LibGuides: Homelessness: Problem-Based Learning: Statistics Sources

Statistics Sources

Homelessness - Specific Items
Homelessness Resources

Evaluation of the Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic Homelessness (Report)
March 2008; 2 pages html with further links
Federal Definition of Homeless
January 6, 2009 - part of HEARTH Act, S. 896 - go to page 33 or enter document search for 'homeless' - this amends the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302)
Homeless Children (HHS)
July, 2010; synthesizes the discussion from the Roundtable on Homeless Children. The background paper from this meeting is also available and provides an update on the research, policy, laws, and funding for programs and services for children who are homeless in the United States.
Housing Status Assessment Guide for State TANF and Medicaid Programs (Report)
March, 2009, 18 pages; part of a study entitled Homelessness Data for HHS Mainstream Programs, that explored the extent to which states collect data on housing status and homelessness from applicants for the two largest HHS mainstream programs that may serve individuals or families experiencing homelessness: Medicaid and TANF.
Toward Understanding Homelessness: (Report)
12 papers from the 2007 National Symposium on Homelessness Research; brought together 200 researchers, policy makers, government officials, service providers, and consumers from across the country to discuss the research papers and directions for future research related to homelessness. This Symposium was a follow-on event to the first National Symposium on Homelessness Research, which took place in 1998 and was also sponsored by HHS and HUD.

2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
The 2014 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress
American FactFinder (U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau)
This is a great source for information on population, housing, and economics.
The Annual Homess Assessment Report
The Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) is a HUD report to the U.S. Congress that provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons. The report is based primarily on Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) data about persons who experience homelessness during a 12-month period.
Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population, 2000
Census 2000 Special Report. Supplemented with additional table: Population in selected group quarters for the United States, states, counties with 100 or more people in emergency and transitional shelters, and census tracts with 100 or more people in emergency and transitional shelters, and for Puerto Rico: 2000.
Housing Statistics Data from the U.S. Census.
Housing Statistics Data from the U.S. Census.
HUDHRE.info - Homelessness Resource Exchange
HUD's homeless assistance programs are categorized as either formula (non-competitive) and competitive. HUD awards Emergency Solutions Grants by formula to states and local governments. It awards the Continuum of Care Program and other competitive funds via a national competition through a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).
Hunger and Homelessness Survey
A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
The mission of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is to coordinate the Federal response to homelessness and to create a national partnership at every level of government and with the private sector to reduce and end homelessness in the nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government in contributing to the end of homelessness.