Secretaries of Veteran Affairs and HUD Announced they are Mobilizing (their) strength to do Everything in (their) power to end Veteran Homelessness and California Should Announce the Same
California’s 44 Continuums of Care Should Echo the Announcement and do Everything in their Power to Finish Ending Veteran Homelessness in their Jurisdictions Local Data Throughout California Reveals the Goal of Ending Veteran Homelessness is Within Reach for Many Continuums of Care (see map below) In a recent joint statement on ending veteran homelessness, HUD…
Read MoreIt is Time for the State of California, Counties, Cities, and Continuums of Care to Collectively Prepare to Solve Homelessness in a Post-Pandemic Era
The Time Has Come to Design a Flexible Pool of Funds to Rapidly Respond to Homelessness Unlike Ever Before –See Recommendations for Next Steps Below– It is time to boost a “whatever it takes” approach to house homeless households by designing a flexible pool of funds to respond rapidly to the homeless experiences of individuals…
Read MoreA California-wide Strategy for Ending Chronic Homelessness Is Emerging
–Recent Legislation and Associated Funding Related to Locating and Developing Permanent Supportive Housing is Key to Formulation and Implementation– –Finding Space to Solve Chronic Homelessness is Critical— –Leveraging State with Federal and Local Public and Private Funding is Crucial– Recent California legislation has enacted several new laws and created several new funding sources regarding the…
Read MoreCan We Finish the Job of Ending Homelessness Among Veterans in the United States?
Slight Majority of Continuums of Care with the Largest Number of Homeless Persons in the U.S.Recently Reported Not Having Sufficient Resources to Move Homeless Veterans Into Permanent Housing Using a Housing First Approach(see table below) As we await 2018 homeless count data to be released, a comparison of the number of veterans who were counted…
Read MoreWhat Did the Continuums of Care with the Largest Number of Persons Experiencing Homelessness in the U.S. Answer When Asked about Racial Disparities in the Provision or Outcome of Homeless Assistance?
-80% indicated that there were racial disparities and selected strategies to address the issues- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) asked Continuums of Care (CoCs) to respond to the following within a subsection of the recently submitted 2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program application that focused on racial disparity: “indicate whether the…
Read MoreTo End Chronic Homelessness in California We Need to Distinguish Permanent Supportive Housing from Affordable Housing
When someone says we need more affordable housing to end homelessness, it is often an unintended half-truth. National, state, and local policymakers and advocates regularly define affordable housing as a household not paying more than 30% of its total income for housing costs that include rent or mortgage, utilities, insurance, and taxes. Policymakers and advocates…
Read MoreA Homeless Admissions Preference Is Key to Ending Homelessness
Find the Percent of New Homeless Household Admissions into Public Housing and Housing Choice Voucher Programs for theCalifornia Public Housing Agency(ies) in Your Area? As a promising practice, a homeless admission preference has the potential to end homelessness for many households as evidenced by the high percentages (50%+) of new admissions into Public Housing and…
Read MoreA Closer Look at the Impact of California on the 2017 National Homeless Count Results
-California Experienced a Significant Increase in HomelessnessWhile the Rest of the Country Collectively Experienced a Decrease- -Approximately Half of State’s Continuums of Care Counted More Persons Homeless in 2017- Half of the 42 Continuums of Care* (CoCs) in California counted more persons homeless in 2017 when compared to the number of persons counted as homeless…
Read MoreThe Impact of California on the 2017 Homeless Count Results
-California Experienced a Weighty Increase in Homelessness- -Rest of the Country Collectively Experienced a DecreaseSimilar to Annual National Decreases for Each Year during this Decade- Homelessness increased for the first time in seven years as noted in the table below, which consists of data provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).[1] …
Read MoreNationwide 2017 Homeless Count Numbers Broken Down by Region in U.S.
-The Increase in the Pacific States is Significant–California is Particularly Noteworthy- The U. S. Census Bureau defines four statistical regions in the United States and divides them into nine divisions as outlined in the tables below. Nearly one-third (32.5%) of all the persons who were counted as homeless during the nation-wide 2017 homeless count last…
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