Resource Type: Research and Analysis
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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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What Happened After Congress Invested in Emergency Housing Vouchers: A Survey of Homeless Services Providers
Congress has responded to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic with a series of bills focused on reducing hardships amongst Americans and…
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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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Tax System-Based Relief Can Still Offer Individuals a Needed Boost
Over the last two years, Congress has provided economic relief to the American people through the tax code. People who have not filed taxes
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Understanding Economic Impact Payments and the Child Tax Credit
Between 2007 and 2020, systems and providers reduced family homelessness by 27 percent according to the Point-in-Time (PiT) Count…
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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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Conducting an Unsheltered Point-in-Time Count During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Dan Treglia, PhD MPP; Daphne Chimbel BSW; Rebecca Brown, MD, MPH University of Pennsylvania…
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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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Surveying Local Homeless Service Providers (Part 2): Responses from July 2020
This installment of community surveys reflects the findings of a second online survey of CoC leaders, and notes systems’ progress in areas such as access to personal protective equipment…
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Voices from the Field: COVID-19 and Recession Surveys, Interviews, and Data
The Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute has conducted surveys with Continuums of Care (CoC) throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to assess their most pressing needs, and identify any..