Data/Measurement

Understanding the Ocean Front Walk Encampment to Homes Project

Year: 2023

The Homelessness Policy Research Institute (HPRI) has prepared this report to help better understand the Ocean Front Walk (OFW) encampment outreach effort. This report can aid in understanding the advantages of the Encampment to Home model, which continues to grow … Continue reading





Older Adults Served by California’s Homelessness Programs

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California Berkeley

Year: 2023

This brief provides a snapshot of the approximately 148,000 older adults (ages 50 and older) who were served by homelessness programs in California that reported data to the Homeless Data Integration System between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021. … Continue reading


Families with Children Served by California’s Homelessness Programs

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California Berkeley

Year: 2023

This brief provides a snapshot of the 210,266 people in families—meaning households with adults and dependent children—who were served by homelessness programs that reported data to the Homeless Data Integration System (HDIS) between July 1, 2018, and June 30, 2021. … Continue reading


Veterans Served by California’s Homelessness Programs

The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California Berkeley

Year: 2023

The number of veterans experiencing homelessness in California decreased by 41 percent between 2010 and 2022. However, veterans still experience disproportionate rates of homelessness: about 7 percent of people adults experiencing homelessness were veterans compared to about 5 percent of … Continue reading


Putting Homelessness in Context: The Schools and Neighborhoods of Students Experiencing Homelessness

University of Southern California

Year: 2020

The number of K-12 students experiencing homelessness continues to increase across the country. Despite recognition that schools may serve as sources of support and stability for homeless children, little existing research has examined the types of schools homeless students attend … Continue reading


The 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress Part 2: Estimates of Homelessness in the United States

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Year: 2016

In 2001, the U.S. Congress required that HUD fund communities to implement information systems to track the use of homelessness services, with the understanding that ending homelessness requires knowledge about the size of the problem and the way in which … Continue reading


The 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress Part 1: Point-in-Time Estimates of Homelessness

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Year: 2016

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) releases the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR) in two parts. Part 1 provides Point-in-Time (PIT) estimates, offering a snapshot of homelessness—both sheltered and unsheltered— on a single night. The one-night … Continue reading


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