Homelessness in America

Public Policy 3201

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1. HOMELESSNESS IN AMERICA How can government policies reduce homelessness?
2. DEFINITION As defined by the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009: Individuals who do not permanently reside in a place meant for human habitation or who face a loss of housing within fourteen days.
3. DOUBLING UP The National Alliance to End Homelessness reports: “of people entering homeless programs directly from a housed setting, 72.4 percent come from living with family or friends.”
5. CHRONIC
6. CHRONIC FAMILIES
7. CHRONIC FAMILIES VETERANS
8. CHRONIC FAMILIES VETERANS YOUTH
9. INDICATORS • Number of people experiencing homelessness • Length of time people remain homeless • Rate at which people relapse into homelessness
10. HOMELESS POPULATION AND SUBPOPULATIONS, 2013
11. 1.3m homeless children 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% Doubled Up In Motels In Shelters 16% 6% 75%
12. $80,000 saved per year BY PLACING FOUR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS INTO PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN A LOS ANGELES STUDY
13. COSTS OF HOMELESSNESS • Hospitalization • Medical treatment • Incarceration • Police intervention • Providing emergency shelter
14. POLICIES • Housing First • Opening Doors • Criminalization of Homelessness
15. RECAP • Homelessness population is decreasing. • Population size is a “lagging” indicator. • Four key groups: chronic homeless, families, veterans, youth. • Cost of housing homeless is less than emergency/police services. • Homelessness is a community problem.
16. Image and graph sources: • https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabor-roeder/6085668928 • http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/capitol12.htm • https://www.flickr.com/photos/gilad_rom/8634229007/ • http://b.3cdn.net/naeh/d1b106237807ab260f_qam6ydz02.pdf • https://www.hudexchange.info/resources/documents/ahar-2013-part1.pdf