Homeless

Bay Area counties among most generous in California, according to study

A new study suggests that Northern California’s pocketbooks are frequently opened for charitable causes, with six counties in the Bay...

After Surviving 8 Years Living on SF Streets, North Bay Woman Now Helps Others Recover From Trauma

Understandably, Lisa Marie Riley still remembers many of the details about the night her life diverted from one of misery to one of...

High Rate of Homelessness Among Young Adults in San Jose

South Bay leaders are looking for new answers after a recent survey found San Jose to have the highest rate of homelessness among young...

San Mateo County opens first homeless navigation center

A new, innovative navigation center for people experiencing homelessness in San Mateo County opened Tuesday, April 18, in Redwood City....

Surge in need for shelter, housing overwhelms Bay Area providers

Pleas from people who were homeless or struggling to keep their housing spiked last year, according to new data from the Bay Area’s...

San Jose struggles to reduce homeless count

San Jose’s unhoused population is not as big as initially reported, but the number of chronically homeless people continues to grow, new...

Bay Area charities see uptick in donations on Giving Tuesday. Here's how you can help

Giving Tuesday is a day that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give. It was created in 2012 to encourage people to do good....

New nonprofit meets SF’s homeless where they are, one step at a time

Brad Reiss, 60, didn’t always think about the importance of socks until he started passing them out to homeless people in the Tenderloin....

Can Santa Rosa end family homelessness? New Catholic Charities project says yes

Catholic Charities in Santa Rosa, California, has opened a new homeless services center opened to help families and others at risk of...