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The number of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in the U.S. is increasing. Municipalities have responded with punitive responses such as involuntary displacement (i.e., encampment sweeps, move along orders), but little is known about the impact of involuntary displacement on health. ...
While California has recently been the epicenter of the homelessness crisis, homelessness there rose just 3%, much less than the national average. The state has invested tens of billions in recent years in housing and services. Dennis Culhane, a professor at the University of Pennsy...
“We don’t go to the school, but we do collaborate with school staff,” says Esther Rivera, program manager of Denver Public Schools' Homeless Education Network. In Denver, families that need assistance can receive vouchers for motels and food. Students are also offered transportation to schoo...
technology needed to engage in the services they need (Ojha & Syed,2020). Although little to no research has explored how homelessness service providers have adapted their programs in response to COVID-19, it is likely that organizations in this field have faced similar implications and ...
The programs in Denver and Atlanta, taking inspiration from similar ones in cities like Columbia, South Carolina, and Savannah, Georgia, offer a degree of privacy and security not found in congregate shelters or encampments. Giving each resident their own bathroom and kitchen is a crucial fea...
Cross-sectional data for 1426 young adults experiencing homelessness were collected from 2016 to 2017 across seven cities in the United States (i.e., Los Angeles, Phoenix, Denver, Houston, San Jose, St. Louis, and New York City). The analytical sub-sample for this study consisted of 173 ...
Taylor Reed. Photo courtesy of Denver Rescue Mission A year after graduating from Harvest Farm, roughly 70 percent of participants have maintained their housing and their sobriety, a significant measure of success. Reed is among the 147 men who have graduated in the past three years. He’s ...
fastest-growing segment of the homeless population. Workers 55 and older made up nearly 20% of those living in homeless shelters in 2021, and thousands more live in their car or on the street. In Miami-Dade County those over 55 make up nearly 33% of the homeless; in Denver it’s 28%...
Drop-in centersOutreach and service linkage are key for engaging marginalized populations, such as homeless youth, in services. Research to date has focused primarily on engaging individuals already receiving some services through emergency shelters, clinics, or other programs. Less is known about ...