Blog Audience: Policymakers and Advocates
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Take a Stand Against the Criminalization of Homelessness
A ruthless effort to criminalize homelessness while attacking best practices like Housing First is gaining traction in state legislatures across…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness Applauds Progress on HUD’s “House America” Goals
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today expressed its support and congratulations to the U.S. Department of Housing…
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Homelessness in 2023: What Can Congress Do?
We’re far enough into the new Congress to be able to answer most of the remaining questions left open in my November 30 post.
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New Federal Data Shows Continued Increases in Chronic and Unsheltered Homelessness, Reductions for Families, Youth, and Veterans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to…
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Employed and Experiencing Homelessness: What the Numbers Show
Have you ever heard the idea that people experiencing homelessness “don’t want to work” or they should “just get a job?”
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More Jail Time or More Housing?
To achieve public safety, social justice, and an equitable society, we must disentangle issues of crime from issues of homelessness.
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Rising Rents and Inflation Are Likely Increasing Low-Income Families’ Risk of Homelessness
Throughout the pandemic, many households have continued to struggle with housing insecurity. Rising rents and persistent inflation increase the risk for people becoming homeless and serve as…
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Services Not Sweeps: Ending the Criminalization and Forced Displacement of Unhoused People
Los Angeles – in addition to many other cities across the nation – has again intensified criminalization and forced displacement efforts over the…
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Tiny Homes Beg Big Questions
While homelessness programs continue to do the heroic and creative work to connect people with the housing they need, two more realities remain: there simply is not enough housing for everyone…
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Is Being Homeless a Crime?
Living on the streets means constantly being vulnerable – to the elements, to illness and hunger, and to the very group who should be there to protect you: law enforcement.