While most college freshman were busy figuring out where the library is, and how to get along with their roommate, 23 year-old Jaci Cortez had much bigger concerns. As a homeless student, Cortez was ...

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 ...

As college students grapple with the rising costs of classes and books, mortgaging their futures with student loans in exchange for a diploma they're gambling will someday pay off, it turns out many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Security guard Jashanpreet Singh walks down a row of cars at a "safe parking" site on April 23 in Los Angeles. (William Liang / ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. — When Edgar Rosales Jr. uses the word “home,” the second-year college student with a linebacker’s build isn’t referring to the house he plans to buy after becoming a nurse or ...

LOS ANGELES — The housing crisis throughout California remains an issue for many, including college students. A report done by USC finds that the state is home to the highest population of homeless ...

Northern Arizona University students are receiving attention for all the wrong reasons this Halloween. They dressed up as various “types” of homeless individuals–and are continuing to defend their ...

ROANOKE, Va. – September is National Recovery Month. All month long, the Bradley Free Clinic’s HOPE Initiative is stepping up outreach to reach people often overlooked—those experiencing homelessness ...

Edgar Rosales Jr. sits in the car where he lived for more than a year as a participant in the Safe Parking Program at Long Beach City College in Long Beach, Calif. There, he said, “you don’t have to ...