Authors: Dennis Culhane, Daniel Treglia and Ken Steif, University of Pennsylvania Randall Kuhn, University of California Los Angeles Thomas Byrne, Boston University This report aims to establish the potential mortality and hospitalization costs associated with COVID-19 infection among the homeless population in the […]
Category: Unsheltered
The Alliance’s Unsheltered blog series, explores trends, data, and interventions related to unsheltered homelessness.
Homelessness & COVID-19: Considerations and Action Steps
This document was created and supported by the National Association of Community Health Centers, the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and UnitedHealthcare Community & State. The full document is available here. State of Play: […]
COVID-19 and Homelessness
Post will be updated as additional resources become available. Last updated April 1, 2020. General COVID-19 Info COVID-19 Cases in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Coronavirus Resource Center (Johns Hopkins University) Alliance Materials COVID-19 Webinar Series […]
Data Snapshot: Reductions in Transitional Housing Do Not Cause Increases in Unsheltered Homelessness
Most States Reduced Unsheltered Homelessness While Also Reducing Transitional Housing Beds An analysis of federal homelessness data debunks the claim that increases in unsheltered homelessness are the result of the federal government’s pivot to Housing First approaches. The analysis shows […]
Department of Education Numbers Show the Consequences of America’s Affordable Housing Crisis
Over the course of the 2017-2018 school year, homeless school liaisons identified 1.5 million children living in doubled up situations due to economic necessity, in hotels or motels, in shelters or transitional housing, and in unsheltered locations. Nearly 9 percent […]