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During the summer of 2023, the Alliance surveyed the nation’s homeless services workforce. The online questions were answered by 5,044 people in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The results highlighted mission-driven workers in challenging…

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The "about us" page for the Oregon Housing and Community Services.

This webpage provides a brief explanation of trauma-informed care. It is primarily adapted from SAMHSA's "Trauma-Informed Approach."

Definitions of racial equity, racial justice, and other related terms.

Definition of progressive engagement as it applies to homelessness.

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Community solutions definition of Housing First.

explanation of the point-in-time count.

Helpful definition of what "homeless response system" and "continuum of care" mean.

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Helpful definition and summary of what a CoC actually is.

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Some ideas of how local government fits into the homelessness response effort

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Most people experiencing homelessness in California do so in unsheltered settings, such as outdoors or in vehicles. This webinar is about the causes and consequences of unsheltered homelessness. Margot Kushel, MD, moderated a conversation with Marc…

Homelessness and behavioral health issues (mental health and substance use) are intertwined. The UCSF Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative held a webinar about this complex bidirectional relationship, along with solutions to this crisis. Margot…

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine an association between resident characteristics at time of entry to permanent supportive housing and exit status.
Methods: A community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach was the guiding…

In this interactive 1-hour webinar, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) will provide a brief overview of USICH’s recently released “19 Strategies for Communities to Address Encampments Humanely and Effectively,” followed by a…

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) funded the USC Keck School of Medicine, a Tribal Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Project partner, to lead a unique opportunity to conduct a statewide needs assessment among urban and rural…

Upstream Kelowna is a school-based intervention that identifies and supports school-aged youth at risk of homelessness and school disengagement through early assessment and targeted services. This outcomes brief demonstrates the critical need for…

Many Hispanic households in the United States face poor housing conditions, high rent burdens, overcrowding, and—in some communities—high rates of homelessness. At the same time, awareness is growing that Hispanics are often underrepresented in…

Housed people aren't homeless. Learn how to apply effective strategies for housing individuals and families. Your goals in this course will be to learn how to learn how to implement a Housing First approach in your own work and in your program or…

This paper documents what is known about homeless encampments as of late 2018, based on a review of the limited literature produced thus far by academic and research institutions and public agencies, supplemented by interviews with key informants.…

Accessible explanation of the difference between counts and percentages, how to interpret each, and when it's beneficial to use each one.

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