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States with higher scores tend to have comprehensive plans to end homelessness, entities dedicated to youth homelessness, and laws that protect the rights and dignity of homeless youth. The index has noted an improvement in state scores over time, indicating a growing awareness and response to the issue of youth homelessness. [7] [1] [6]
Mental illness in Alaska is a current epidemic that the state struggles to manage. The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness stated that as of January 2018, Alaska had an estimated 2,016 citizens experiencing homelessness on any given day while around 3,784 public school students experienced homelessness over the course of the year as well. [10]
According to the National Homeless Education Center, 7% of homeless students live in abandoned buildings or cars. [3] According to a 2019 report based on a survey the prior school year by Temple University's Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, 55% of New York University students from its 19 campuses did not have secure housing.
$25.3 million was spent to operate homeless housing programs in Whatcom County in 2023. 23.2% of that funding came from local city and county funding pools.
The one-night counts are conducted during the last 10 days of January each year, and the new report shows that 580,466 people experienced homelessness in the United States on a single night in ...
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on homelessness in the United States has been well documented, with a steep rise in unemployment leading to an increase in Americans being forced out of their...
The AHAR report relies on data from two sources: single-night, point-in-time counts of both sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations reported on the Continuum of Care applications to HUD; and counts of the sheltered homeless population over a full year provided by a sample of communities based on data in their local Homeless Management ...
Interim findings in a new report commissioned by the City of Detroit, released this week, will inform a plan to address homelessness in Detroit. Detroit releases first-of-its-kind report on ...