homelessness

Impending Parks Ban Looms Over Phoenix Harm Reduction Efforts

A looming ban on harm reduction services in public parks in Phoenix has just been delayed for a further two…

March 5, 2026

Oklahoma Bill Proposes Reimbursing Homeowners for Nearby Homelessness

Oklahoma Senator Julie Daniels (R) has proposed legislation that would allow certain residents in large cities to submit claims for…

December 2, 2025

Twenty States Sue Trump Admin Over Cuts to Housing-First Grants

A coalition of state attorneys general is suing the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) over drastic changes to…

November 26, 2025

Harm Reduction Outreach Needs to Get Comfortable With Booty-Bumping

A few years back I had an outreach-based job doing hepatitis C testing and treatment, with participants who were often…

November 18, 2025

Confusion and Anger in Portland Over Trump Troop Deployment

On September 29, Chief Bob Day of the Portland Police Bureau expressed bewilderment as to why President Donald Trump has…

October 2, 2025

Memphis Harm Reductionists Create Survival Guide for Trump Crackdown

On September 15, President Donald Trump announced he’s deploying the National Guard and other federal agencies to Memphis, Tennessee. "Today,…

September 18, 2025

Mayor Adams Pushes SUD Involuntary Commitment Law for New York State

On August 14, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the “Compassionate Interventions Act." The proposed legislation, which the Adams…

August 20, 2025

Devastating Threats to Vulnerable People as Trump Sends Troops to DC

Troops appeared on the streets of Washington, DC, on the night of August 12. The previous day, President Donald Trump…

August 13, 2025

Divisions Over Mayor’s Shelter Plans in Portland, Oregon

A plan from Mayor Keith Wilson (D) of Portland, Oregon, to build new shelter beds for people experiencing homelessness has…

July 31, 2025

Trump’s “Sick” Executive Order Targets Unhoused People and Harm Reduction

On July 24, President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order that allows—and incentivizes—states and cities to purge encampments of…

July 30, 2025