A new survey, conducted by the Alliance in May 2020, demonstrates the continual challenges and gaps in resources Continuums of Care (CoCs) face while serving people experiencing homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey, targeted to CoC leadership, inquires how […]
Content Type: Publications
Exploring the State of Homelessness in 2020
Today the Alliance is releasing an updated version of its annual report—The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition. As in previous years, it continues to be a tool to help evaluate the nation’s progress towards ending homelessness. Based on data collected […]
Federal Budgeting 101: Why Advocates Matter
Every year, the Alliance and its partners work to educate Congress on increasing federal funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants. The program provides essential dollars to the local systems that respond to homelessness. […]
Using Your Data to Analyze Racial Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As many states have now begun to report demographic data about who is getting sick and who is dying from COVID-19, it should come as no surprise that the pandemic is hitting Black communities particularly hard. We know in general that Black people […]
An Essential Way to Help During COVID-19: Advocate
More reports come in every day of high rates of COVID-19 in homeless shelters, and of homeless people dying on the streets. Communities are working hard to keep homeless people safe and keep the number of homeless people from skyrocketing. […]