New Report Shows Family and Veteran Homelessness Are Down, Even as Total Homelessness Sees a Slight Increase December 17, 2018, Washington, D.C. – Homelessness in the nation increased by 0.3 percent in 2018, according to a new report released today […]
Category: Affordable Housing
New Research Quantifies the Link Between Housing Affordability and Homelessness
Over the last couple decades, rents in America have been on the rise. Housing experts describe “severely cost-burdened households” — people who are spending far too much of their income on rent. Citizens rightly insist “the rent is too damn […]
Key Takeaways from #NAEH2018
Thanks once again to everyone who came to the National Conference on Ending Homelessness, and to the many more who followed the action on Twitter or watched speeches on Facebook Live. Here are my key takeaways: People working to end […]
As Housing Affordability Takes Center Stage, Organizations Take Action on Policy
As results from the 2018 Point-in Time Counts begin to emerge, we see a scattered portrait of homelessness in the United States. While many communities are making progress, homelessness continues to rise elsewhere. Meanwhile, the housing affordability crisis looms large, […]
How Your Community Can Apply for New ‘Mainstream’ Housing Vouchers from HUD
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for $100 million in new “Mainstream” housing vouchers. These new vouchers are targeted for nonelderly people with disabilities, including those who are homeless […]