December 21, the longest night of the year, is remembered annually as Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day, a time when we remember the people who lost their lives while experiencing homelessness. The night seems particularly poignant this year as we anticipate […]
Category: Chronic Homelessness
State of Homelessness: Findings from the 2020 Edition (Webinar)
In a recent webinar, the Homelessness Research Institute (HRI) at the National Alliance to End Homelessness provides an overview of key findings from the recently released State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition report. Learn about homelessness data on both national and […]
Calculating the Crisis in Individual Adult Homelessness
In preparing the recently released State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition, it was evident that one group was associated with a long list of particularly troubling statistics—individuals. The most recent data suggests that far too many people experiencing homelessness fall into […]
Permanent Housing Increases Show Commitment to Ending Homelessness
Communities across the country are working to permanently end homelessness: analysis from the State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition highlights growing investments in permanent housing. Not only does this policy direction reduce housing instability, but it promotes health and justice. Increasing […]
COVID-19 and the State of Homelessness
As the Homeless Research Institute (HRI) worked to prepare The State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition, the COVID-19 global pandemic erupted. Like innumerable other small corners of the world, progress on the report was impacted. But, far more significantly, its subject […]