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7 Takeaways from 2024 Point-in-Time Count Data on Homelessness

  • January 7, 2025
  • |Data and Graphics

By Daniel Soucy and Andrew Hall In late December, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the 2024 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1. It highlights the findings from the nation’s only comprehensive count of people […]

When Investments Stall, Efforts to End Veteran Homelessness Plateau

  • October 31, 2024
  • |Data and Graphics

At a time when homelessness is up in so many communities, there is a solution that is proven to work. Veteran homelessness has been cut in half since 2010, thanks to robust Congressional investments and a strong commitment to practices […]

Chronicity is Driving Increases in Overall Homelessness

  • October 8, 2024
  • |Data and Graphics

A new analysis by the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Homelessness Research Institute shows that overall increases in homelessness in the United States are driven by a sharp rise in chronic homelessness. People experiencing chronic homelessness are those with long-term […]

Nationwide, More Children Live in the State of Homelessness than in Most American States

  • August 27, 2024
  • |Data and Graphics

Per data from the National Center for Homeless Education, the number of children experiencing homelessness during the 2021-2022 school year nationwide was greater than the total number of children in 28 states. Nearly 1.2 million children were either literally homeless […]

States Most Impacted by the Climate Crisis Lack Sufficient Shelter and Housing for the Most Vulnerable

  • July 30, 2024
  • |Publications, Data and Graphics

A new analysis by the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Homelessness Research Institute indicates that none of the states most impacted by the climate crisis have sufficient resources to keep everyone safe. The Alliance analyzed seasonal bed capacity in states […]

Working with Unsheltered People: Findings from the Alliance’s Workforce Survey

  • April 25, 2024
  • |Publications, Data and Graphics

Written by: Joy Moses, Vice President of Research and Evidence During the summer of 2023, the Alliance surveyed the nation’s homeless services workforce. The online questions were answered by 5,044 people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. […]

New Federal Funding Boosts Unsheltered Homelessness Response

  • February 27, 2024
  • |Publications, Data and Graphics

Written by: Nicole DuBois, Senior Research Analyst 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 […]

Working in Homeless Services: A Survey of the Field

  • December 5, 2023
  • |Publications, Data and Graphics

The following report summarizes key findings from a 2023 survey of homeless service workers conducted by the Homelessness Research Institute at the National Alliance to End Homelessness. It reveals insights on the workforce’s motivations to be part of this mission; […]

Racial Disparities in Homelessness Persist: A Data Snapshot

  • October 10, 2023
  • |Data and Graphics

Federal homelessness data reveals that most Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) groups in the United States continue to experience sheltered homelessness disproportionately to their share of the overall U.S. population. According to the U.S. Department of Housing and […]

Shelters Are Serving an Increasing Number of Older Adults: A Data Snapshot

  • September 26, 2023
  • |Data and Graphics

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 homelessness* is on the rise, with a marked increase in those experiencing chronic homelessness over the […]

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