Homelessness and Housing

Nearly one week after the Supreme Court delivered its Johnson v. Grants Pass ruling, housing justice funders from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., during the 2024 Funders Institute to discuss…

California’s homeless service nonprofits have a problem: They aren’t getting paid on time, and it’s making it even harder for them to get people off the street. California’s homeless service…

Last month, Anchorage conducted a sweep on a large homeless encampment on Fairbanks Street following numerous complaints from local businesses and residents about public health and safety concerns. Despite these issues, no…

Advocate and activist Jeff Singer joins “Rattling the Bars” to discuss the “Grants Pass v. Johnson” ruling, and what it means for America’s poor. The number of homeless people in…

The housing and affordability crisis is getting worse, and more people around the country are facing the grim reality of homelessness and the criminalization that accompanies it. Rather than treating…

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent encampment executive order mandating the clearing of homeless encampments on state property, coupled with the start of the school year and a new Supreme Court decision,…

Flerentin “Flex” Jean-Baptiste missed so much school he had to repeat his freshman year at Medford High outside Boston. At school, “you do the same thing every day,” said Jean-Baptiste,…

If you have no shelter and are arrested for sleeping outside, are you being punished for something you did – or for being homeless? On June 28, 2024, the U.S.…

Climate change and its related disasters have brought a new set of risks to homeowners, renters and the value of property—but also a chance for change. The multiple challenges posed by these disasters offer an opportunity to reevaluate our housing policy, especially concerning making traditional housing markets more effective and inclusive. Among the many sectors…

The research is clear: jurisdictions cannot fine and cite their way to ending unsheltered homelessness.

Every young person deserves the dignity and security of stable housing, and this is especially true for youth and young adults formerly in foster care.No young person should transition out of foster care without a plan for housing and […]…

The global housing crisis is a staggering issue, affecting 1.6 billion people who live without adequate housing. This crisis stifles the potential of millions of families, particularly women and children, across the…