend $1,400 stimulus checks. This is what they said.
We asked Americans around the country how they would spend a third round of $1,400 stimulus checks if the new relief bill passes.
Federal government wants Americans to buy groceries online, but most people on SNAP can’t
The government wants Americans to buy groceries online when possible to avoid COVID-19. But many people receiving food stamps can’t shop on the web.