Luke Shaefer and Benita Miller have a bold charge from Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield in their new jobs at the city: reduce poverty and make it easier for vulnerable Detroiters to get the help they need ...

A man I only know by sight may one day just be gone, a small glimpse of a Detroit homelessness crisis leaders say they’ll fix.

A bureaucratic shift in Washington is threatening to undo years of progress in Detroit’s fight against homelessness, potentially forcing thousands of the city’s most fragile residents back onto the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A 50-unit affordable housing development on the east side of Detroit is now open for homeless veterans and residents with ...

At the annual Pope Francis Center event, GM's Reuss and Ford's Farley honor Penske's work for the city's needy — and for the ...

From living on the streets to battling a drug addiction, 46-year-old Ayesha Muhammad of Detroit has earned her high school diploma thanks to the local nonprofit Empowerment Plan. "It just feels ...

A local animal outreach group has helped a Detroit man and his dogs get off the streets and into a new home. Andre Gee gave his dogs, Darla and Mimi, a treat inside their new apartment on Sunday.

DETROIT (WXYZ) — Students at Detroit's Cass Tech High School are working to fix a major problem they say they see all too often - homelessness. And they're doing ...

Detroit area homelessness providers worry the federal funding shift could affect thousands of individuals and families across the region. Charles Ommanney/Getty Images. Joshua Lott/Getty Images A ...