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The Center for American Progress and the Equal Rights Center recently released a study titled Discrimination Against Transgender Women Seeking Access to Homeless Shelters. Utilizing test calls to 100 shelters across four states, the study found less than a third of shelters were willing to properly…
Affordable housing and community-based services are the keys to independence for people with disabilities. The primary barrier to independent living for many people with disabilities is the ability to afford housing costs in the community. This Housing Resource Guide identifies and explains the…
TOPIC: People with Disabilities; Housing Need
STATE: Delaware
TYPE: Research Report
DATE: April 2012
AUTHOR: Delaware Housing Coalition and Housing Sub-Committee of the Governor’s Commission on Community Based Alternatives for People with Disabilities
DESCRIPTION: This…
Gay and transgender youth are disproportionately homeless compared to youth in general, a June report released by the Center for American Progress finds. Further, once homeless, these youth face increased instances of physical and sexual exploitation.
The report synthesizes current research…