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Homeless in America, Homeless in California
Authors: Quigley, John M. ; Raphael, Steven; Smolensky, Eugene
Journal Name: The Review of Economics and Statistics
Publication Date: 2001
It is generally believed that the increased incidence of homelessness in the United States has arisen from broad societal factors, such as changes in the institutionalization of the mentally ill, increases in drug addiction and alcohol usage, and so forth. This paper presents a comprehensive test of the alternate hypothesis that variations in homelessness arise from changed circumstances in the housing market and in the income distribution.
Tags: homeless; usa; theory; homelessness; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Deconstructing Homelessness
Authors: Getchell, Leah
Journal Name: Totem: The University of Western Ontario Journal of Anthropology
Publication Date: 2011
Breaking down stereotypes is a task not easily done. The strong, almost inherent image of a homeless person as a bag lady or drunk is a stereotype that stretches throughout all of society. Tracing the roots of the word "homeless" goes back in time to the beginning of the eighteenth century, and then, described a small cohort of the population.
Tags: homelessness
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Homelessness Factfile
Authors: Warnes, Anthony; Crane, Maureen; Whitehead, Naomi; Fu, Ruby
Publication Date: 2003
Homelessness has received a great deal of attention since the mid-1990s from policy makers, service providers, the media and the public. Many and diverse reports have been written about the problems and needs of homeless people, and about the services that help them. This second edition of the Homelessness Factfile draws on these and many other sources to provide accessible and up-to-date information. The Factfile has two main themes: the characteristics of homeless...
Tags: homelessness
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The Homeless Network
Authors: Crider, Johnna
This website contains links to services and information for people experiencing homelessness. The information ranges from how to get identification cards and social security benefits to people blogging about their experiences with homelessness. The broad range of topics provides insight into the lives of the various cultures of people who find themselves in a position of homelessness.
Tags: homelessness; human interest
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Homelessness and Hunger
Authors: Lee, Barrett A. ; Greif, Meredith J.
Journal Name: Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Publication Date: 2008
We employ data from the National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients to examine the character and correlates of hunger among homeless people. Our analysis, couched in an adaptation framework, finds more support for the differentiation hypothesis than for the leveling hypothesis: Complex patterns of food insecurity exist at the individual level, and they vary with the resources available (e.g., higher monthly income, regular shelter use) and obstacles faced (e.g., alco...
Tags: homelessness; hunger
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Homelessness and Affiliation
Authors: La Gory, Mark ; Ritchey, Ferris ; Fitzpatrick, Kevin
Journal Name: Sociological Quarterly
Publication Date: 2005
Sociological theory portrays affiliation as an important source of personal power. Accordingly, some students of homelessness suggest that the extreme poverty and powerlessness of homeless individuals can be traced to a lack of social ties. Using data from a quota sample of 150 homeless persons in Birmingham, Alabama, this study examines (1) whether the homeless are disaffiliated and (2) the relationship between affiliation and power-related life experiences (person...
Tags: homelessness; power; poverty; social networks
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Coalition for the Homeless
Authors: Wikipedia contributors
Publication Date: 2007
This website contains information, resources and offers programs for the homeless in the United States
Tags: homelessness; resources; assistance; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; shelters and hostels; access to supports and services
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Homelessness in California
Authors: John M. Quigley; Steven Raphael; Eugene Smolensky
Publication Date: 2001
Rapidly rising homelessness in the 1980s shocked Americans and led to a flurry of studies, a deluge of news stories, and to Public Law 100-77, the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of July 1987. The McKinney Act marked the entrance of the federal government into homelessness policy, which, until then, had been a purely local issue. A dozen years later, housing the homeless remains a recurrent political issue in many cities in California. Improving the qual...
Tags: homelessness; policy; wprking paper; shelter; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; shelters and hostels
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End Homelessness
Authors: change.org
Publication Date: 2009
Change.org raises awareness about important causes and empowers people to take action with leading non-profits.
Tags: homelessness; awareness; empowerment; non-profit
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Women & Homelessness
Authors: TDRC; Toronto Disaster Relief Committee
Publication Date: 2007
Contains images, slides and speaking notes. Presentation to Mr. Miloon Kothari, Special Rapporteur on the Human Right to Adequate Housing.
Tags: homelessness; street nurse; women; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; single women
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Preventing Homelessness
Authors: Lindblom, E. N.
Publication Date: 1996
The author explains that prevention is needed to help solve the homeless problem, not to just alleviate it. Issues examined include: cost-effectiveness and targeting those most at risk; preventing homelessness at the sources; keeping people in shared housing; assisting those displaced from condemned or destroyed buildings; transition assistance; prevention strategies for institutional releases; discharges from mental hospitals; and emancipation from foster care. The interventions dis...
Tags: homelessness; prevention; case management; serious mental illness; causes of homelessness; concurrent disorders; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder; injection drug use; Severe Mental Illnesses
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Health and Homelessness
Authors: Nancy Miller Chenier
Publication Date: 1999
The link between health and homelessness is two-fold: ill health can predispose individuals and families to homelessness, while homelessness gives rise to particular health problems. The following sections discuss the health concerns of the homeless, barriers to their good health, and some possible solutions. While much of the focus is on the efforts of municipal and provincial governments, one section deals with the role of the federal government.
Tags: homelessness; health issues; youth; women; mental health; Aboriginal issues
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Homelessness and Housing
Authors: Canadian Social Research
Publication Date: 2003
Bibliography of links related to homelessness, from press releases and newspaper articles to reports and web sites. -Conclusions: Useful resource when doing research on any of the issues related to homeless.
Tags: homelessness; housing ; services; access to supports and services; affordable housing; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness; Rent Supplements and Shelter Allowances; shelters and hostels; supportive housing; transitional housing
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Homeless Family Shelters and Family Homelessness
Authors: Berlin, Gordon; McAllister, William
Journal Name: American Behavioral Scientist
Publication Date: 1994
Here we want to extend Peter Rossi's emphasis on the role of shelters in dealing with family homelessness. We make two arguments. One, shelters define the problem of family homelessness and therefore a particular conception of that problem. Two, shelters act to select from the population of poor families those who are worst off in some ways (housing, income, managing their lives, drug or alcohol addictions) and least able or willing to cope with circumstances other poor families do h...
Tags: housing ; Shelters; homelessness; family; homeless families; lower income level; at risk; shelters and hostels
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Toward Understanding Homelessness: The 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research “Rural Homelessness”
Authors: Marjorie Robertson Ph.D.; Natalie Harris; Nancy Fritz, MDiv; Rebecca Noftsinger
Organization: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, & the Office of Policy, Development, and Research, HUD
For the 1998 Symposium on Homelessness Research, rural homelessness was not assigned as a paper topic in its own right. Because of its increasing significance, the authors prepared a paper on rural homelessness for the 2007 symposium. Given the somewhat limited formal research available, the authors supplemented their literature review with information from government documents and technical assistance materials as well as input from an expert panel of researchers and practi...
Tags: homelessness; rural issues
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Involving the Homeless and Formely Homeless Clients in Projects and Programs to Address Homelessness
Authors: JimWardAssociates
Organization: HRSDC
Publication Date: 2001
This study examined the ways in which twelve agencies that address homelessness involve their homeless clients in the work of the agency itself, through participation in governance, development of policies, work (both volunteer and paid), research and evaluation, building design and development, creative activities, community projects, and training and mentorship projects.
Tags: homelessness; programs; housing; causes of homelessness; Definitions, Estimates and report cards; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Contextualizing Homelessness: Critical Theory, Homelessness, and Federal Policy Addressing the Homeless
Authors: Kyle, Ken; United States
Publication Date: 2005
Homelessness in the US remains a grave and persistent problem despite the efforts of homeless activists, advocates for the homeless, government bureaucrats, and policy makers. If we are to move forward in solving the problem, a critical theory of homelessness is necessary. This project employs three different disciplinary approaches--social constructionism, policy analysis, and rhetorical analysis--as a first step toward such a critical theory. (editorial review)
Tags: homelessness; critical theory; government policy; access to supports and services; causes of homelessness; Demography & Characteristics of Homelessness
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Understanding Homelessness in Niagara – An Investigation of the Dynamics of Youth Homelessness
Authors: Pennisi, Sarah
Publication Date: 2010
- Community Services is the local service system manager for homelessness prevention and intervention services for the Niagara region. This role includes coordination and accountability for local, provincial and federal funding and program priorities.
- The Niagara Homelessness Community Plan (2006) set the local focus for investments and interventions. Stakeholders identified and reached consensus on the following five imperatives: coordination of services; continuum of serv...
Tags: homelessness
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Homelessness Counts: Changes in Homelessness from 2009 to 2011
Authors: Sermons, M. Williams; Henry, Meghan
Organization: National Alliance to End Homelessness
Publication Date: 2012
The State of Homelessness in America 2012 examines homelessness between 2009 and 2011, a period of economic downturn in the nation. The report shows that despite the bad economy, homelessness decreased by 1 percent during this period. The decrease was likely due to a significant investment of federal resources to prevent homelessness and quickly re-house people who did become homeless. The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP,...
Tags: census data; homelessness; counts; PATH
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Discrimination and exiting homelessness among homeless adolescents
Authors: Milburn, Norweeta G. ; George Ayala, Psy. D. ; Eric Rice, Ph. D. ; Philip Batterham, M. P. H. ; Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, Ph. D.
Journal Name: Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology
Publication Date: 2006
The discrimination experiences of homeless adolescents are examined in this article. The discrimination being reviewed was related to being gay, lesbian, or bisexual and exiting homelessness.
Tags: homelessness; LGBTQ; youth
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