This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In cities like San Diego, the problem is growing. For every ten people in San Diego who are successfully housed, 13 more people become unhoused. This is not sustainable, and…
This report documents the challenges associated with not paying workers in the homeless response sector a living wage and highlights the potential impacts of higher pay for these workers….
The Hermits Peak-Calf Canyon Fire was easily visible from space. ( NASA photo) After two runaway fires set by the U.S. Forest Service destr…
When you hear the words “trailer park” or “mobile home park,” what comes to mind? Crime? Poverty? Vulnerability to natural disasters? These negative images reflect the stigma, reinforced by popular…
When Terry Taplin was a local college student in Berkeley, California, he and his partner were forced to move out of the city to find an affordable place to live. They packed their bags…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For some time, the number of older people experiencing homelessness has been trending upwards. While there currently is not definitive national information on the number of older adults who are unhoused, staff at…
There is grief, everywhere. In a time when COVID brings such a feeling of loss, news reports and social media are full of death. Presumably, these appear because people read…
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) requires housing bodies to conduct the PIT count, a snapshot of a single night of the number of people experiencing homelessness, every year…
As citizens across Pennsylvania face economic struggles and inequitable public policies, Pennsylvania Stands Up is investing in people and developing them into powerful leaders. Carrie Santoro, executive director of Pennsylvania…
Casey Trupin works on ending youth homelessness at the Raikes Foundation. Previously, he served as the Directing Attorney for the Children and Youth Project at Columbia Legal Services in Seattle, advocating…
America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying…
Identifying new affordable housing options for people facing homelessness is a complex challenge, especially in high-cost housing markets. Shared housing – when two or more unrelated people share housing costs…