Homelessness ticked up slightly in 2018. A 0.3 percent increase in HUD’s Point-in-Time (PIT) count was the headline from December’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). However, there were five other important takeaways from the release. 1. Progress Is Happening, Especially […]
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Honoring Those Who Died Without a Home
On the longest night of the year, we remember those who died without homes. Attending annual Homeless Persons Memorial events certainly elicits great sadness, but also anger. It is hard not to be angry about the ongoing injustice of people […]
New Research Quantifies the Link Between Housing Affordability and Homelessness
Over the last couple decades, rents in America have been on the rise. Housing experts describe “severely cost-burdened households” — people who are spending far too much of their income on rent. Citizens rightly insist “the rent is too damn […]
What Will Your Organization Ask for This Holiday Season?
Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday are now in the rear-view mirror. But for homeless service agencies, the holiday rush is just beginning. Across the country, phones are buzzing with volunteer groups wanting to serve special meals or organize […]
Homelessness and the Youngest Children
More than 140,000 children age five or under spent a night in a homeless shelter or transitional housing program over the course of 2017, according to the recently released HUD Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR). More than 30,000 were infants. […]
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