Content Type: Publications

Homelessness and Immigration Enforcement: What You Should Know

Since President Trump took office and signed executive orders related to immigration policy, law-enforcement officials have greater authority to pursue and prosecute a wider range of undocumented immigrants. The recent arrests of several undocumented immigrants leaving a hypothermia shelter located […]

Ending Chronic Homelessness Saves Taxpayers Money

A chronically homeless person costs the taxpayer an average of $35,578 per year. This study shows how costs on average are reduced by 49.5% when they are placed in supportive housing. Supportive housing costs on average $12,800, making the net […]

The United States Conference of Mayors Hunger and Homelessness Survey

The U.S Conference of Mayors’ Report on Homelessness and Hunger serves as a measure of the housing and food needs of the most vulnerable citizens in U.S. cities. It is intended to serve as a reference for policy makers and journalists on the extent of and solutions to hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities. This is the first year the Conference worked in conjunction with the National Alliance to End Homelessness to present a snapshot of homelessness in U.S. cities as well as compare trends in homelessness between cities and the nation as a whole.