Those are some reasons why Gatewood says some people prefer to sleep outside rather than in shelters. “You can get attacked by the same sex, race, and not like it.

In a step toward that goal, Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Family & Support Services announced Wednesday a $40 million investment to “modernize” homeless shelters throughout the ...

Some animal shelters across New Hampshire are at capacity, and workers say the housing crisis is partly to blame.

City to invest $40 million to modernize shelters for unhoused people With 750 permanent shelter beds in seven neighborhoods slated to become “fully accessible,” Mayor Brandon Johnson called a ...

A KPBS investigation reveals the shelters are beset by poor recordkeeping and high turnover rates. Former staffers claim many dogs are being put down unnecessarily.

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The city of Vacaville is reporting an alarming trend of people abandoning domestic animals at public parks."We've had bunnies in April; we had kittens in May, and now puppies in June," said ...

In 2023, the City Council required all homeless shelters for families with children to provide one mental health professional for every 50 families.

Many New Yorkers have been surrendering their pets because they can no longer afford to keep them, outpacing animal shelters’ capacity, a shelter official said.

Bellingham data reveals no increase in 911 calls near tiny home shelters, including North Haven. Safety concerns from residents may not hold true.

The Burdoin Fire continues to advance eastward, prompting officials to expand the Level 3 evacuation zone to include the town of Lyle.

Shelters, volunteers work to find the pets lost in the floods The Kerr County flooding's most serious toll was the loss of human life. But the disaster also robbed many families of their beloved pets.