Oct 15, 2024 · Homelessness can be defined in several ways. Commonly, people are considered to be experiencing homelessness if they stay in a shelter, live in transitional housing, or sleep in a place …

Sep 4, 2025 · The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States.

Jan 8, 2026 · Homelessness, the state of having no home or permanent residence. Few social problems are as visible as the plight of homeless people. Once almost invisible and easily ignored, homeless …

In 2025, approximately 330 million people worldwide experience absolute homelessness, lacking any form of shelter. [8][9] Homeless persons who travel have been termed vagrants in the past; of those, …

Homelessness in the United States is an urgent public health issue and humanitarian crisis. It impacts cities, suburbs, and rural towns in every state. Housing is a social determinant of health, meaning …

Mar 24, 2025 · Poverty, unemployment, family disruptions, and disability can threaten independence and self-sufficiency and increase a person’s risk of homelessness. Many HHS programs serve people …

Feb 5, 2024 · In this overview, we highlight structural and individual risk factors that can lead to homelessness, explore evidence on the relationship between homelessness and health, discuss …

4 days ago · Discover key facts about homelessness, the causes, myths, and solutions. Learn how you can take action and help support homeless people in your community.

Between 2022 and 2024, homelessness more than doubled in New York – while growing by 20.7 percent in the rest of the nation. A key reason for New York’s increase has been the mass arrival of …

Oct 8, 2025 · “Homelessness is one of the more visible consequences of the nexus of unemployment, poverty, and a lack of affordable housing,” write the authors of a 2018 report on chronic …