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The “Yes in God’s Backyard” movement to build affordable housing on faith organizations’ properties is gaining steam in California and elsewhere.

A majority of the justices appeared skeptical of courts wading into the thorny policy questions around when local governments can punish people for sleeping and camping outdoors.

The Supreme Court will consider on Monday how far cities and states can go to police homelessness, a case that could have profound implications for how the country addresses an escalating crisis.The case reflects a broader fight over regulating homelessness and the complexity of balancing the civil rights of homeles...

As the migrant crisis entered a precarious new phase in New York City, some families hoped an identification card could help them find work.

Residents playing bingo at Community First! Village, which aspires to be a model of permanent affordable housing for people who are chronically homeless.Credit...Eli Durst for The New York TimesHeadwayOne of the nation’s largest experiments in affordable housing to address chronic homelessness is taking shape outsid...