Every day was a battle to live. Heather fought the elements living all winter on the streets of Harrisburg, then at the end of her life, in Philadelphia. She battled for sobriety, including a full six ...

Campfire smoke from Harrisburg’s homeless encampment wafted into the air, along with the strains of “Amazing Grace,” mixed with the sounds of sobbing. This, as the city’s homeless community gathered, ...

Heather Kristin, about age 10, playing violin on Fifth Avenue in New York City in the 1980s. Her twin is on the stairs behind her. They were sent out by their mother to make money. (Courtesy of ...

The city of Phoenix set heat records in summer 2023, with high temperatures that topped 110 degrees for 31 consecutive days and at least 54 days in total. In such conditions, providing basic services ...

Heather Corn received a frantic call from her boyfriend Wednesday morning, telling her to come immediately back to the homeless encampment the two were living in near Tunnel Green. A bulldozer was ...

Doors at Oaks Homeless Shelter, 1018 E. Second St. in Monroe, will close Feb. 17 unless mental health support services and resources are made available to the facility. Pastor Heather Boone of Oaks of ...