Evacuations are not always to a shelter located outside of a facility. An evacuation can also be to an "area of refuge" within the facility. This internal evacuation is often called "shelter-in-place" ...

PAWS of Coronado continues to need community support. Operating at 200-300% of their capacity, ways to help are extensive.

"The idea that most of these folks have somewhere else to go, that's not true, and even those that do it's not a safe place," said Kristine Lott, the mayor of Winooski.

Jolene T. He, an eighth grader at General Brown, crocheted 30 stuffed animals and sold them at markets across the north ...

Hundreds of houseless people live on the edge of Bend. Now, the City and County plan to close off access to most of the land.

After pleas from the public and volunteers, commissioners announced on Wednesday that help is coming to the Clermont County Animal Shelter.

The Riverside County Board of Supervisors voted to hire a consultant who will conduct "a thorough, outside evaluation and ...

The City Councils of Chula Vista and National City are adopting bans on homeless encampments on public property following ...

The trips intended as enrichment for students living in shelters and other temporary housing also included excursions to ...

Environmental activists in South America are struggling with paranoia, panic attacks, and depression. A growing network of ...

Street dwellers say they choose not to sleep in city shelters. We toured three different temporary housing options to see ...

Andrew Douglass shoved his clothes and belongings into plastic trash bags as five police officers surrounded his encampment — ...