Homelessness

Homelessness was an epidemic in the U.S. long before the covid pandemic began

• HUD Growth Of Homelessness During 2020 Was ‘Devastating,’ Even Before The Pandemic – NPR
• HUD says homelessness in US has exploded, before and during pandemic – TheHill
• Homelessness Was on the Rise, Even before the Pandemic – Joint Center for Housing Studies
• Report Shows US Homelessness Rising Even Before Pandemic – US News

Homelessness has been Increasing Across the U.S.

• Here’s where those who lost homes during the US housing crisis are now – Business Insider
• ‘Hidden homeless crisis’: After losing jobs and homes, more people are living in cars and RVs and it’s getting worse – USA Today
• Homeless Rates Steady Despite Recession, HUD Says – The New York Times
• Homelessness- Cities designate “safe” parking lots to sleep in for people living in cars – Vox

• Homelessness Is Becoming a Crisis of Epic Proportions in the United States — Strategic Culture

• How the United States Chose to Become a Country of Homelessness – The Nation
• Research details the ‘rapid increase in homelessness’ in certain U.S. cities – Yahoo!
• The Cost of Homelessness – Season 1 – Episode 2 – Insight with John Ferrugia – PBS

• The Messed Up Truth About Homelessness In America – Grunge

• US sees huge surge in number of homeless people on city streets – The Independent

Homelessness has gotten significantly worse due to the government lockdowns that has caused record unemployment

• Deaths Among America’s Homeless Are Soaring in the Pandemic. A Photographer Captures A Community In Crisis – TimeHomelessness in U.S. Rose for 4th Straight Year, Report Says – The New York Times
• How much will homelessness rise Grim study shows possible ‘impact of doing nothing,’ researchers say The Seattle Times
• ‘I’m not sure where we go from here’ pandemic fuels rise in US homelessness – The Guardian

• Over 10 Million People Could Become Homeless When Eviction Moratorium Ends – Truth Out

• Photos A look at homelessness during the COVID pandemic – Los Angeles Times
• The Red Tape That Could Cost Millions of Americans Their Homes. America’s Homelessness Crisis Is About to Get a Lot Worse – The New York Times

Children are Homeless Across the U.S.

• Child homelessness in US at highest in more than decade: federal report – Fox News
• The immediate dangers facing children living on the street – The Seattle Times
• US Homelessness: 1.6 Million Children Are Homeless, Up by 38 Percent Since 2007 – NEWS JUNKIE POST
• Young and Homeless: A special project from – Seattle Times

Veterans are Left Abandoned and Homeless 

Cities Across the U.S. are Dealing with an Epidemic of Homelessness

Austin

• Neighbors complain of trash and crime by homeless camp near Waller Creek in north Austin – KXAN Austin

Alburquerque

Boston

California

• Why California Keeps Making Homelessness Worse – Forbes

Charlotte

Chicago

• Filthy homeless encampment is set up INSIDE Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, with vagrants now living next to baggage belts in crime-ridden Windy City – Daily Mail Online
• Homelessness Crisis At O’Hare Shows More City Support Is Needed On NW Side And Beyond, Advocates Say – Block Club Chicago
• Homeless community growing at O’Hare International Airport, prompting concerns – CBS Chicago

• A story the city won’t discuss- Homeless population explosion – ABC7 Chicago
• Homelessness in Chicago Stepping around human misery Mona Charen – Chicago Sun-Times
• Homeless in a pandemic-stricken Chicago – Chicago Reader.url
• In Chicago, more than 16,000 students are homeless, new report says ‘I felt very embarrassed to tell people’ – Chicago Tribune

Colorado Springs

Bay Area

Denver

D.C.

Knoxville

L.A.

• Among the World’s Most Dire Places- This California Homeless Camp – The New York Times
• ‘Catastrophic’ Chronic homelessness in LA County expected to skyrocket by 86% in next 4 years – ABC7 Los Angeles

• City of Los Angeles accused of moving the homeless in order to prepare for the Oscars – FOX 2 Detroit

• Neighbors complain of drug use, fighting at homeless encampment near Petit Park – ABC7 Los Angeles
• LA’s Venice Beach a flashpoint in city’s homeless crisis – ABC News
• Los Angeles county sees homelessness rise 13%, even before the coronavirus impact – The Guardian
• Venice Beach boardwalk in California is now ‘dangerous’ homeless encampment – New York Post

Minneapolis

• Homelessness is Skyrocketing in Minnesota – Alpha News

N.Y.C.

Oakland

• ‘Oakland looks like a trash can’- Neighbors form vigilante patrols to curb crime – KTVU

Philadelphia

• Philadelphia’s Skid Row: Shocking video captures city’s homeless crisis with dozens camped out along ‘largest open-air drug market on the East Coast’ – Daily Mail Online

Phoenix

Portland

• ‘It’s not safe’- Northeast Portland, OR neighborhood fed up with homeless, blame BottleDrop – KOIN
• Month after homeless camp sweep, neighbors say situation is worse – KOIN
• Portland neighbors beg for help as homeless camp takes root – KOIN.com

Sacramento

Salt Lake City

San Antonio

San Diego

San Francisco

• Boulders to deter homeless people on SF streets get rolled off the sidewalk – SFChronicle.com
• San Francisco Mayor Vows to Remove City’s Homeless by Super Bowl Weekend – Vice

San Jose

Seattle

• Neighbors raise safety concerns as homeless camp grows at Capitol Hill park – KIRO 7 News Seattle

Spokane

St. Louis

Texas

Drug Abuse

Needles

Trash

Feces

Rats

Facts and Stats

• 10 Facts About Homelessness in America – Cities – US News
• 10 facts about homelessness in America – Acton Institute
• 33 Statistics on Homelessness in America – BrandonGaille.com
• 50 facts about homelessness in America – MSN
• Homelessness Statistics by State – United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
• How Many People Are Homeless In The US- – WorldAtlas
• 2020 AHAR Part 1 – PIT Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. – HUD
• Homeless population – USAFacts

Reports

• Federal data summary School Years 2015-16 through 2017-18 – Federal-Data-Summary-SY-15.16-to-17.18-Published-1.30.2020 – PDF

• Homelessness Increased in Both High- and Low-Cost States in 2019 – Joint Center for Housing Studies

• State of Homelessness- 2020 Edition – National Alliance to End Homelessness

• State of Homelessness 2021 Edition – National Alliance to End Homelessness

• The State of Homelessness in America (2017) – National Alliance to End Homelessness

• The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress – 2020-AHAR-Part-1 – PDF

Websites

• National Coalition for the Homeless The National Coalition for the Homeless – National Coalition for the Homeless

• National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty