Reno, Nevada, is providing its homelessness outreach workers with a new mobile app hoped to reveal which efforts are driving the greatest impact.

An investment from the U.S. Treasury will help connect an estimated 19,000 homes and businesses in the state.

The San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness collects data from 700 programs to better understand the population it serves.

The city launched El Paso Helps to connect residents with social services, like shelter, food and mental health counseling.

San Diego launched a new website containing key metrics and information about the city's efforts to support its homeless population.

The chief data strategist for California’s social services agency said government collects a lot of data, but it isn’t always informative.

Officials said they hope the new data warehouse will allow them to better understand — and ameliorate — the state's homelessness crisis.

A new framework has sped up the development of software the agency uses to support people experiencing homelessness.

Citing "ill-defined" goals and ineffective spending, Los Angeles City Controller Ron Galperin proposes a technological solution to city's homelessness problem.

By connecting city agencies and upgrading tools used by homelessness case workers, the city hopes to improve the services it provides to its neediest residents.