Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Cost: City Approaches to Encampments and What They Cost

This is the final report of a study commissioned by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Costs. The report describes how some cities are responding to homeless encampments as of 2019, synthesizing findings from a literature review, telephone interviews with nine cities, and site visits to four cities. A major focus of the report is the strategies that Chicago, Houston, San Jose, and Tacoma are using to attempt to reduce the phenomenon of encampments and provide assistance to encampment residents and what those cities are spending on activities related explicitly to encampments. Four separate community encampment reports describe the approaches of those four cities for responding to encampments.

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Dunton, L., Khadduri, J., Burnett, K., Fiore, N., & Yetvin., W. (2020). Exploring Homelessness Among People Living in Encampments and Associated Cost: City Approaches to Encampments and What They Cost. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. https://www.huduser.gov/portal/sites/default/files/pdf/Exploring-Homelessness-Among People.pdf