Homelessness and Housing

The city of Phoenix set heat records in summer 2023, with high temperatures that topped 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees Celsius) for 31 consecutive days and at least 54 days…

Buying a home remains out of reach for many individuals and families in the United States, with house prices hovering close to an all-time high, and millennials, for a variety of…

Housing is one of our best tools for ending mass incarceration. It does more than put a roof over people’s heads; housing gives people the space and stability necessary to…

EAGLE COUNTY, Colo. — Carrie Rodgers gestures toward the silver medallion sitting atop her fridge, then waves it off. It’s nothing really, she shrugs. …

Mobile homes house 22 million people in the U.S.and investing in them could be a solution to the housing and climate crises…

Mutual aid groups and social movements meet critical community needs, often during crises, but face funding challenges.

Asian Americans continue to make up a small percentage of the overall population of people experiencing a housing crisis and, in many communities, they are underrepresented. As an example, the…

To support people who have been incarcerated and to reduce recidivism, policymakers and re-entry programs need to prioritize housing.

Interviews with unhoused people who’ve recently experienced opioid overdose indicate ways to approach places like “Mass and Cass” in Boston.

In extreme heat, unhoused people are among the most vulnerable. Last year in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, they made up the largest share of heat-associated deaths. The county’s chief…

Last month, HUD released a signature report on housing needs in 2021, and next month, we’ll release another. Taken together, these reports suggest that a rise in homelessness was averted…

Homeownership is considered the American dream, but for millions of people who are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color (BIPOC), the reality of the US housing system is more of…