The Housing First Initiative from Housing and Urban Development (HUD) continued policy and legislation aimed at ending homelessness in America. In the 70 years following the United Nations declaration that housing was a fundamental human right, the United States has yet to find an end to the pervasive problem of homelessness. The United States has engaged in several very expensive wars but in the “land of the free” have yet to figure out how to house our people. Ironically, the cost of homelessness to tax payers outweighs the cost of housing people. Criminal justice, health care, and behavioral health expenses for high-need individuals outweigh the projected costs of supportive permanent housing solutions. Other benefits to ending homelessness
