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Homelessness is a global challenge.

The United Nations Human Settlements Program estimates that 1.1 billion people live in inadequate housing, and the best data available suggest that more than 100 million people have no housing at all.

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Housing First: Permanent Supported Accomodation for People with Psychosis who have Experienced Chronic Homelessness
Trevor Carlisle
Alex Holmes
Zoe Vale
et al.
The objective of this study was to determine whether a ‘housing first’ permanent supported accommodation was effective in improving housing stability, continuity of care and reducing mental health admissions for persons experiencing chronic homelessness with psychosis. The study found that the accommodation of chronic homeless persons with psychosis in a ‘housing first’ permanent supported accommodation lead to increased...
Supportive Housing and Healthcare Utilization Outcomes State of the Literature
This source discusses the intersection of homelessness and healthcare utilization. According to this literature review, supportive housing can facilitate stronger connections to primary care and more appropriate healthcare utilization by providing a stable environment in which to manage health and by connecting individuals to services that support relationships with primary healthcare providers The document goes on to discuss...
The SHARE framework: a smarter way to end homelessness
Dr. Lígia Teixeira
Dave Russell and Dr. Tim Hobbs
This paper introduces the SHARE framework, the first phase of a longer-term project that the Centre for Homelessness Impact is developing in tandem with its partners and collaborators. As a contribution to current debate it provides a birds-eye view of what it takes to achieve better outcomes for people experiencing homelessness. Based on current evidence, it also outlines five strategies – summarised in the mnemonic SHARE –...
Left Out: Why many LGBTQ+ people aren’t accessing their right to housing in the UK
Left Out examines the impact of the disproportionate number of housing issues faced by LGBTQ+ people, with a specific focus on older people; those experiencing domestic violence; asylum seekers and refugees; and those who are experiencing homelessness. This report draws together evidence which looks at LGBTQ+ housing as an issue from different perspectivesand offers  recommendations which reflect common issues across research...
Assessing the Costs and Benefits of Crisis' Plan to End Homelessness
This report assesses the feasibility of Crisis' plan to end homelessness in Great Britain. 
Housing First Feasibility Study Torbay
Chris Hancock
This report was commissioned as part of a wider programme of work looking to end street homelessness in Torbay. The key question in this study is whether, how, under what circumstances and with what likely outcomes, Housing First can become the primary housing option for homeless people, thereby providing an alternative to existing models of provision.
Homelessness and the impact of Brexit: Tackling the challenges and grasping the opportunities
Matthew Oakley
Jamie Thunder
The purpose of this report is to draw attention to the intersection of Brexit and homelessness in Great Britain. In this report, drawing on contributions from experts in the homelessness sector and related areas, authors set out an overview of the key factors that are likely to impact upon homelessness and homeless people in Great Britain. The report aims is to help policymakers in central and local government, and the...
Everybody In: How to End Homelessness in Great Britain
Matt Downie
This plan outlines the evidence-based solutions that can end homelessness in Great Britain, built round the belief that everyone should have – and is ready for – a safe, stable place to live. It contains solutions for the long-term, rather than to suit current political favour, building on what has worked at home and abroad to end homelessness. The plan shows the costs of preventing and solving homelessness for people, along...
A transitional housing program for older foster youth: How do youth fare after exiting?
Sonja Lenz-Rashid
This research journal evaluates the Bay Area Youth Center's Real Alternatives for Adolescents (RAFA) transitional housing program in Hayward, California.  The study examines RAFA as a possible preventative intervention against future homelessness, unemployment, lack of educational attainment, receipt of public assistance, and early parenting. 
Still Hungry and Homeless in College
Clare Cady
Anthony Hernandez
Sara Goldrick-Rab
Jed Richardson
and Joel Schneider
This is the largest national survey assessing the basic needs security of university students. It is the HOPE Lab’s 3rd national survey; the other two focused on community colleges. This year we report on 43,000 students at 66 institutions in 20 states and the District of Columbia. That includes over 20,000 students at 35 4-year colleges and universities, as well as students at community colleges. The data show that basic...
Seeking Supportive Housing: Chararcteristics, Needs, and Outcomes of Applicants to The Access Point
Supportive housing is the key to ending chronic homelessness, and provides a stable foundation for people living with mental illness or addictions. In Toronto, people apply for this housing through The Access Point, a community agency that works with housing providers. More than 14,000 people are on this waiting list. What are the characteristics of people who have applied for supportive housing – demographics, homelessness,...
Sleeping rough: a profile of Specialist Homelessness Services clients
Housing and Homelessness Reporting and Development Unit
Rough sleepers are the most visible population experiencing homelessness in Australia. This report explores the circumstances, experiences and housing outcomes of rough sleepers who sought assistance from specialist homelessness services between 1 July 2011 and 30 June 2015. Based on service use patterns across a 4-year period, this comprehensive analysis highlights the diversity and the complexities of the rough sleeper...
Ending Family Homelessness Report: Understanding the Scale and Needs of Families Experiencing Homelessness in Chicago
UChicago Urban Labs
This report by Urban Labs uses data from the homeless service and education sectors in Chicago, USA to estimate the total number of families experiencing homelessness, follow families’ pathways to experiencing homelessness over time, and project the number of families that will experience homelessness in the next year along with their housing needs. The following findings will be used to identify new opportunities to support...
What We Heard About Poverty in B.C.
This report reflects the thousands of voices of people from all over the province of British Columbia who participated in the poverty reduction consultation, a meeting that was designed to give people room to share their experiences of poverty and to share their ideas for improvement.  The many voices represented in this report will help guide government as the first poverty reduction strategy is developed in hopes of...
Riding by Riding Analysis Shows Child Poverty in Canada Knows No Boundaries
For nearly 30 years, Campaign 2000 has documented the failure of good intentions to end poverty. In the lead up to Canada’s first federal Poverty Reduction Strategy, in this report, Campaign 2000 reveals a disturbing picture of the magnitude of child poverty in every federal riding. The latest data paint a stark portrait of inequality in Canada with high- and low-income families living in close proximity while divided by wide...
7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness: Alberta Point-in-Time Homeless Count
7 Cities on Housing and Homelessness
This report presents data collected by the 2018 Point-in-Time count in Alberta, Canada, focusing on seven cities: Calgary, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Praire, Lethbridge, Medicine Hat, and Red Deer. According to this report, there were 5,735 people counted as experiencing homelessness during the count, the majority of which were in Calgary. The report gives a detailed analysis of the new data and its implications on...
Ending Street Homelessness in the Inner City: Adelaide Zero Project Implementation Plan
The Adelaide Zero Project seeks to end street homelessness in the inner city and ultimately end homelessness in South Australia. This collaborative program, funded by the Don Dunstan Foundation, follows similar program models implemented in cities, such as Chicago, Detroit, and New Orleans.  This document provides a summary of the project's goals and implementation plan, outlining the Functional Zero approach and ...
Where Am I Going to Go? Intersectional Approaches to Ending LGBTQ2S Youth Homelessness in Canada & the U.S.
This book is an effort to address LGBTQ2S (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning and two-spirit) youth homelessness in both Canada & the U.S. It includes an examination of the identity-related structural barriers LGBTQ2S youth experiencing homelessness face while accessing adequate services and transitioning out of homelessness, as well as program models that successfully address those barriers. Each...
Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide
Canada Without Poverty
Canadian Observatory on Homelessness
and FEANTSA
Youth homelessness is a pressing issue worldwide that requires urgent attention. To help address the issue, a collaborative group of organizations from Canada and Europe have developed Youth Rights! Right Now! Ending Youth Homelessness: A Human Rights Guide for grounding strategies to end youth homelessness in international human rights law. The guide, based on research, consultations, input from youth and the expertise of...
Racial Disparities in Homelessness in the United States
Most minority groups in the United States experience homelessness at higher rates than Whites, and therefore make up a disproportionate share of the homeless population. This fact sheet presents the 2018 demographic statistics on homelessness in the U.S.