WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before the crack of dawn, something’s on the rise inside the kitchen of Mission Muffins. “We teach work skills, in this case, specifically, baking skills,” said Tony Casson. Mission ...

In 1985, Trissena Radcliffe was living in a welfare hotel in Manhattan with her two-year-old son, Rondell, no job and few marketable skills. The future was looking bleak. Sixteen years later, ...

With more than 187,000 people sleeping on California’s streets and in its shelters, the state’s homeless services industry is struggling to hire enough qualified workers to help them. Last year, Santa ...

A Hawaii island man’s journey from homelessness to steady employment shows what’s possible when job seekers get the right support. When Kevin Aki Jr. first attended an American Job Center Hawaii ...

WASHINGTON — A dozen bills for sustaining and improving basic programs that help veterans obtain housing, jobs and wheelchair-accessible vehicles were presented at a hearing Wednesday of the House ...

The barbecue smoke is already rising at 7 a.m. on a hot day outside a former gas station in East Austin. Sherman Haywood is cooking up chicken, brisket and sausage for anyone in the neighborhood who ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. With more than 187,000 people sleeping on California’s streets and in its shelters, the state’s homeless services ...