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
~ HUD Homelessness in U.S. increased 2.7% in 2019 – YouTube
~ Tucker: Homelessness is America’s forgotten crisis – YouTube
~ US streets full of formerly middle class – YouTube
- ~ ‘Hidden homeless crisis’: After losing jobs and homes, more people are living in cars and RVs and it’s getting worse – USA Today
- ~ Homeless man kicked out of Starbucks after customer bought him food – Yahoo! News
- ~ 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
- ~ 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
- ~ US sees huge surge in number of homeless people on city streets – The Independent
Homelessness has gotten significantly worse with the government lockdowns that has caused record umployment
- ~ Homelessness 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
- ~ 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
Homeless Children
~ Homeless Youth a Las Vegas Epidemic – YouTube
~ The hidden epidemic of families with children facing homelessness – YouTube
~ The Silent Epidemic of Youth Homelessness – YouTube
- ~ 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
Homeless Veterans
~ HOMELESS VETERANS ON THE STREETS OF AMERICA – YouTube
~ Housing Homeless Veterans in Los Angeles – HuffPost Reports – YouTube
~ Shelter: America’s Homeless Veterans – Featured Documentary – YouTube
~ The past, present and future of veteran homelessness – YouTube
~ Veterans struggle with homelessness in Las Vegas – YouTube
~ Working to solve the issue of veteran homelessness – YouTube
Boston
~ BOSTON DRUG/HOMELESS EPIDEMIC METHADONE MILE MASS AVE – YouTube
~ Annual report finds homelessness on the rise in Louisiana – KATC
- ~ Homelessness in Chicago Stepping around human misery Mona Charen – Chicago Sun-Times
- ~ In Chicago, more than 16,000 students are homeless, new report says ‘I felt very embarrassed to tell people’ – Chicago Tribune
Denver
~ Concerns grow over homeless encampment outside Belvedere Tower Condos in downtown Denver – YouTube
LA
~ California home for one-quarter of nation’s homeless – YouTube
~ Here’s a look at how bad the homeless problem in Los Angeles has become – YouTube
~ Homelessness Continues to Rise in Los Angeles County NBCLA – YouTube
~ Homeless in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley – YouTube
~ Inside LA’s Homelessness Epidemic This New World – YouTube
~ Streets of Los Angeles Epidemic Skid Row Homeless Encampments Downtown – YouTube
~ The Humanitarian Crisis In Plain Sight On The Streets Of L.A. NBC News – YouTube
~ Drone Video of the Homeless Epidemic in Brentwood, Los Angeles CA – Newsom is Failing! – YouTube
~ ON THE STREETS — a feature documentary on homelessness in L.A. – YouTube
Louisiana
NYC
~ Is New York City dying Homeless epidemic – YouTube
~ New York’s Homeless Epidemic Unreported World – YouTube
Philadelphia
Portland
~ The reality of the homelessness crisis in Portland’s Old Town – YouTube
Sacramento
~ Unsheltered Life Homeless in Sacramento Part I – YouTube
~ Unsheltered Life Homeless in Sacramento Part 2 – YouTube
San Diego
~ Addressing San Diego’s homeless crisis – YouTube
Seattle
~ Seattle is Dying A KOMO News Documentary – YouTube
~ Tucker investigates Seattle’s tent cities – YouTube
Texas
~ CBS News’ Eye on America takes a look at the invisible homeless epidemic in Texas – CBS News – VIDEO
Washington D.C.
Trash
- ~ 55 tons of trash removed from homeless camp – YouTube ~ BERKELEY TRASH Trash piles up in homeless encampments along Highway 80 access road in Berkeley – YouTube
Feces
- ~ Human feces, homeless encampments found at new downtown Spokane plaza – YouTube ~ Man poops on NYC streets – YouTube
Needles
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
- ~ 2020 AHAR Part 1 – PIT Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S. – HUD
- ~ Homeless population – USAFacts
- ~ Homelessness Statistics by State – United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)
- ~ How Many People Are Homeless In The US? – WorldAtlas
Reports
- ~ 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