Blog Audience: Academics and Researchers
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Examining Latino Homelessness
Homelessness among Latinos is on the rise across the country. Historically, Latinos experienced a lower rate of homelessness compared to other marginalized groups. However…
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LA’s New PIT Count Numbers Demonstrate the Flaws of the Grants Pass Decision
This publication is part three of a series of blog posts dedicated to outline the impacts and consequences of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the case of City of Grants…
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Paint by Numbers: Older Americans and Homelessness
Every May, the Administration for Community Living-ACL (part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services) leads the nation’s observance of Older Americans Month. This year’s theme is…
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What is Preventing Progress on Unsheltered Homelessness?
The number of people enduring unsheltered homelessness rose in most communities across the country last year. Homelessness response…
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Homelessness Systems Are More Efficient – But What’s Driving Homelessness Increases?
Last week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its annual report on Point-in-Time (PIT) Counts from January 2023 of people living in shelters and on the…
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HUD Releases 2023 AHAR Data: 12 Key Data Points to Understand the Current State of Homelessness in America
Beginning in 2017, an alarming and ongoing period of rising homelessness has continued into 2023. The unprecedented crisis…
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Impacts of COVID-19 Relief on Sheltered Homelessness
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that federal COVID-19 relief measures likely contributed to declining homelessness among the…
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Housing First is a Matter of Health
Managing a chronic illness while homeless can be an impossible challenge. This was the case for Rosa Williams, 60, who was living in her car while trying to manage stage 3 kidney disease and …
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California Statewide Study of Homelessness May Have Nationwide Implications
In early June, the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI), housed at the University of California San Francisco, released a groundbreaking report on the characteristics and causes of…
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Long Overdue: Visibility for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Experiencing Homelessness
The impact of settler colonialism on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders is unique from the experiences of Indigenous people in the…