This is a dangerous time. People who are experiencing homelessness, or who have worked in the field, knew as soon as the news came out: homeless people would be especially susceptible to becoming sick, and to experiencing the virus’s worst […]
Category: COVID-19
COVID-19 and the State of Homelessness
As the Homeless Research Institute (HRI) worked to prepare The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition, the COVID-19 global pandemic erupted. Like innumerable other small corners of the world, progress on the report was impacted. But, far more significantly, its subject […]
Exploring the State of Homelessness in 2020
Today the Alliance is releasing an updated version of its annual report—The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition. As in previous years, it continues to be a tool to help evaluate the nation’s progress towards ending homelessness. Based on data collected […]
Effective Advocacy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Effective advocacy is an essential tool in our efforts to serve the most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the Alliance hosted a webinar to help partners in the field advocate for the resources we all need during this […]
Using Your Data to Analyze Racial Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As many states have now begun to report demographic data about who is getting sick and who is dying from COVID-19, it should come as no surprise that the pandemic is hitting Black communities particularly hard. We know in general that Black people […]