In November 1982, marketing executive Karen Olson was hurrying past Manhattan’s Grand Central Station when she spotted an old woman sitting on a crate, huddled over her belongings: two bags at her ...

It's only been a couple of weeks since members of Home Aid Hawaii, a nonprofit that helps the homeless, learned that the Youth Outreach drop-in center would be closed at 6 pm on Christmas Eve. That ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A homeless encampment in Washington, DC, this month. - Craig Hudson/The Washington Post/Getty Images Rachelle Ellison spent 17 ...