Resource Audience: Policymakers and Advocates
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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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Encampment Raids Are Traumatizing
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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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Don’t Want Homeless Encampments? Support Housing.
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Connecting Older Adults to Housing: Examining Disparities
The spike in older adults experiencing homelessness raises important questions about how homelessness…
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Senate Testimony By CEO, Ann Oliva: Opportunities and Challenges in Addressing Homelessness
In introductory remarks, committee member Tina Smith (D-MN) outlined the urgency of this moment and the need for this hearing, so that Members of Congress can make…
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Using EHVs to Get People Housed: Focus Group Discussions on Challenges and Current Strategies
When Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, it created new opportunities for people experiencing homelessness to…
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Millions of Americans Are Housing Insecure: Rent Relief and Eviction Assistance Continue to Be Critical
Since April 2020, the Census Bureau has conducted bi-monthly surveys on the effects of the coronavirus pandemic. The survey responses…
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Data Visualization: The Evidence on Housing First
Housing First has been thoroughly studied as an effective approach to ending people’s homelessness. System leaders, advocates, policymakers, and others are encouraged to review…