Resource Audience: Policymakers and Advocates
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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…
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Voices from the Field: Responding to COVID-19 (Part 4)
This installment of community surveys is based on responses from homeless service providers and advocates during February and March 2021…
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Surveying Local Homeless Service Providers (Part 3): Responses from November 2020
The latest installment of community surveys reflects the findings of a third online survey of Continuum of Care leaders. These findings reflect how homeless service providers and systems…
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Community-level Responses of Homelessness Assistance Programs to COVID-19: Data from May 2020
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.
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Data Snapshot: Reductions in Transitional Housing Do Not Cause Increases in Unsheltered Homelessness
Most States Reduced Unsheltered Homelessness While Also Reducing Transitional Housing Beds…
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Data Snapshot: Most Individual Homeless Adults Are Underserved by Existing Strategies
According to the latest U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development data, individual homeless adults – those who are not part of a family with children during an episode of…
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There Are Only Enough Permanent Housing Placements for About One-Third of Families That Experience Homelessness Annually
Each year, approximately 45,000 rapid re-housing placements are available to assist homeless families into rental housing and to connect them with services. For families with…