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Defining Homelessness

According to Section 330 of the Public Health Service Act:

A homeless person is an individual without permanent housing who may live on the streets; stay in a shelter, mission, single room occupancy facilities, abandoned building or vehicle; or in any other unstable or non-permanent situation.

Suggested Search Terms

Homeless
Homelessness
Homeless Persons
Homeless Youth
Homeless Children
Homeless Families
Housing Policy
Homeless Shelters
Public Housing
Runaway Teenagers

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Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
Access to more than 350 reference titles, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, thesauri, and atlases in all major subjects. Also, Credo Reference offers a visual map of research using their Concept Map in addition to other tools.
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Designed for students who are researching controversial topics, Opposing Viewpoints includes thousands of articles examining all sides of today's hottest social issues.

Research Reports

The 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress
The Dept. of Housing and Urban Development annual report on national estimates of homelessness in the United States.
HUD's Office of Policy Development and Research
Reports, executive summaries, case studies, and guidebooks on homelessness available as free downloads.
Keeping A Roof Over Their Heads: Preventing Homelessness in Massachusetts & the HomeCorps Borrower Recovery Initiative
A publication of the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (2015).
Opening Doors : Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
From the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, June 2015
State of Homelessness: 2021 Edition
Examines trends in homelessness, homelessness assistance and at-risk populations at the national and state levels from the National Alliance to End Homelessness and the Homelessness Research Institute.
U.S. Conference of Mayors Hunger and Homelessness Survey
A Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America’s Cities / December 2016