The 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress: The number of sheltered individuals identified as chronically homeless increased by 20 percent between 2020 and 2021. This trend in the sheltered chronically homeless individual population runs counter to the decrease for all sheltered individuals.

Alliance Pressure Points Resource Series Housing First Fact Sheet from the National Alliance to End Homelessness

Despite ample effort by local leaders, Portland has lagged other parts of the country in the quest to get the poorest of the poor indoors — and the evidence is everywhere. The last count showed that almost 4,000 homeless men, women and children live in Multnomah County.

Multnomah County is the site of a greatly disproportionate share of deaths of homeless people in Oregon, according to new state data released this week.

Homelessness is an increasingly salient policy issue across all levels of government—as well as a contentious political one. While urban communities and their representatives often frame the issue in terms of public safety, substance use, and mental health, some policy researchers emphasize the relationship between homelessness and housing markets.

Do homeless people need help? This article explores the 7 top reasons for why the government should provide shelter to the homeless.

For those experiencing homelessness or who have mental health issues, transitional or supportive housing and homelessness shelters are a good place for you to stay. A person who is homeless is commonly suffering from poverty, unemployment, or a lack of affordable housing.

Do illegal homeless camps generate crime? It's a sensitive question, but one that's becoming politically urgent in cities where pandemic-era tolerance policies have allowed the camps to sprawl into more visible areas.

The homelessness crisis, especially in major West Coast metro areas grabs the headlines: tent cities lining freeways and spreading into busy entertainment districts. But every night an untold number of people are also sleeping outside in smaller inland cities.

In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counseling –without any preconditions. And: All this is cheaper than accepting homelessness.

Daniel Shockley says he’s been homeless, “About four months, this time.” Shockley had been living with his girlfriend near Modesto’s Fourth Street when a breakup left him with nowhere to go but the park.

If you live in a major American city, you've probably seen your fair share of homeless camps. They usually crop up in empty lots, parks, and Big Rock Candy Mountains. City governments generally have them torn down and cleaned up whenever they can. Leaving aside whether or not that's the right way to address homelessness, somebody has to do the work of cleaning those places up. Our source, Carol, did just that. She told us how ...

It is clear there are significant geographic differences in the progress toward ending homelessness that we’re seeing in communities. While some communities are documenting significant reductions in their annual Point-in-Time counts, other communities are faced with increasing numbers of people living unsheltered.

This guide addresses homeless encampments, also known as transient camps. It begins by describing the problem and reviewing factors that contribute to it. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem. Finally, it reviews responses to the problem and what is known about them from evaluative research and police practice.

Welcome to the most talked about neighborhood in Austin, Texas! Community First! Village is a 51-acre master planned community that provides affordable, permanent housing and a supportive community for men and women coming out of chronic homelessness.