Housing Instability & Homelessness

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Report Examines Youth Homelessness, Provides Recommendations

The True Colors Fund, in partnership with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, published the State Index on Youth Homelessness 2018. The report estimates that, nationwide, 4.2 million youth and young adults under the age of 25 experience homelessness each year. The report ranks…

College Students Face Housing and Food Insecurity

College students responding to a survey by the Wisconsin HOPE Lab reveal a high degree of housing and food insecurity. Forty-six percent of students at two-year community colleges and 36% at four-year colleges experienced some degree of housing insecurity during the past year. Twelve percent and 9…

Study Finds Significant Racial Disparities in Homelessness Rates

A study of five communities by the Center for Social Innovation’s Supporting Partnerships for Anti-Racist Communities (SPARC) found significant racial disparities in rates of homelessness. Black residents accounted for nearly 65% of people experiencing homelessness in the five communities, even…

One in Ten Young Adults Experienced Homelessness over 12-Month Period

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago released a research brief on youth homelessness, Missed Opportunities: Youth Homelessness in America, National Estimates, which examines the size and characteristics of the youth population experiencing homelessness. The brief finds that one in ten young…