"The condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing."
The availability and affordability of housing, as well as the issue of homelessness, have been ongoing challenges in urban areas throughout history.
Housing affordability: Understanding the cost of living and housing expenses in urban areas and the impact of rising prices on homelessness.
Public housing: An overview of publicly funded housing and the role it plays in providing affordable housing to low-income individuals and families.
Homelessness prevention: Strategies for preventing homelessness through early intervention and support services.
Housing instability: The impact of unstable housing on mental and physical health, academic performance, and employment.
Housing discrimination: Understanding the ways in which race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status play a role in housing discrimination and the impact on homelessness.
Social determinants of health: The impact of social factors such as poverty, unemployment, and lack of affordable housing on health.
Homelessness in rural areas: An overview of homelessness and housing insecurity in rural communities.
Urban gentrification: The impact of gentrification on housing affordability and its impact on low-income communities.
Housing policy: Understanding the formation and implementation of housing policies and their impact on homelessness.
Housing programs: An overview of federal and state housing programs and the services they provide to address housing insecurity and homelessness.
Homelessness in immigrant and refugee communities: Understanding the unique challenges faced by immigrant and refugee communities when it comes to housing and homelessness.
Homelessness among people with disabilities: Understanding the challenges faced by people with disabilities in accessing affordable housing and resources.
Housing and environmental sustainability: The impact of housing on the environment, and how urban planning decisions can affect housing and homelessness.
Housing and urban sprawl: The impact of urban sprawl on housing availability and affordability.
Housing and the criminal justice system: The connection between homelessness and the criminal justice system and the need for supportive housing services.
Homelessness and education: The relationship between housing insecurity and academic achievement and the impact of educational resources on homelessness.
Mental health and housing: The connection between mental health conditions and homelessness, and how supportive housing can improve mental health outcomes.
Housing and public health: The impact of housing on public health, and how public health policies can benefit housing and homelessness.
Solutions to homelessness: An overview of the different approaches communities and policymakers take to address homelessness, and their effectiveness.
Single-Family Homes: Detached residences designed for one family.
Multi-Family Homes: Developments with several living units or apartments.
Apartment Buildings: Multi-story buildings with separate living units.
Condominiums: Units owned by individuals with shared common areas.
Co-Operatives: Homes owned by a corporation or trust and rented out to resident-members.
Mobile Homes: Houses that can be transported.
Senior Housing: Designed for senior citizens, including assisted living and retirement communities.
Student Housing: Designed for college students, including dormitories and off-campus apartments.
Affordable Housing: Homes that are more affordable to low-income families and individuals than market-rate units.
Tiny Homes: Small homes typically less than 500 square feet in size.
Chronic Homelessness: Long-term and consistent homelessness due to physical, mental, or musical health issues.
Situational Homelessness: Occurs when individuals or families experience economic or personal crises such as job loss, domestic violence, or natural disasters, pushing them into homelessness.
Episodic Homelessness: Occasional homelessness due to mental health or substance abuse issues.
Transitional Homelessness: Occurs when individuals or families leave an institution, such as a prison, hospital, or foster care, and have no permanent housing arrangements.
Hidden Homelessness: Homelessness without public visibility, including those living in shelters or staying with friends or family.
"Living on the streets, moving between temporary shelters, living in boarding houses without proper amenities, having no permanent house or safe place to live, and being internally displaced or remaining as refugees."
"Homelessness and poverty are interrelated."
"United States government homeless enumeration studies also include people who sleep in a public or private place, which is not designed for use as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings."
"An estimated 100 million people worldwide were homeless."
"As many as one billion people (one in 6.5 at the time) live as squatters, refugees, or in temporary shelter, all lacking adequate housing."
"Scarce and expensive housing is the main cause of rising homelessness in the United States."
"Living on the streets, also known as sleeping rough."
"Moving between temporary shelters, including houses of friends, family, and emergency accommodation."
"Living in private boarding houses without a private bathroom or security of tenure."
"Persons compelled to leave their places of domicile, who remain as refugees within their country's borders."
"The rights of people suffering from homelessness vary from country to country."
"There is no methodological consensus on counting homeless people and identifying their needs."
"In most cities, only estimated homeless populations are known, which include people who sleep in a public or private place not designed for regular sleeping accommodation."
"Homelessness or houselessness."
"The condition of lacking stable, safe, and functional housing."
"Living on the streets, moving between temporary shelters, living in boarding houses without proper amenities, having no permanent house or safe place to live, and being internally displaced or remaining as refugees."
"Homelessness and poverty are interrelated."
"United States government homeless enumeration studies also include people who sleep in a public or private place, which is not designed for use as a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings."
"Scarce and expensive housing is the main cause of rising homelessness in the United States."