Five mornings a week for the past few months, Jalisa Bennett runs through the halls of a Kansas City homeless shelter with a singular mission — find someone with car keys willing to drive her to work.

An increasing number of Kansas City families have jobs but still need shelter or assistance, due to the gap between the wages they earn and the cost of housing. It’s a formula for rising homelessness.

The emergency winter shelter has 30 bed spaces, including a separate area for women [BBC] A homelessness charity has said people with jobs have been staying at its emergency winter shelter before ...

A homelessness charity has said people with jobs have been staying at its emergency winter shelter before getting up for work. Emmanuel House is running a dormitory with 30 temporary bed spaces for ...

“We want everyone to be involved and make change happen!” says Amine Lamrabat, Information Officer in UN DESA’s Division for Inclusive Social Development. Ahead of the UN Commission for Social ...

James Knowles and Markeeta Coleman, both employed, are facing homelessness in Jackson due to different circumstances, highlighting the struggles of the "working homeless."Knowles, who has battled drug ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – On today’s edition of “CT BUZZ,” Host Natasha Lubczenko welcomed Deborah DeJarnette, Program Director of The Connection, and MaryEllen Shuckerow, Executive Director of St ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- After emigrating from South Africa 20 years ago, Jocelyne, 50, moved to Staten Island where she rented an apartment and started a new life. However, that life was upended in ...