This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Executive Summary In May 2017, Tipping Point Community, a Bay Area nonprofit organization, launched a $100 million initiative to halve chronic homelessness in San Francisco in five years. To reach…
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid the foundation for a future rental crisis. Landlords are tightening their screening criteria, which means renters who have been evicted for any reason will have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. We at the Alliance see our conferences as key opportunities to promote racial equity, especially since they bring large audiences together to exchange ideas, tools, and practices about ending homelessness.…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. LISC is committed to furthering racial equity through our Project 10x initiative. Project 10x is laser focused on using LISC’s resources to upend the racial health, wealth, and opportunity gaps that…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Long before the COVID-19 pandemic made supply chain snags a topic of dinner table conversation, the U.S. was already struggling with broken production systems in a key industry: housing. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Despite a two-month extension of the federal eviction moratorium announced August 3, 11 million people are still at risk of eviction and homelessness as they wait for states to disburse emergency rental assistance. The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. An annual report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) found that more than 326,000 people experienced sheltered homelessness on a single night in the U.S. in 2021, down 8%…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. People experiencing homelessness may face a multitude of barriers to getting vaccinated. Challenges can range from inability to stay in one place for a long time to medical stigma against homelessness. The…
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) today released the 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress (Part 1). Due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, unsheltered Point-in-Time…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. I have nowhere to go tonight. I am a 73-year-old woman who must now sleep in my car. I never thought I would ever become homeless. What do I do…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Urban and commercial planning, office market, transportation and many other areas in the last decade revolve around the principle of cooperatives. Shared workspaces, shared scooters and bikes, and shared vehicles…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Part two in a multi-part series. Read parts one, three, and four. It’s time to rethink how we create economic prosperity in our neighborhoods. In cities across the U.S., rapid development often…