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Homelessness
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Homelessness in the US saw its largest drop in a decade in 2025
For years, the homeless population in the U.S. had been increasing to record-high levels — it has now declined for the second consecutive year.
In 2025, the homeless population dropped more than 6%, equating to roughly 49,000 fewer people without housing. In 2024, the decline was smaller.
An independent analysis credited the decline to “programs that are funded by Congress,” saying that those that get people off the street without preconditions were a large contributor, especially among veterans.
What’s the nuance? The analyses show that around 700,000 people still live in shelters or on the streets, significantly more than prior to the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, this decline offers more data to help us see which programs work and how we can improve — to continue making progress.
Just days after completing CPR training class, a New Jersey teen saved a newborn’s life
Ariana Leonardis had only finished her CPR training two days earlier when she heard parents in a nearby parking lot frantically trying to get help for their 3-week-old baby who wasn’t breathing.
She sprang into action, getting the parents’ permission to begin CPR, and the baby began responding, coughing and crying. The baby was conscious when ambulance crews arrived.
Leonardis’ cousin was there with her, and not only called 911, but also helped translate what the parents were saying, as they were crying for help in Spanish. A lesson he’d learned the week before helped him understand the baby wasn’t breathing.
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