HOMELESS

House Bill 1925 will ban homeless encampments across the state and require cities to get permission to allow them within city boundaries. However, city leaders and nonprofits say the bill will face some challenges from an enforcement standpoint.

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Thanks to additional funding through the CARES Act, the organization was able to pull veterans from shelters and place them in housing.

A new report released Monday is showing the current overview of homelessness in San Antonio and Bexar County.

A state representative is voicing her concerns after the Texas House passed a bill that would make it illegal for those experiencing homelessness to camp in public areas.

The City of San Antonio is now in its implementation phase of a five-year strategic plan to take on homelessness issues.

Victor Mesquiti with Alamo Collision Center LLC says he noticed a crowd of homeless people begin to gather across the street from his business under Loop 410 and Jackson Keller Road about three years ago.

San Marcos police have arrested a 51-year-old man accused of stabbing another man in the chest near a homeless camp on Christmas Eve.

Several organizations across Bexar County are teaming up in hopes of ending youth homelessness.

City staff presented a new five-year strategic plan on Wednesday to deal with homelessness in San Antonio and Bexar County.

It’s still not clear yet how the pandemic is affecting the city’s homeless population, but the organization charged with taking care of downtown says their presence downtown has stayed relatively steady, though more visible.

Nurse volunteers along with coordinators from Haven for Hope will be delivering the blankets to people in the homeless community.

The pandemic has left a local homeless shelter without extra room for the upcoming cold weather emergency.

A homeless man says he and others were evicted from an encampment that sprung up after coronavirus quarantines limited shelter space.

A pilot program aims to find a long-term solution to the homeless situation in a community near Vance Jackson and I-10.

San Antonio leaders say there are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 at any of the city's shelters, but they are still working to reach out to those who are on the streets.

The City of San Antonio has partnered with multiple agencies to continue providing food, showers and other resources to the homeless community during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city’s department of human services has a total of four designated resource hubs that are staffed by city employees during the week and by volunteers on weekends.

A group of University of the Incarnate Word nursing students and graduate students have been stepping up to help treat the homeless for basic symptoms as first responders are busy dealing with COVID-19 care.

City of San Antonio launches hotline to help homeless find resources during crucial time.

The Trump administration says it's distributing about $3 billion in the first round of coronavirus aid to help the homeless find emergency shelter and communities expand testing and treatment.

People are being asked to stay home, but what about those without a home? San Antonio church volunteers are spending their time helping their homeless neighbors.

As the coronavirus continues to impact communities across the world, Haven for Hope is taking steps to protect the homeless.

Park benches, bus stops, streets and sidewalks are just a few of the places Dellview neighborhood residents say are being taken over by homeless vagrants. Community members teamed up with BCSO and Haven for Hope to do something about the issue.