Resource Key Issue: Equity
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Racial Inequalities in Homelessness, by the Numbers
Most minority groups in the United States experience homelessness at higher rates than Whites, and therefore make up a disproportionate share of the homeless population. African…
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The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network Action Steps
The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network (REN) has developed action steps that communities may find useful if they find racial or ethnic disparities in their homelessness system.
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Data Visualization: Homeless Population Representation by Location
The fourth and final installment of the Alliance’s Demographic Data Project analyzes how geography plays a role in the demographics of homeless populations nationwide. The visualization…
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Data Visualization: Racial Disparities in Homelessness
The third brief in the Demographic Data Project explores race and ethnicity, which are dominant organizing factors in America. They impact where a person lives when they are born, how they…
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Data Snapshot: Racial Disparities in Homelessness
July 16, 2019 – A new analysis by the National Alliance to End Homelessness sheds light on striking racial disproportionality in homelessness. In every state in the nation, African Americans…
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Demographic Data Project: Race
Race and ethnicity are dominant organizing factors in America. They impact where a person lives when they are born, how they die, and practically everything in between. Homelessness
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The Demographic Data Project
The Demographic Data Project compiles data analyzed from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) 2018 Point-in-Time Count to examine the rates of homelessness among…
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The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network Toolkit
In 2018, the Alliance formed a Racial Equity Network (REN) of local and state systems and program leaders and advocates to inspire more engagement about best practices, data collection, and action steps at the systems level.
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Racial Disparities in Homelessness in the United States
Most minority groups in the United States experience homelessness at higher rates than Whites, and therefore make up a disproportionate share of the homeless population: