Unsheltered individuals manage profound health challenges that broadly define them as a social group. This is the basic conclusion of a recent California Policy Lab (CPL) brief—Health Conditions Among Unsheltered Adults in the U.S. In the lead up to the […]
Category: Unsheltered
The Alliance’s Unsheltered blog series, explores trends, data, and interventions related to unsheltered homelessness.
Examining Data: Exploring Unsheltered Family Homelessness
Data is a key asset for highly performing Continuums of Care (CoCs). Properly managed, it can be an indicator of a community’s progress and needs. It also serves as an effective barometer of whether it has the right supply, or […]
HUD’s Equal Access Rule
Updated April, 2021 Background In 2016, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development published a final rule in the Federal Register entitled “Equal Access in Accordance with an Individual’s Gender Identity in Community Planning and Development Programs” (commonly known […]
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 […]
The Demographic Data Project
The Demographic Data Project compiles data analyzed from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2018 Point-in-Time Count to examine the rates of homelessness among different populations. This series works to promote equity, by examining data that illustrates […]