Housing is essential for achieving better health outcomes. New approaches to financing health care create strong incentives and new opportunities for hospitals to partner with community organizations to serve patients experiencing homelessness.
New Case Study: Effectively Ending Veteran Homelessness in Philadelphia
In December 2015, the City of Philadelphia achieved the goal of ending Veteran homelessness. The Philly Vets Home team credits that accomplishment to four things: on-going collaboration, a system-driven response, perseverance, and a commitment to the Veteran.
Voices of Youth Count Offers Model for Youth-Informed and Youth-Led Homelessness Counts
This summer, 22 rural and urban communities around the country are conducting a street count and survey of youth experiencing homelessness as part of Voices of Youth Count, led by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. This count will supply critical new data to help inform our national policy and funding priorities.
Learn more about Voices of Youth Count through Regional Coordinator Katy Miller's recap of her recent participation in Seattle's count.
Federal Interagency Reentry Council Issues Report on Progress and Roadmap for the Future
Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
To end homelessness, we must understand and address the housing needs of people exiting our nation's correctional facilities.
The more than 20 federal agencies, including USICH, that make up the Federal Interagency Reentry Council released a new report on the Council's work to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes in housing, employment, education, health, and child welfare for individuals released from state and federal prisons.
In December 2015, the City of Philadelphia achieved the goal of ending Veteran homelessness. The Philly Vets Home team credits that accomplishment to four things: on-going collaboration, a system-driven response, perseverance, and a commitment to the Veteran. 
This summer, 22 rural and urban communities around the country are conducting a street count and survey of youth experiencing homelessness as part of Voices of Youth Count, led by Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago. This count will supply critical new data to help inform our national policy and funding priorities.
