Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2021
Los Angeles County has a larger American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) population than any other county in the United States (165,513). The county also sits on the traditional homeland of three AIAN tribes: Fernandeno Tataviam, Tongva, and Chumash. However, the AIAN … Continue reading
California Policy Lab
Year: 2025
College students face higher rates of food insecurity than the general population, and programs like CalFresh can help them afford nutritious meals. CalFresh benefits can provide a significant boost to student’s food budgets, and the researchers found that on average, … Continue reading
Year: 2024
Although serious mental illness (SMI) and substance use disorders (SUD) are more prevalent among unhoused people, it is wrong to assume that these conditions are the sole cause of their homelessness. In Los Angeles County, about 95.3% of adults with … Continue reading
Year: 2024
This landscape analysis delves into cash transfer and guaranteed income programs, their histories, and current pilot implementation. The brief provides context for why cash transfers and guaranteed income programs can be valuable in supporting vulnerable populations, such as the unhoused … Continue reading
National Coalition for the Homeless
Year: 2016
Homelessness in the nation’s capital remains stubbornly persistent. Each night, thousands of Washingtonians bed down in shelters and on heat grates, close neighbors to the White House. While it is a jarring sight to see so many people living in … Continue reading
Provider Alliance to End Homelessness
Year: 2019
In 2018, the California State Legislature created the Homeless Emergency Aid Program (HEAP) as a flexible block grant to address the state’s homelessness crisis. HEAP received $500 million last year, one of the single biggest funding commitments to homeless service … Continue reading
The Terner Center for Housing Innovation at University of California Berkeley
Year: 2022
Finding a safe place to sleep is frequently the most significant hardship facing people experiencing homelessness. Most people experiencing homelessness are unsheltered, with 2020 point-in-time (PIT) data showing that 161,548 people were experiencing homelessness in California, while the state had … Continue reading
Centre for Homelessness Impact
Year: 2022
Homelessness is a major social concern in the UK, and in a period of political turbulence, health crisis and large increases in the cost of living, risks of exacerbation of homelessness are heightened. This report is concerned with how experience … Continue reading
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2022
By examining the linkage between AltaMed Health Services’ Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) data, this research identifies an important gap in those flagged for risk of homelessness by a medical provider and those connected to … Continue reading
California Policy Lab
Year: 2021
In Los Angeles County, Black people represent 9% of the general population yet comprise 40% of the homeless population. In its 2018 groundbreaking report, the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority Ad Hoc Committee on Black People with Lived Experience of Homelessness … Continue reading