The 116th Congress has been in session for just over five months, and there are already multiple signs of progress on issues related to homelessness. There’s a reason Congress is motivated: the increases in unsheltered homelessness are startling. Many communities that […]
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What Congress Can Do This Year: Part I, Homelessness and Housing Funding
The 116th Congress has been in session for just over five months, and there are already multiple signs of progress on issues related to homelessness. There’s a reason Congress is motivated: the increases in unsheltered homelessness are startling. Many communities […]
Addressing Chronic Homelessness: What the Research Tells Us
This guest post was written by Jill Khadduri, Senior Fellow and Principal Associate for Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. Homelessness was once viewed as a permanent personal attribute, rather than a temporary condition. Long-term or repeated episodes on the […]
We Finally Have a FY 2018 Budget. And There’s Good News.
Congress has now passed (and the president signed) a final government funding bill for fiscal year (FY) 2018. It includes plenty of good news for people working to end homelessness. This bill implements the budget deal that was passed several […]
Good Intentions Do Not End Homelessness: What We Must Learn From a Baby Named Hope
Her name is Crystal Champ. One week ago, however, during the State of the Union address, she was reduced to “a pregnant homeless woman preparing to inject heroin.” It is rare that homelessness or addiction find themselves in the spotlight […]