This guide provides information on the core components of low-barrier shelters. It provides examples of key policies, procedures to support those policies, and ideas for navigating common challenges in implementation.
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…
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…
This study used a mixed methods approach to understand the effects and outcomes on individuals who were moved to non-congregate hotel settings, and the research team worked closely with provider agencies to complete the study. The findings establish…
Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness was a massive social crisis, starkly manifesting racial disparities in housing and health. With an unprecedented public health emergency now at hand, it is crucial that cities figure out how to more…
Report of Project Turnkey including what the project addresses, project results, project snapshots, opportunities for improvement. (Description taken from key Abstract information)
This study analyzes the COVID-19 homelessness response in King County, Washington, in which people were moved out of high-density emergency shelters into hotel rooms. This intervention was part of a regional effort to de-intensify the shelter system…
This webpage hosts a flowchart intended as a starting place for providers to examine racial equity in their emergency shelter, as well as a video detailing how to use the flowchart.
Homelessness in the United States has been increasing at an exponential rate over the past three decades, and the US has not experienced the current level of homelessness since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. With this rise in homelessness has…
