Homelessness News

April 16, 2007
Revolving Door for Addicts Adds to Medicaid Cost

From New York Times: Through its Medicaid program, New York spends far more than other states on drug and alcohol treatment, including more than $300 million a year paid to hospitals for more than 30,000 detox patients. One reason for...

April 03, 2007
Old Buildings Getting a Face-Lift for Homeless Veterans

From New York Times: The abandoned halls of the Veterans Affairs campus in the San Fernando Valley may soon be transformed into permanent housing with social services and counseling for disabled homeless veterans. Los Angeles has the highest concentration of...

March 15, 2007
HHS Releases Strategic Action Plan on Homelessness

HHS News Release: HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced his vision for helping America's homeless through improving their access to health insurance and health services and by encouraging continued collaboration among other committed federal agencies. "I am excited to assume the...

HUD Releases Landmark Homeless Study

HUD News Release 07-020 For the first time since 1984, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is releasing a report on the scope of homelessness in America. HUD's first-ever Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress concludes that an...

March 12, 2007
National Award for Campaign to End Homelessness in Michigan

MSHDA - Michigan's Campaign to End Homelessness Housing Initiatives At the Second Annual National Summit for Jurisdictional Leaders, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) recognized Governor Jennifer M. Granholm with the "Every American Deserves A Home" award for...

March 08, 2007
Catholic Charities USA Supports HEARTH Act as Balanced Approach to Addressing Homelessness in America

Catholic Charities USA: Calling the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act (HEARTH) a comprehensive and balanced approach to addressing homelessness in America, Catholic Charities USA today called on Congress to pass the bill, which reauthorizes the McKinney-Vento...

January 11, 2007
First Nationwide Estimate of Homeless Population in a Decade Announced

National Alliance to End Homelessness: There were 744,313 people homeless in January 2005 according to Homelessness Counts, the first national assessment of the number of homeless people in over a decade. The report was released by the Homelessness Research Institute...

December 28, 2006
UCLA study finds a need for services that help homeless youth obtain health insurance

From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Youth with a history of homelessness are a vulnerable population at high risk for negative health outcomes. The findings suggest that facilitating health insurance coverage for them may lead to increased use of outpatient care...

December 14, 2006
FRAC Special Analysis: 2006 U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho Survey on Hunger and Homelessness

Food Research and Action Center: During the last year, requests for emergency food assistance in survey cities increased an average of 7 percent, with 74 percent of survey cities reporting an increase, according to the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM)....

2006 Hunger and Homelessness Survey

U.S. Conference of Mayors: As emerging priorities unfold under new Congressional leadership, The U.S. Conference of Mayors and Sodexho, Inc. released the 2006 Hunger and Homelessness Survey. For more than 20 years, The U.S. Conference of Mayors has reported on...