Chronic Homelessness Homelessness in the U.S. has affected millions of individuals’ social conditions for decades. Living conditions of homeless people in America is a serious epidemic, but in a progressive society, these issues are being addressed. Programs such as the National Alliances to End Homelessness have been put into effect to eliminate different aspects of homelessness, specifically of the different classifications addressing the chronically homeless. Numbers have drastically declined because of this program, while the program still saves communities financial and health benefits. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is providing housing and related support services to target chronically homeless individuals.
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In this article they collect research data used for HUD funding and different techniques for placing clients fast and more efficiently than ever before. Multiple studies have shown that,“permanent supportive housing is associated with reductions in emergency shelter use, hospitalization, incarceration, and other social costs.” (Kresky-Wolff, Larson, O’Brien, McGraw, 2010, p. 213) The Supportive Housing Program discusses what can ultimately be designed to promote the development of housing and supportive services. This will then help homeless individuals transition from the shelters and the streets into permanent housing and reach the self-sufficiency …show more content…
In New York, the scale of the homeless problem is so large as the city is a huge metropolitan hub of the country, approaches to the chronic homeless can be different than most. “New York houses some 48,000 persons a night in shelters, a two-thirds increase from a decade ago (Anderson, 2013, p.12).” To keep the homeless population off the streets, state governments have provided funding to build housing and fund services for the homeless. New York has fostered the permanent supportive housing initiative but so many others have not joined in yet. Many states in the U.S. have sought to fight homelessness, though our country has been facing some economic struggles in the past decade. In response to this downturn, local communities and organizations have made it their mission to end all homelessness. These communities would then join the National Alliance to End Homelessness to be part of a collective group to make successful progress. In today’s society homelessness rates have gone down due to this coalition, however we have not quite yet made it to the finish
In this article they collect research data used for HUD funding and different techniques for placing clients fast and more efficiently than ever before. Multiple studies have shown that,“permanent supportive housing is associated with reductions in emergency shelter use, hospitalization, incarceration, and other social costs.” (Kresky-Wolff, Larson, O’Brien, McGraw, 2010, p. 213) The Supportive Housing Program discusses what can ultimately be designed to promote the development of housing and supportive services. This will then help homeless individuals transition from the shelters and the streets into permanent housing and reach the self-sufficiency …show more content…
In New York, the scale of the homeless problem is so large as the city is a huge metropolitan hub of the country, approaches to the chronic homeless can be different than most. “New York houses some 48,000 persons a night in shelters, a two-thirds increase from a decade ago (Anderson, 2013, p.12).” To keep the homeless population off the streets, state governments have provided funding to build housing and fund services for the homeless. New York has fostered the permanent supportive housing initiative but so many others have not joined in yet. Many states in the U.S. have sought to fight homelessness, though our country has been facing some economic struggles in the past decade. In response to this downturn, local communities and organizations have made it their mission to end all homelessness. These communities would then join the National Alliance to End Homelessness to be part of a collective group to make successful progress. In today’s society homelessness rates have gone down due to this coalition, however we have not quite yet made it to the finish