An Oakland, Calif., grocery store displays a sign notifying shoppers that it accepts electronic benefit transfer cards used by state welfare departments to issue food assistance benefits. States are ...

It’s been a tough haul for Mayor Scott Gillingham during his first term. With homeless encampments at an all-time high and ...

San Diego County will begin negotiating with the state to buy land that can host a new homeless shelter after the federal ...

The federal shutdown is heading into its third week, and it's putting next month's CalFresh benefits at risk for nearly 5.5 ...

1. 68-Year-Old Bay Area Stabbing Suspect Arrested: Police ( patch.com) — In San Francisco's Mission District, a 68-year-old ...

Los Angeles has joined a growing national movement that is preventing youth homelessness through direct cash assistance.

Before there was a book, a farm, or even a YouTube series called Sitting With Dogs, there was Flip—a rescued boxer who ...

President Donald Trump keeps threatening to send National Guard troops to San Francisco next, blasting the California city as ...

Policymakers should be focused on expanding aid for shelter and treatment, not fighting over how to cut the existing pie into ...

States are rushing to inform some residents who rely on food stamps that they will soon be forced to meet work requirements ...

Mayor McCarty shared goals for the city's future, including a proposed ballot initiative addressing housing, the effort to ...