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In 2017, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) launched the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) to address the troubling problem of youth homelessness. The first round of awards was made to 10 diverse Continuums of…

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This study takes the first systematic look at Continuums of Care for homeless people as they have developed in communities across the United States. It examines how development has been affected by the availability of federal funding for homeless…

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Project Roomkey (PRK) was an innovative statewide effort established by the State of California in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Overseen by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS), PRK provided people experiencing…

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Somewhat technical but still useful explanation of what the emergency grant solutions program is

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This publication describes practices and services that HCH agencies have found to be helpful in engaging youth experiencing homelessness. It is not a guide on street outreach for youth experiencing homelessness 1 . It is not evaluative or, strictly…

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Encampment resolution is a strategic approach focused on connecting unsheltered individuals to stable housing rather than displacing them through sweeps. This method employs evidence-based practices to connect people with housing solutions and…

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This Encampment Prioritization Tool is designed to help communities navigate the complex landscape of homelessness. By balancing the urgent need to address encampments with the chronic shortage of housing and shelter resources, along with health and…

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Explanation of the emergency solutions grants (ESG) program, which is one of the federal funding sources for addressing homelessness.

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Domicile Unknown is a yearly medical examiner review of deaths among people experiencing homelessness in Multnomah County.

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This is a collection of resources, put together by the Candian Homelessness Learning Hub, about direct cash transfers.

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Brief on trends in policing using Bureau of Justice Statistics released in 2022.

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Visualization and links to external studies that provide evidence for and against housing first.

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Report identifying the homeless data collection systems being used by the member agencies of USICH, including identification of which systems interact with, or are accessible by, multiple agencies.

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Review of the results of 18 studies on supportive housing, reports results in areas such as shelter, healthcare, mental health, criminal justice, quality of life.

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The practice of credit scoring is ubiquitous in today’s economy. Three-digit credit scores or their underlying data are applied well beyond the lending decisions for which they were originally designed and are routinely used in the contexts of…

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Brief discussing the importance of soliciting grant proposals from a variety or organizations who are trusted by and serve BIPOC communtiies. Includes suggestions for how to expland the providers one contracts with

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A housing-focused outreach approach requires a systemic reimagining of the street outreach model to include changes in community-level and provider-level policies and practices. This resource covers:

The difference between housing-focused outreach…

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Brief fact sheet that explains five evidence-based practices commonly used in homeless response: housing first, critical time intervention,assertive community treatment, motivational interviewing, and intensive case management.

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Brief with suggestions on how to reduce racial bias in coordinated entry systems and other assessment tools.

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