homelessness

Ohio's homeless population is below the U.S. average, though national numbers are rising.

In January, volunteers and outreach groups across the country are conducting the annual Point-In-Time Count, a federally mandated survey of individuals experiencing homelessness.

The proposed budget includes $5.9 million for homeless prevention — about $1.5 more than 2024 — but Community Shelter Board President Shannon Isom said that isn't enough.

The Community Shelter Board will lead the annual point-in-time count for people experiencing homelessness in Franklin County.

For years, Wayne County did not have a permanent space for a severe weather overnight shelter. Other rural communities are facing similar challenges.

An organization in central Ohio unveiled a new tool last month to better meet the needs of its growing unhoused population. The Soap-n-Hope Mobile Hygiene Unit is a 32-foot-long trailer equipped with showers and laundry machines.

A report requested by the Community Shelter Board found that Columbus and Franklin County have 26 affordable housing units for every 100 extremely low-income households.

Documentary film "Beyond the Bridge" looks at how metropolitan areas responding to homelessness, and have found some tactics that are producing real change.

The Grants Pass vs. Johnson ruling upheld an Oregon city's ban against homeless people camping in public spaces. The decision essentially gives cities and states more latitude to punish people for sleeping in public.

We’re separating rental fact from fiction during this hour of All Sides.