LA FOCUS — Councilmember Marqueece Harris-Dawson and Mayor Garcetti broke ground on a new emergency bridge housing facility that will provide beds for 100 homeless Angelenos at...
THE CHRONICLE — On March 2, Psi Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. held a clothing drive at the Bethesda Center for the Homeless. The...
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — After almost a year of conversations with producers, the Library Foundation of the Lowcountry and the Charleston Friends of the library have finally landed...
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — When Lawrence and Carla McCue met, it was love at first sight and it wasn’t long before they were married. Between Lawrence’s private-sector law...
PASADENA JOURNAL — The plan is simple. Can the members of The Dream Center Los Angeles community sync one free throw in solidarity with every homeless person...
ROLLINGOUT.COM — Homelessness and housing insecurity among college and university students is a national issue.
SAN DIEGO VOICE — The San Diego Tenants Union urged Council President Gomez to amend the plan to include rent control.
CHICAGO DEFENDER — Earl Walker, Owner of W&W Towing Company, surprised the 21-year-old homeless man and his family as part of a Black History Celebration.
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — Black people make up 9 percent of the population of Los Angeles County, but more than one-third of its population experiencing homelessness.
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — The building on is set to provide permanent housing to homeless Detroiters.
MICHIGAN CHRONICLE — Festival of Hope will feature various activities planned by program Hope Scholars that highlight cultural fluency and giving back.
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The event brought together nearly 60 employers looking to fill more than 1,200 open positions.
The Oakland City Council has unanimously approved $300,000 for a safe parking program for homeless Oaklanders through the Interfaith Council of Alameda County. Rev. Ken Chambers,...
Oakland’s third Tuff Shed village has been installed south of Lake Merritt, across the street from Laney College, just next to the Henry J. Kaiser Convention...
Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf has promised to expedite funding for a faith-based proposal to utilize church parking lots for tiny homes and safe car parking for...
The Oakland Post contacted the Mayor’s Office Wednesday morning seeking comments on allegations that Mayor Libby Schaaf has been “indifferent” to Interfaith Council of Alameda County’s...
The following is an open letter to Mayor Libby Schaaf, City Council Members, City Administrator Landreth and Staff, dated June 11: Recently about 30 groups focused...
On April 10, the Community and Economic Development Committee and the Life Enrichment Committee will hear Oakland City Councilmember-At-Large Rebecca Kaplan’s resolution to encourage the community development...
Members and supporters attend March 8 meeting of Interfaith Council of Alameda County (ICAC). Rev. Ken Chambers is shown at bottom, second from right. The City...
Faithfully, every Monday afternoon, hundreds of Oakland’s growing homeless population and needy families that live on the streets or under freeway overpasses , are served nutritious...
Truck driver Martin Kauffman (far left) and electrician Art Ramirez (far right), who both donated their services to deliver Laney College’s tiny home prototype to West...
The City of Berkeley will spend an additional $2.4 million this year to shelter the homeless, creating a total of 320 bed spaces, the largest amount...
On Sunday morning, Dec. 10, Mayor Libby Schaaf will attend a breakfast and discussion on homelessness in West Oakland, hosted by the Market Street Seventh Day Adventist Church,...
Photo by Brandon Aninipot. Elder Preston B. Walker III has dedicated his life to serving as an ambassador for the homeless. He is 60 years old,...
The City Council’s Life Enrichment Committee this week passed a motion calling for immediate relief to Oakland’s homeless crisis. The motion, proposed by Councilmember Rebecca...