Homelessness

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, CalMatters found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.

Aurora House in Klamath Falls offers young homeless mothers more than shelter by helping them build skills and prepare for independence.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, Santa Clara County and San Francisco are suing the Trump administration over a huge shift in homelessness policy.

Grants Pass settled a lawsuit over its treatment of homeless residents in August after agreeing to provide space for 150 homeless people for one year.

Three camps are owned and operated not by the city, but by Elk Island Trading Group, a landowner that flips blighted real estate.

Grants Pass re-awarded a $1.2 million homelessness grant. A Roseburg developer plans a container-home village for 150 people by summer.

Gov. Newsom introduced CARE Court to bring more people experiencing severe mental illness into treatment. It has helped fewer people than he projected, but a new law will make more people eligible for it.

Thousands of Californians could return to homelessness as the feds reportedly plan to disinvest from permanent housing.

More than one in four homeless people in Oregon are over the age of 55. As the state’s population gets older, many seniors rely on a fragile social safety net.

Experts worry liberal California will be blacklisted from federal homelessness dollars, effectively counteracting recent progress.

Staff fear the cuts will make it harder to help people facing evictions and homelessness as the state’s housing crisis persists.

In the most-comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, we found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.