This is our course resource page on Homelessness. Many argue homelessness is symptom of other problems, just as lack of income may be one symptom of not having a job. In this case the best solution for homelessness may be to find and/or train for a new job. Two NGOs that focus on job search and training are ATD Fourth World in Paris and Madrid (see Banerjee & Duflo 2019, p 234) and Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles. Both of these groups focus on moving homeless or returning citizens into productive employment (see their web pages).
April 4th 2020 California places 900 Homeless in hotels Cal Matters
This Aljazeera Documentary argues that in 2015 homelessness has reached a new high in New York City Shadow City: Homelessness in New York | Fault Lines Is this correct? Compare with the data posted by the Coalition for the Homeless (in New York)
See Figure 1 in this excellent review paper commissioned by the what research center? Evans, William, David Philips, and Krista Ruffini (2019) Reducing and Preventing Homelessness: A Review of the Evidence and Charting a Research Agenda. No. NBER 26232. PDF MIT Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab
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This video is a PBS Newshour feature on a Dallas Program
Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally. Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. How does it deal with homelessness, is this solution applicable in other cities or countries? See Facts about homelessness in New York City
‘It’s a Miracle’: Helsinki’s Radical Solution to Homelessness‘
NY Times Virtual Tour of Homeless camps in Oakland and Mexico
Is Public Housing Demolition the Problem? See the Towers came down, and with them the promise of public housing NY Times Magazine, Feb 6th 2018