The Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) report highlights data focused on people living in homeless services system shelters throughout 2019 and 2020. This timeframe paints a picture of the status quo both immediately before and after the pandemic began. These […]
Category: Housing
Employed and Experiencing Homelessness: What the Numbers Show
The truth is that many do – in fact, a 2021 study from the University of Chicago estimates that 53% of people living in homeless shelters and 40% of unsheltered people were employed, either full or part-time, in the year […]
Honoring Our Sector on Labor Day
Meanwhile, you are greeted by a Vietnam-era Army veteran who just walked through the door. He is homeless for the first time and does not know what to do. At the same time, your phone is ringing off the hook […]
Six Themes from the Alliance’s July 2022 Conference
After more than two years away from in-person conferences, it was a breath of fresh air to be around so many committed, passionate members of the field for the Alliance’s National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. The energy […]
Senate Testimony By CEO, Ann Oliva: Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing Homelessness
In introductory remarks, committee member Tina Smith (D-MN) outlined the urgency of this moment and the need for this hearing, so that Members of Congress can make strategic and informed decisions on what steps they can take to address the […]