Sleepaway camp offers homeless kids a place to belong
Camp Homeward Bound is a summer sleepaway camp designed specifically for children who come from New York City homeless and domestic violence shelters.
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Camp Homeward Bound is a summer sleepaway camp designed specifically for children who come from New York City homeless and domestic violence shelters.
Back-to-school season is in full swing across the country, which means summer camp season is coming to a close. For many kids, camps are a home away from home, but for some, they are the only home they know. Elaine Quijano reports.
President Trump has given homeless people in Washington, D.C., an ultimatum, sparking concern among human rights advocates: Accept shelter treatment or go to jail. Donald Whitehead, executive director of the National Coalition for the Homeless, joins "The Takeout" to discuss.
President Trump announced Monday that he is federalizing the local police and deploying National Guard troops to combat crime in Washington, D.C. Mr. Trump specifically addressed homeless encampments, which he said would be removed from parks. CBS News' Aaron Navarro has the latest.
President Trump is hinting at further federal police action in D.C., teasing a press conference on Monday aimed at "ending the Crime, Murder, and Death."
A place to park in Los Angeles is fast becoming a place to start over for thousands of people now living there in RVs. Danya Bacchus shows how some are finding safety, stability and hope.
A new care center for homeless people on Los Angeles' infamous Skid Row embraces the principle of harm reduction, a more lenient approach to drug use and addiction.
More than 140,000 Americans who are 55 or older are experiencing homelessness on any given day, and that number is estimated to nearly triple by 2030, according to a report.
Nearly 140,000 Americans who are 55 or older are experiencing homelessness on any given day, and that number is estimated to nearly triple by 2030, according to a federal report. Elise Preston reports.
Homelessness in America has been steadily ticking up since 2019. Last year saw an 18% increase from the year before. Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, joins to discuss.
President Trump took to Twitter to attack House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over her decision to delay sending the articles of impeachment to the Senate. Meanwhile, the White House continues to closely monitor North Korea where Kim Jong Un is holding a meeting with his top political leaders. Ben Tracy reports.
Some of America's wealthiest cities face a growing homeless crisis. In Seattle, there are housing shortages and rising rents, due in part to the tech boom. An estimated 5,000 people are living "unsheltered." Sunday on "60 Minutes," Anderson Cooper introduces us to a family hoping to avoid another winter unsheltered in Seattle.
In mid-2024, San Francisco began more targeted sweeps of homeless encampments across the city in an effort to address its homeless crisis.
Surging homelessness in the U.S. has led to more tent encampment sites popping up across many big cities. Adam Yamaguchi reports on an aggressive push to get more unhoused people off San Francisco's streets.
Steve Kroft visits the Times Square Hotel, a formerly rundown hotel turned residence for New York's homeless, ill and working poor. Known as "supportive housing," it combines low-cost apartments with onsite social workers, substance abuse experts and job counselors.
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say. Anderson Cooper reports on the 100,000 Homes Campaign, an innovative approach to fighting homelessness.
Homelessness in America remains at a record high, with more than 770,000 people unhoused in 2024. While the government does not track the number of unhoused who are working, shelter service agencies say that number is growing too. It's a symptom of what's being called "The Affordability Crisis." Author Brian Goldstone discusses his book and the crisis at hand.
Kansas City's homeless prevention coordinator is working to direct churches, aid organizations and shelters to align their resources in an effort to get people a place to stay while supporting their needs.
The number of homeless people in the U.S. is growing. The Department of Housing and Urban Development reports that the number of unhoused Americans rose 18% in 2024 compared to the previous year. Ian Lee reports on the effort to end the chronic problem in Kansas City.
The state is releasing a model ordinance that cities can use as a basis for their own local anti-encampment ordinances.
We look at why baby boomers are one of the fastest-growing groups to be homeless. Then, we dive into a pioneering effort to keep manatees thriving in their natural habitat. Watch these stories and more on “Eye on America” with host Michelle Miller.
We visit a nonprofit in Boston on a mission to solve youth homelessness. Then we set sail for the water off California where scientists are helping marine life from a toxic dumpsite. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
Homelessness in America is at a record high with more than 770,000 unhoused Americans in 2024. Shelter service agencies say the number of working homeless is growing too. It's a symptom of what's being called "the affordability crisis." Brian Goldstone, author of "There Is No Place for Us: Working and Homeless in America," discusses the issue.
The Trump administration is moving to end the "Housing First" approach despite warnings from providers and homelessness experts that the shift won't work.
As Los Angeles looks to recover from historic wildfires, previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability.
The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now tied for the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
Election Day 2025 is here, with consequential races in New York City, New Jersey, Virginia and a redistricting ballot measure in California.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful people to hold the office, has died, his family says. He was 84.
President Trump wrote on Truth Social that federal food benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!"
The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday whether a federal emergency powers law gives President Trump the authority to impose his most sweeping tariffs.
Sean Dunn has been charged with a misdemeanor felony count for throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agent during President Trump's federal takeover of D.C.
Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein provided the Justice Department with "precise and detailed" information about 20 alleged co-conspirators, House Democrats say.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said the agency may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the shutdown continues.
Four suspects were arrested and nine people kidnapped by the gang were freed following the clash in Sinaloa, officials said.