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HUD released The 2019 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), Part 1, which provides estimates of homelessness in the U.S. The 2019 report estimates 568,000 people were experiencing homelessness in January 2019, which reflects a 3% increase since 2018 but a 12% decrease since 2007. Although the…
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition to review Martin v. Boise on December 16, upholding the Ninth Circuit Court ruling that people experiencing homelessness cannot be criminally punished for sleeping outside on public property if there are no available alternatives. The Supreme Court’s…
Members of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) confirmed Robert Marbut as the new executive director on December 10. President Trump appointed Mr. Marbut, a community college professor and consultant to cities on homelessness, after removing Matthew Doherty, who served as director…
Led by Representatives William Lacy Clay (D-MO), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), and Gwen Moore (D-WI), a group of 75 House Democrats sent a letter to President Trump on December 10 outlining their disappointment with the appointment of Robert Marbut to lead the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (…