Articles on Homelessness
January 2012 - THC approved for Walter Reed space
Article “Walter Reed Plan Approved, On Its Way to Council” (Washington City Paper)
September 2011 USICH - Latest Report
Current trends in family homelessness
March 7 - Ending Homelessness: A Model That Just Might Work
NPR story on All Things Considered about a permanent supportive housing project in the middle of NYC.
January 2011 - State of Homelessness in America 2011
National Alliance to End Homelessness 48-page report on the effects from the recession, data, findings, analysis and strategies for moving forward.
October 26 - Washington Post: District gets winter plan for sheltering the homeless
Article from the Washington Post describing latest budget approval by Interagency Council on Homelessness for increased permanent housing (185 units) during the winter months.
October 26 - Who is Low-Income in DC?
Report by the DC Fiscal Policy Institute with analysis of the District’s population, poverty issues, and economic barriers. Recommendations include policy-based solutions, enhanced services, and better coordination among DC government agencies.
June 16 - Associated Press: Number of homeless down, but homeless families up
Increasing rate of homeless families in the United States
June 8 - Washington City Paper: DC General’s Family Shelter Back at Capacity
Overcrowding at the DC General’s family shelter (June 8, 2010)
May 2010 Point-in-Time Report
Regional Portrait of Homelessness: 68-page report on the 2010 survey results counting the homeless population in Metropolitan Washington. Prepared by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Government’s Homeless Services Planning and Coordinating Committee (May 2010)
The New York Times: Handing Out Money to Stave Off Homelessness
U.S. Offers a Hand to Those on Eviction’s Edge
Washington Post: Long lines in D.C. shouldn’t be filled with the city’s poor
Long lines in D.C. shouldn’t be filled with the city’s poor
USA Today: Apartment rents cheaper than stays in homeless shelters
Apartment rents cheaper than stays in homeless shelters
Washington Post: Report finds rise in D.C. poverty to nearly 1 in 5 residents
Report finds rise in D.C. poverty to nearly 1 in 5 residents
Washington Examiner: Forum highlights economic displacement and homelessness
Forum highlights economic displacement and homelessness
Washington City Paper: DC General Article
Article on DC General and homeless families
Washington Post: Homeless D.C. teenagers visit White House
Homeless D.C. teenagers visit White House
Washington Post: Digging deeper to pay the District’s rising rents
Digging deeper to pay the District’s rising rents
Point in Time Survey/ Washington Post Article: Homeless count a unique challenge for census workers
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/27/AR2010012704731.html
Washington Post: District to disburse $7.5M in stimulus money to help homeless
Washington Post: District to disburse $7.5M in stimulus money to help homeless
