2024年10月15日 · Around 40% of people experiencing homelessness live in unsheltered locations (such as in a car or outside). Almost one third of people experience homelessness as a family. People who are Black or African American and those who are American Indian or Alaska Native have higher rates of homelessness.

Homelessness, also known as houselessness or being unhoused or unsheltered, is the condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing.

2022年5月6日 · HHS provides resources for persons experiencing homelessness, as well as policymakers and providers to support people who are homeless or those at risk.

2025年2月5日 · homelessness, the state of having no home or permanent place of residence. Few social problems are as visible as the plight of homeless people. Once almost invisible and easily ignored, homeless people are now a common …

If you are at risk of or currently experiencing homelessness, the first step is to get in touch with the shelter system in your community. You may need to call a hotline or go to a community-designated organization for homeless services.

Helping people facing homelessness find resources in their communities. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Find Shelter tool provides information about housing, shelter, health care, and clothing resources in communities across the country.

2 天之前 · The tragedy has the city reevaluating how it connects homeless families with shelters amid fears federal support for people in or on the precipice of homelessness could wane as the Trump ...

2024年8月14日 · What’s the Real Reason People Become Homeless? A new book looks at why so much homelessness exists in the U.S. and what we can do as a society to reclaim our humanity. By Courtney E. Martin | August 14, 2024

2025年2月7日 · The news that homelessness in the United States set another record in 2024 landed in Seattle with muted resignation. This region marked its own bleak milestone last year: 16,000 people living on the streets and in shelters on one night, the highest ever recorded, according to a countywide estimate. The figures are subject to shifting methodologies and …

2025年2月4日 · A team of ProPublica journalists reported in 11 cities to connect with people who experienced homeless encampment sweeps. News applications developer Ruth Talbot visited Rose Haven, a day shelter ...