Forcing survivors to litigate their restraining order hearings is a regular reality — and a gaping fault in a system that continues to fail battered women, advocates say.

Faced with a homeless services system largely built for men, women experiencing domestic abuse may find themselves choosing between violence and the street.

Data show that women experience unique causes of housing instability and challenges when experiencing homelessness, according to a survey conducted by Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism team. Often,

The Lee Enterprises Public Service Journalism Team surveyed 150 women from July through October 2024 across eleven women’s daytime and overnight shelters throughout the Pacific Northwest.

Most cities, such as Portland where Michelle now lives, do not offer many safe, clean, accessible or free restrooms despite public health experts acknowledging the very real, very ordinary need.

“I would agree with that,” said Sharman Davenport, CEO of Turning Point, a nonprofit agency that provides services to survivors of domestic violence and human trafficking including advocacy and counseling, emergency shelter as well as programs for transitional and rapid housing.

A bill banning Norman and most Oklahoma towns from providing homeless services will be rewritten following an outcry over its possible effects, its author said in a recent interview. State Sen. Lisa Standridge,

Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC) program awards for nearly 7,000 projects that provide housing assistance and supportive services to people experiencing homelessness,

The housing crisis is having devastating impacts on the domestic violence sector, with women having fewer options for leaving and homelessness shelters filling up.

Just as physical traits carried through the generations, so did the patterns of domestic violence each suffered. In Jessie’s experience, the cycle of abuse led to a life of homelessness — a ...

Meaghan Fleischer was thrilled to move into her own eastern Duluth apartment as she worked to stay sober, many months after her release from jail and time spent living with roommates. The 26-year-old Duluth resident worked in peer recovery and was studying to become a counselor.

Most women who have experienced homelessness report experiencing violence from strangers. Transgender women find they face additional challenges.