When the unknown number popped up on her phone, Jocelyn Escanuela was in the checkout line at Walmart. She still can’t explain why she picked up and then listened to a cold-caller’s pitch that sounded ...

In a letter to the editor, fifth-grade students at P.S. 147 in Bushwick urge New Yorkers to support organizations that help ...

As America stands at a crossroads – reassessing how we manage public services, strengthen our borders and privatize select government functions – one often-overlooked factor carries significant ...

When the homeless population began to spike in the United States some 20 years ago, scores of caring people stepped up to open some of the first shelters, soup kitchens, and other charity programs to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A homeless encampment in downtown Los Angeles. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times) Does giving someone who is homeless $750 a ...

There's a federal law that helps homeless students get an education. It's administered by the U.S. Education Department, and schools worry there's no plan for the program if the department closes.

Utah's Department of Corrections, which runs the state's prison and probation system, has been tasked with overseeing treatment and shelter programs for a specific segment of the unsheltered ...