As housing and living costs rise, communities across the country feel increasing economic stress. People struggle to find affordable housing and more people experience homelessness. More than ever, it is important for everyone to understand why people experience homelessness, who experiences homelessness and what communities can do to help end it.  

The Alliance’s Homelessness Research Institute will summarize foundational research and data about homelessness into three, 30-minute webinars. Each webinar will briefly discuss critical topics about the state of homelessness in the United States in 2025.

This is the first webinar in the three-part “What You Need to Know About Homelessness” series. It will provide a brief overview of how we got to this moment, and why people experience homelessness.