Resource Audience: Policymakers and Advocates
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New Federal Funding Boosts Unsheltered Homelessness Response
Unsheltered homelessness rose to an estimated 256,610 people on one night in January 2023, up 9.7 percent from the prior year. This continued a trend of increases that began in 2016 and has occurred every year since.
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How Federal Funding Sparks Innovation on Unsheltered Homelessness
In 2023, thirty-two communities across the country won significant funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to respond to unsheltered homelessness.
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Life-Saving Homeless Service Workers Struggle for a Living Wage
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How Burnout and Turnover Hinder Efforts to End Homelessness
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Working in Homeless Services: A Survey of the Field
The homeless services workforce is on the frontlines of one of the most urgent crises in the nation. Their daily efforts are essential to healthy…
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Shelters Are Serving an Increasing Number of Older Adults: A Data Snapshot
According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s 2021 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (Part 2), the number of older adults experiencing sheltered…
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Why Lawmakers Get It Wrong When They Criminalize Homelessness
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Hiding a Problem Never Works: Encampment Raids Don’t End Homelessness
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Encampment Raids Are Traumatizing
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