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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…
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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…
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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…
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Officials with an Omaha homeless shelter say more than 250 residents are in quarantine or isolation following a coronavirus outbreak there. Linda Twomey…
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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…
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“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…
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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…
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The Siena/Francis House campus in Omaha is growing with the addition of 48 efficiency apartments.Homeless men and women with disabilities will begin…
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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…
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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,…