According to the latest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data, individual homeless adults – those who are not part of a family with children during an episode of homelessness – represent the largest population of people experiencing homelessness. […]
Category: Individual Adults
New Homelessness Numbers Reflect Uneven Progress, Increased Urgency
Despite Significant Decreases Among Families, Youth, and Veterans, Overall Homelessness Increases 2.7 Percent The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress reveals that an estimated 567,715 people were identified homeless on […]
Housing Chronically Homeless People: Opportunities through the 811 Mainstream Vouchers
There’s no doubt about it: we need more resources to end homelessness in this nation. In fact, we need many more resources. But we also need to make sure that we use every single resource that exists. And for communities […]
Continuing the Demographic Conversation: A Focus on Men and Women
Who is left out in the cold? Who is uniquely vulnerable? Are the uniquely vulnerable facing unique challenges requiring unique solutions? Demographic information on homelessness opens the door to better answers to such questions and thus better services. This goal […]
Data Snapshot: Homelessness Among Gender Minorities
Gender Minorities Are More Likely to Experience Unsheltered Homelessness June 25, 2019 — During the 2018 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, transgender and gender non-binary individuals were counted in almost every state and nearly two-thirds of the Continuums of Care in the […]