“Housing first” approach works for homeless, study says
A new Canadian study lends backing for a commonsense approach to moving people off the street that has been used in the District and other U.S. cities since the 1990s: Ensure that the homeless receive...
View ArticleUGA students’ winning national public policy entry addresses homeless women’s...
With an innovative proposal addressing a silent public health problem for homeless women, four students from the University of Georgia won the top prize in the fourth annual Public Policy Challenge...
View ArticleS.F. plans to move entire homeless encampments into housing
The Navigation Center is one of the most innovative homeless-help experiments being undertaken in the U.S. — meaning that when it opens the week of March 16 at an old high school at 16th and Mission...
View ArticleAttacking Homelessness With 'Rapid Rehousing'
Two years ago Jenaie Scott had a $20 an hour cleaning job, which was plenty to cover the rent for a modest apartment on the west side of this state’s capital city...
View ArticleThe Case for Giving Homes to the Homeless
It might seem obvious, but in lots of cities it's also proved quite effective....
View ArticleSan Francisco Mayor to Increase Homeless Relief
Mayor Ed Lee has announced plans to devote $28.9 million to housing, medical aid, and counseling programs. Nonprofits will partner with the city in an effort to put rising municipal revenue to good use...
View ArticleLA’s ambitious plan to house every homeless veteran
Los Angeles, a city with the highest number of homeless veterans, recently signed on to an ambitious national effort to end the crisis by the end of the year...
View ArticlePhilly Converts Empty Lots Into Affordable Housing for All
Unlike similar initiatives that only build housing for low-income people, Philadelphia's will also target people who make too much to qualify for public housing but too little to afford private housing...
View ArticleThese Old City Buses Have A New Purpose: Mobile Homeless Shelters
Honolulu has found an innovative new option for housing its growing homeless population...
View ArticleThe Best Way to End Homelessness
The first-ever large-scale study on the topic finds that permanent, stable housing can be more cost-effective than shelters...
View ArticlePortland to Buy Land for Homeless Camp
The city of Portland has allocated funding for the purchase of land reported to be under consideration as the new location of a large homeless camp called Right 2 Dream Too...
View ArticleHomeless could get minor citations cleared if they accept services
Los Angeles City Atty. Mike Feuer has announced a $270,000 program to wipe homeless people’s records clean of minor citations if they accept job training, drug and alcohol treatment or other social...
View ArticleDallas Adopts Design-Driven Approach to Ending Homelessness
The Cottages at Hickory Crossing are sprawled across 3.5 acres in South Dallas, sporting a community garden, a town hall, yoga classes, and a 24-hour concierge in the campus’ recreational and...
View ArticleConnecticut Says It Has Ended Chronic Homelessness for Veterans
On Thursday, state and federal officials proclaimed that housing has now been found for all those troubled vets, calling it a landmark in the effort to help veterans....
View ArticleCan Social Impact Bonds Help Reduce Homelessness?
Using the financing mechanism, Santa Clara County, Calif., can finally afford to try an expensive-but-proven method of reducing chronic homelessness...
View ArticleLos Angeles Plans $100 Million Effort to End Homelessness
Declaring the growing homeless population a public emergency, the Los Angeles City Council is planning to spend $100 million to help get people off the streets....
View ArticleHow a Housing Program Can Save Medicaid Money
Helping poor people move from high- to low-poverty neighborhoods can improve their health and cut the government's costs....
View ArticleNYC to Target Evictions in Bid to Curb Homelessness
As Mayor Bill de Blasio struggles to control rising homelessness in New York, the city plans to hire more lawyers to help financially stressed residents avoid eviction—especially in neighborhoods that...
View ArticleNew outreach set for panhandlers in Albuquerque
Panhandlers across the city may soon find a van pulling up next to them, and instead of being offered a quick buck they will be offered employment for the day....
View ArticleThe Best Way to End Homelessness
The first-ever large-scale study on the topic finds that permanent, stable housing can be more cost-effective than shelters...
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