Publications

Congregate sheltering poses a severe risk to individuals experiencing homelessness, many of whom are more likely to have pre-existing medical conditions that make contracting coronavirus more…

People experiencing homelessness are more vulnerable to an outbreak of highly communicable diseases like COVID-19. Without a permanent place to call home, people experiencing homelessness are more…

Even before the growing public health and economic crises, the shortage of affordable and available homes was forcing nearly eight million extremely low-income households to spend more than half of…

More than 500,000 people experiencing homelessness are at high risk of contracting coronavirus. Having no shelter of their own to “stay at home,” they cannot control their environment, take…

Meet Mindy Woods Resident Action Project  |  Washington My name is Mindy Woods, and I am on the Steering Committee for the Resident Action Project, a tenant advocate organization fighting for…

Dear Readers, We keep hearing on the news that the COVID-19 pandemic is “unprecedented.” It absolutely is, with the U.S. having an exponentially higher death rate than any other country, and the…

Federal Spending Updates Congress and the president finalized on December 20, 2019, the funding levels for fiscal year (FY) 2020, which began on October 1. They passed several temporary spending…

Advocates Win New Protections from Housing Discrimination in Cook County, Illinois Over 1 million adults in Chicago and its surrounding communities now have fairer access to safe, affordable homes…

The Path Forward: Addressing Obstacles to Housing Upon Reentry Advocates and leaders with experience returning from incarceration have been working on solutions throughout the country. There have…

Tenant Screening as a Barrier to Housing Tenant screening is one of the more harmful connections between the criminal justice system and housing, for federally assisted housing and private market…

Controversy: Using Jail Space for Shelter Several cities are responding to the increased demand for emergency shelter beds for homeless individuals by using former or unused jails as temporary…

Dear Readers, The U.S. makes up about 5% of the world population but has more than 20% of the world’s prison population. Incarceration has skyrocketed over the last several decades, and our country’…