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- War-Driven Hunger Holds Deep Ties to US Homelessnessby Cynthia Griffith on July 15, 2026
How the Closure of a Vital Shipping Waterway Is Raising Grocery Prices and Pushing American Families Closer to Homelessness As American households struggle with hunger and housing costs, the repeated closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway that … Continue reading →
- Answering the Hard Questions: A Messaging Guide for the Homeless Services Sectorby Mark Horvath on July 14, 2026
How to Talk to Your Neighbors About Homelessness Part 2 of an ongoing series on messaging and narrative change. Read part 1 here. You’re at a church barbecue. You’re waiting in line for potato salad and the person next to … Continue reading →
- A Veto Won’t Stop This Homeless Camping Ban for Longby Kayla Robbins on July 14, 2026
Republicans Need a Three-fifths Vote to Revive Bill That Criminalizes Camping and Threatens Shelter Workers with Felony Charges House Bill 437 has now been vetoed by North Carolina Governor Josh Stein, who said it was counterproductive to the goal of … Continue reading →
- 509 Homeless People Moved Off the Streets | Inside Atlanta Risingby Invisible People on July 13, 2026
Homeless veteran Mr. Bean was living in a tent in downtown Atlanta when we met him. That same day, we followed him as he packed up everything he owned, left the encampment behind, and unlocked the door to a home … Continue reading →
- Paying the Poverty Tax: What It Really Costs to Be Homeless in 2026by Cynthia Griffith on July 13, 2026
From Motel Rooms to Missing Credit Scores, Homelessness Comes with Hidden Costs that Often Outpace the Price of Having a Home “Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.” — James Baldwin … Continue reading →
- Research Challenges What People Assume About Homeless Pet Ownersby Stephen Oduntan on July 10, 2026
Studies Show the Bond Between Homeless People and Their Animals Is Often Stronger and Healthier Than the Public Assumes Near the intersection of 103rd Street and Wilmington Avenue in Watts, one recent afternoon, a homeless man rested beside a shopping … Continue reading →
- New Jersey Launches Its First Street Medicine Programby Kayla Robbins on July 9, 2026
The Model That Has Proven Highly Successful Across the Country Has Now Come to the Garden State In May, RWJBarnabas Health launched a new street medicine program designed to bring essential health care services directly to the homeless people who … Continue reading →
- California Takes Aim at Homelessness Preventionby Robert Davis on July 8, 2026
For Every Person Housed Through Existing Services, Three More Become Homeless; Lawmakers Are Starting To Ask Why Lawmakers in the California State Assembly recently passed a bill requiring the state to develop a statewide homelessness prevention strategy by 2027 to … Continue reading →
- Discrimination Is Driving Transgender Homelessness. Federal Policy Is Making It Worse.by Jocelyn Figueroa on July 7, 2026
New Survey Data from 92,000 Respondents Reveals How Anti-Transgender Stigma and Federal Rollbacks Widen the Housing Gap One in three transgender people in the United States has experienced homelessness. More than half have been turned away from shelter because of … Continue reading →
- The Average Homeless Person Earns Between $10,000 and $15,000 a Year at Workby Cynthia Griffith on July 6, 2026
Employment Is Not a Cure for Homelessness, and the Data Explains Exactly Why If you Google how much money a homeless person makes at their job, you will instantly be bombarded with AI responses about panhandling profits, beggar experiments, and … Continue reading →
Articles courtesy of ShelterForce.org
- We Really Need to Talk About Substandard Housing in Alabama’s Black Beltby Sharlene Newman on July 15, 2026
When this researcher moved back to her home state to direct a research institute, she thought she knew rural Alabama and its needs. But she was wrong. “I found myself unprepared for the extent of the rural housing crisis here.” The post We Really Need to Talk About Substandard Housing in Alabama’s Black Belt appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Art: Moving Away From Harmful Energy Infrastructureby Lara Heard on July 14, 2026
A New York art and architecture exhibition offers a vision of renewable public power. The post Art: Moving Away From Harmful Energy Infrastructure appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Should Everyone Have a Decent Home? Obscure HUD Document Suggests Noby Alan Mallach on July 13, 2026
A call for research proposals on reducing housing demand suggests a radical and troubling shift that may be coming in housing policy. The post Should Everyone Have a Decent Home? Obscure HUD Document Suggests No appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Laboratories of Democracy: Emerging State and Local Policy Visions, a Shelterforce Webinarby Miriam Axel-Lute on July 9, 2026
There is a lot that can be done to advance housing and community investment at the local and state level. This is the perfect moment to do it. The post Laboratories of Democracy: Emerging State and Local Policy Visions, a Shelterforce Webinar appeared first on Shelterforce.
- How HUD Is Seeking to Make Fighting Housing Discrimination Even Harderby Amber Banks on July 8, 2026
Fair housing law has never been easy to enforce. But HUD’s proposal to eliminate the use of disparate impact analysis will remove another crucial tool for doing so. The post How HUD Is Seeking to Make Fighting Housing Discrimination Even Harder appeared first on Shelterforce.
- HUD’s Work Requirement and Time Limit Proposals Put Rental Assistance at Riskby Erik Gartland on July 7, 2026
A proposed HUD rule that would allow housing agencies and subsidized housing owners to impose work requirements and time limits on tenants has drawn nearly 2,000 public comments, most opposing changes that advocates say could threaten housing stability for millions. The post HUD’s Work Requirement and Time Limit Proposals Put Rental Assistance at Risk appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Federal Grant Rule Change Threatens Community Access to Public Fundsby Alexandra Gallo on July 1, 2026
A proposed rule from the Office of Management and Budget would facilitate political interference in federal grant disbursements across all agencies. The deadline for public comment is July 13. The post Federal Grant Rule Change Threatens Community Access to Public Funds appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Affordable Housing Financing Is Overpriced, But It Doesn’t Have to Beby Kris Adhikari on June 30, 2026
Affordable housing construction finance reflects market norms, but its track record shows it’s far less risky than conventional market-rate housing loans. While lower default rates should lead to lower interest rates, they currently do not. The post Affordable Housing Financing Is Overpriced, But It Doesn’t Have to Be appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Linking Immigrant, Worker, and Tenant Struggles to Build Community Powerby Steve Dubb on June 29, 2026
In Atlanta, nearly 1,000 labor union members and community allies gathered at the Jobs With Justice national conference, where one of the themes was linking immigrant, worker, and tenant struggles to build community power. The post Linking Immigrant, Worker, and Tenant Struggles to Build Community Power appeared first on Shelterforce.
- Advocates Say Money Motivates Think Tank’s Push to Criminalize Homelessnessby Lara Heard on June 26, 2026
A new report questions a billionaire-founded think tank’s ties to law enforcement and surveillance—and its connections to the Trump administration. The post Advocates Say Money Motivates Think Tank’s Push to Criminalize Homelessness appeared first on Shelterforce.