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Category: Point in Time Counts
What Does the New AHAR Report Tells Us About Family Homelessness?
This report documents the number and characteristics of those experiencing homelessness on one night in January 2022. The one day Point-in-Time (PIT) Count snapshot would not be possible without the commitment of tens of thousands of volunteer hours in the […]
Preparing for the Point-in-Time Count: Why Focusing on Older Adults Matters
National data about the prevalence of homelessness among older adults, including by race, gender, and other demographic characteristics, are needed to sound the alarm and galvanize a national response to ending older adult homelessness. Each year, the Department of Housing […]
What Did We Learn about Family Homelessness from the Recent AHAR Report?
In contrast to the PIT Count, the Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 2 (AHAR Part 2) documents how people use homeless shelter and service programs over an annual basis. It tends to get far less media attention, although the data […]
Latest AHAR Confirms Growing Concerns About Older Adult Homelessness
People using emergency shelters, transitional housing, or safe havens are more likely to be under the age of 50, but the share of those 50 and older has been growing. According to Part 2 of the previous AHAR (published in […]