The following graphics correspond to data published in the State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition. Please click on each thumbnail to download the full version of the graphic. Data Rates of Homelessness: Race Increases in Homelessness (by Percent): Gender Permanent and […]
Category: COVID-19
If You Want to Know How COVID-19 is Affecting People Experiencing Homelessness, Ask Us
This blog post is collectively written by people with lived experience of homelessness in Los Angeles: Suzette Shaw (Poetess, Skid Row From A Woman’s Perspective; Mental Health Peer Advocate, MHA; California Black Women’s Health Advocate), Antoinette Ortega (CEO of A […]
Permanent Housing Increases Show Commitment to Ending Homelessness
Communities across the country are working to permanently end homelessness: analysis from the State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition highlights growing investments in permanent housing. Not only does this policy direction reduce housing instability, but it promotes health and justice. Increasing […]
Use ESG-CV to Help Those Currently Experiencing Homelessness First
To protect people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress appropriated $4 billion for the Emergency Solutions Grant program via the CARES Act (ESG-CV). This is an enormous investment (approximately 17 times the usual annual ESG appropriation) that has the […]
Behavioral Health Disparities in Black and Brown Communities: Making the Connection Between COVID-19 and Racism
By now, it is clear who is getting disproportionately sick and who is disproportionately dying from COVID-19: Black and Brown people. A recent Yale study shows that Black people have the most glaring disparity – they are 3.5 times more likely to die from COVID-19 than White people. Other minority groups are disproportionately impacted as well. For example, […]