In 2005, Hurricane Katrina took the lives of 1,800 people in the Gulf Coast region and caused $81.2 billion worth of damage. Since the storm, rebuilding efforts have sought to create a better New Orleans, and this article, from the Brookings…

From the National Alliance to End Homelessness, this article reveals that when asked, many Americans underestimate the problem of homelessness in the U.S. This piece reviews best practices on strategies to reduce family homeless from Washington,…

This article reviews community prevention strategies that reduce the number of homeless people in local areas. Best practices included targeting through control of eligibility screening, developing community motivation, maximizing resources,…

This research includes 25 cities and the status of hunger and homelessness from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The research is based on information from the cities on the demand for emergency food and shelter and the capacity to handle the need,…

This article is an evaluation of the Family Permanent Supportive Housing Initiative and its role in meeting long-term needs of formerly homeless families in permanent supportive housing.

This resource examines the nature and causes of family homelessness and outlines approaches that communities are pursuing to provide homelessness prevention and rapid re-housing. Family homelessness is a widespread problem and is driven largely…

Authored by John Trutko and Burt Barnow. This report explores the feasibility of developing a core set of performance measures across four HHS programs that focus on service delivery to homeless persons. The report, by Capital Research…

This Web resource provides a wide range of resources on homelessness prevention for prisoners that include publications, best practices and programs, and policy and legislation briefs. One of the featured programs is entitled Polk County…

This article from the Urban Institute provides information on the status of housing from prisoners returning to society. While some are able to reside with family members, housing can pose a significant barrier for others. This article reviews…