Phoenix votes to allocate $18m in coronavirus funding to support vulnerable population

Officials with the City of Phoenix announce the city's most vulnerable and at-risk residents will be moved into hotel rooms, following a vote on allocating nearly $18 million in federal COVID-19 funding to support the city's vulnerable population.

Thousands of California's homeless will move into hotels: Gov. Newsom

Newsom said his team has secured 7,000 hotel rooms for the homeless, and is on the way to scoring 15,000 in what he is dubbing "Project Room Key." 

60,000 homeless could get infected with coronavirus, Gov. Newsom says

As worries about the spread of the coronavirus confine millions of Californians to their homes, concern is growing about those who have no homes in which to shelter. Gov. Gavin Newsom estimates up to 60,000 homeless could end up infected.

Newsmaker Saturday: Darlene Newsom, Lisa Glow
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We're talking about the homeless crisis in Arizona with Darlene Newsom, CEO of UMOM and an expert on the issue of families experiencing homelessness, along with Lisa Glow of CASS, Central Arizona Shelter Services, which is the largest and longest serving emergency homeless shelter in the state.

Tense moments prior to Phoenix mayor's news conference on homeless crisis, adding affordable housing

The homeless population in Phoenix seems to have recently exploded and the mayor announced how she wants to address the issue, but there was a bit of conflict at her news conference. FOX 10's Linda Williams reports.

San Jose's first tiny home community for the homeless opens

It's been years in the making and now San Jose's first tiny home community officially opened on Thursday, complete with security and resident services. 

'Kindness Kits': 3rd graders at Capitol Elementary make toiletry bags for the homeless

"The students are super excited to do this and they've been looking forward to it and they've been doing this with the kindness of their heart," Yanitza Villa said.

LA to fight homelessness with 'Housing Central Command,' similar approach to natural disasters

Los Angeles County officials are taking a "war room" approach to tackling the region's homelessness problem in a way similar to how the federal government finds housing for people displaced by natural disasters.

Some retirees flocking to Arizona now homeless because of rising rents: ‘Not as affordable as it used to be’

Some are calling it a ‘silver tsunami’ as hundreds of Arizona’s senior citizens are becoming homeless. Local shelters are struggling to keep up with the new influx of older adults as the inventory of affordable housing continues to decline. FOX's Stephanie Bennett reports.

Officials consider next steps after large homeless camp fire in NE Austin

A fire broke out at a large homeless camp below the eastbound frontage road of Anderson Lane, between IH-35 and Cameron Road Monday morning.

Undercover on Skid Row; FOX 11 embeds with county mental health team to expose 'broken system'

In an exclusive investigation, FOX 11 went undercover to Skid Row, embedding with a Los Angeles County mental health team tasked with helping the most vulnerable on the streets in a system the team and a County Supervisor say is 'broken.'