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Scaling Housing to End the Foster Care to Homelessness Pipeline
Genesis LA Economic Growth Corporation
Year: 2023
In the summer of 2022, a group of Los Angeles based charitable foundations and partners within L.A. County government began a planning effort to mitigate the extreme housing precarity experienced by youth in and exiting foster care, with the hope … Continue reading
Evaluation of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: Final Report
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of Policy Development and Research
Year: 2023
In 2017, HUD awarded $33 million to 10 Continuums of Care (CoCs) in Round 1 of YHDP to develop and implement coordinated community approaches to preventing and ending homelessness of youth ages 14-24. Under contract to PD&R, Westat conducted a … Continue reading
Creating Tenant Councils in Supportive Housing
The Corporation for Supportive Housing
Year: 2023
“We wrote this guide for tenants in supportive housing, sometimes also called permanent supportive housing (PSH). If you are a tenant living in supportive housing and looking to create a council for tenants, this book is for you. This guidebook … Continue reading
Hierarchies in the Decentralized Welfare State: Prioritization in the Housing Choice Voucher Program
American Sociological Review
Year: 2023
Social provision in the United States is highly decentralized. Significant federal and state funding flows to local organizational actors, who are granted discretion over how to allocate resources to people in need. In welfare states where many programs are underfunded … Continue reading
Homelessness on the Road: Reviewing Challenges of and Responses to Homelessness in State Transportation Environments
UCLA Institution of Transportation Studies
Year: 2023
In recent decades, homelessness has become an increasingly major challenge in the U.S. Of the half million unhoused people in the U.S., many seek shelter in settings under the auspices of state departments of transportation (DOTs), such as freeways, underpasses, … Continue reading
Increasing Latino Homelessness—What’s Happening, Why, and What to Do About It
Year: 2023
After more than two years of health, economic, and social impacts from COVID-19 that amplified existing inequalities, the 2022 Point-in-Time Count numbers revealed a steep rise in homelessness among Latinos in the United States. This brief analyzes data from the … Continue reading
Barriers to leasing Emergency Housing Vouchers
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
Year: 2023
Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs) were created to assist households impacted by the effects of COVID-19. Its purpose is to provide housing stability to families or individuals at risk of homelessness, unhoused, or fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence. The … Continue reading
Do Medicaid Expenditures Increase After Adults Exit Permanent Supportive Housing?
Housing Policy Debate
Year: 2022
The effects of homelessness and permanent supportive housing (PSH) on healthcare utilization have been well documented. Prior research on the association between PSH entry and Medicaid expenditures indicates that such housing support could result in savings to Medicaid programs; however, … Continue reading
Supportive Housing for Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals With Criminal Justice Histories: Challenges and Opportunities Identified by Providers and Clients
Housing Policy Debate
Year: 2022
Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience high rates of homelessness and criminal justice system involvement, underscoring the need for supportive housing services. To explore the service needs of this population, we interviewed providers (n = 11) and clients (n = 10) from eight … Continue reading
Supporting the Housing Needs of Domestic Violence Shelter Residents: Considerations for Survivors with and Without Disabilities
Housing Policy Debate
Year: 2022
Survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) often must contend with the loss of stable housing when attempting to escape an abusive relationship. IPV survivors with disabilities face additional barriers, as they may struggle to find housing that is accessible and … Continue reading