unhoused

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For unhoused individuals who are in recovery from alcohol or drug dependence, recovery-oriented housing provides a pathway out of homelessness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

You will notice most of the unhoused are not white, and in fact about one-quarter of them are black, even though black people are only 7 percent of the state’s population.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Los Angeles County, which includes the metropolis's suburbs, has an official tally of 72,000 unhoused people, 47,000 of whom sleep on the street.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

The nine-foot papier-mâché sculpture is covered with butterflies bearing the names of unhoused people who have died, and was created by members of the organization’s Studio 526 Creative Space on Skid Row.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

"If it keeps as dry as it is now," he observed, "nobody's tobaccer will see a killin' frost unhoused."

From The Tobacco Tiller A Tale of the Kentucky Tobacco Fields by Hackley, Sarah Bell