homelessness

Officials in Lincoln are defending their actions to remove a homeless encampment that had been set up in a wooded area. City officials say concerns from…

Residents of 12 units of an apartment complex in Omaha are out of their homes after a fire. The blaze broke out Saturday afternoon at the Fontenelle Hills…

The Open Door Mission in Omaha is one of the first homeless shelters in the country to vaccinate staff and residents against the coronavirus. The Douglas…

Officials with an Omaha homeless shelter say more than 250 residents are in quarantine or isolation following a coronavirus outbreak there. Linda Twomey…

In this installment of A Portrait of a Pandemic, we continue with our portraits of those in and surrounding the homeless community of Omaha. Last week we…

“Stay home” became a nationwide mantra in early 2020, but for the thousands of homeless men and women in America this is more complicated. As shelters…

A record 508 people stayed at Siena/Francis House’s shelters Monday night.In a news release, shelter officials say the facilities have a total of 341…

The Siena/Francis House campus in Omaha is growing with the addition of 48 efficiency apartments.Homeless men and women with disabilities will begin…

The VA of Nebraska-western Iowa has received two federal grants to help veterans move in to transitional housing.One of the grants, worth $1.1 million…

A two-day symposium starting Monday in Omaha focuses on the needs of the homeless in Nebraska and western Iowa.The symposium brings together federal,…