This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Housing is a human right: the right to adequate housing is recognized by international law, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. But we know that in the U.S., hundreds of thousands of…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Rural America has homeless people, but they are further apart and harder to find, reports Justin Wm. Moyer of The Washinton Post. Moyer points to Beth Kempf, executive director of the homeless…
In the United States, racial inequalities and disparities stem from policies and practices that perpetuate structural racialization. Structural racialization is a “set of practices, cultural norms, and institutional arrangements that…
More homes are burning in wildfires in nearly every Western state. The reason? Humans.
The Alliance’s latest report, Connecting Older Adults to Housing: Examining Disparities analyzes the different ways in which older adults exit homelessness by race, ethnicity, gender, age, and shelter status.
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. How should the philanthropic sector address rising rents and the severe lack of affordable housing across the United States—two primary forces that cause people to lose their homes? About seven…
From Vermont to Montana, officials and residents in manufactured housing communities are working to mitigate flood risk.
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Many cities and localities have mounted targeted efforts to promote education and career pathways for “opportunity youth.” Engaging these young people—ages 16 to 24, who are not in school and not…
Some forms of discrimination are not readily apparent, even to those it affects. Housing discrimination based on race is a case in point. It has been illegal for decades—this April…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1 for 2022 on December 19. This report documents the number and characteristics of those…