New Data Sheds Light on How Housing Affordability Impacts Homelessness

Best Practices: A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness.

Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. New Research Demonstrates the Connection between Homelessness and Housing Affordability Communities where people spend more than 32 percent of their income on rent can expect a more rapid increase in homelessness, according to new Zillow-sponsored research on the size and root causes of the nation's homelessness challenge. This research demonstrates that the homeless population climbs faster when rent affordability – the share of income people spend on rent – crosses certain thresholds. In many areas beyond those thresholds, even modest rent increases can push thousands more Americans into homelessness. Read More» Webinar: Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern • Register» Webinar: Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern • Register» SNAP E&T State Institutes Opens Call for Applications The U.S. Department of Agriculture is offering an interactive training for staff and leaders of state SNAP Employment and Training Programs (SNAP E&T). Participants will work with colleagues to gain skills and develop plans to advance their state's SNAP E&T Program. Applications from State SNAP agencies are due January 7, 2019, and may include non-State partners (e.g, State workforce agencies or SNAP E&T providers) on the proposed participant list. Read More and Apply» Homelessness in the News Hennepin Healthcare uses EHR data to identify patients at risk of homelessness Healthcare Finance Applause for Broward's new attitude — and action — on homelessness South Florida Sun-Sentinel The Case for Nonprofit Housing Developers Washington Monthly Featured Alliance Resource Homelessness and the Opioid Crisis: Background, Funding, and Resources