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Exploring tiny homes as an affordable housing strategy to ameliorate homelessness: A Case Study of the Dwellings in Tallahassee, FL

An emerging strategy to combat homelessness is the development of “tiny homes”. However, the advent of tiny homes as a new form of housing intervention raises a number of questions about their intentions, efficacy, and policy feasibility. This paper…

Tags: case study-- open access-- planning-- scholarly-- Tallahassee FL-- tiny house-- village shelter

Factsheet: Racial Justice in Housing and Homelessness in the United States; "Shadow Report to the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) For the United States Review"

Factsheet summary of UID 1007, an extended narrative report. Review of: quantitative and qualitative descriptions of racial inequities in homelessness and housing access; legal and procedural justice factors involved. (Description taken from key…

Tags: criminalization of homelessness-- policy-- racial disparities

FAQ’s about Supportive Housing Research: Is Supportive Housing Cost Effective?

FAQ answering whether supportive housing is cost effective (more expensive than a traditional shelter system).

Tags: advocacy-- cost-- PSH-- supportive housing

Federal Resources That Can Fund Rapid Re-Housing

Chart that can help communities scan for additional rapid re-housing resources.

Tags: funding-- rapid rehousing

Fidelity to the Housing First Model and Variation in Health Service Use Within Permanent Supportive Housing

Objective: Permanent supportive housing (PSH) programs are being implemented throughout the United States. This study examined the relationship between fidelity to the Housing First model and health service use among clients in PSH programs in…

Tags: healthcare-- housing first-- model fidelity-- scholarly

Five ways to reach homeless youth

Basic strategies for reaching youth during the point-in-time count.

Tags: outreach-- point-in-time count-- youth

Food, shelter, hope: Examining the possibilities of agricultural tiny home communities for the homeless

This article discusses the unique but often concurrent issues of homelessness and food insecurity in America and considers how agricultural tiny home communities could be developed to address these problems. Examples of existing tiny home communities…

Tags: open access-- scholarly-- tiny house-- village shelter

FY 2024 HMIS Data Standards Manual

A Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is the information system designated by a local Continuum of Care (CoC) to comply with the requirements of CoC Program interim rule 24 CFR 578. It is a locally implemented data system used to record and…

Tags: data-- HMIS-- HUD

Guidance for journalists on how to cover the Point-in-Time count

The annual Point-in-Time count of homelessness is an event that invites coverage from local outlets. It is an opportunity to report on the state of homelessness in a community and efforts to address it. This guidance is intended to equip journalists…

Tags: advocacy-- journalism-- point-in-time count

Health Access and SDOH: Mobile Outreach for the Unsheltered Homeless

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and exacerbated the long-running housing crisis in the United States. The rise in unsheltered homeless encampments in many communities require new partnerships and expanded services in non-traditional settings to reach…

Tags: healthcare-- outreach-- video

Healthy Aging in Supportive Housing: Toolkit for service providers, developers, and property managers

Implementation guide for designing supportive housing programs that will serve seniors.

Tags: implementation-- older adults and seniors-- PSH

Healthy Parents, Healthy Babies

Recommendations developed by people with lived experience of homelessness and extreme housing instability when pregnant focusing on how to improve birth, health, housing, and other outcomes for pregnant people, parents, and their children.

Tags: children-- family homelessness-- pregnancy-- youth

Historical Context of Racist Planning: A History of how Planning Segregated Portland

Historical Context of Racist Planning: A history of how planning segregated Portland is a review of racist planning practices in Portland. This systemic discrimination, which was also practiced nationwide and goes back to the origins of our country,…

Tags: history-- housing-- planning-- Portland OR

Homeless Assistance: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs

Explanation of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs

Tags: CoC-- funding-- government-- HUD

Homeless Deaths Count

Homeless Deaths Count is a community effort to collect comprehensive data on mortality among people experiencing homelessness across the United States.

Tags: data-- health-- mortality

Homeless Hub

A leading source of research on homelessness in Canada, with a library of more than 30,000 resources.

Tags: additional resources-- Canada

Homeless Services Governance: A Comparison of Local Government Coordination and Service Provision Efforts in Four Continua of Care

This resource compares homeless service structures by looking at case-studies in NYC, Houston, Seattle and LA, examining their framework and approach. It also discusses race equity structures and lived experience governance.

Tags: case study-- CoC-- government-- Houston TX-- Los Angeles County CA-- New York City NY-- racial disparities-- Seattle, WA

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