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California and other officials use official confirmed data published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and not CalMatters’ estimates, which are unverified,
said a Newsom spokesperson to The Center Square in September, when CalMatters released its report We need to focus on treatment of substance use and mental illness, and bring back program requirements, like job training,
The reduction in veteran homelessness offers us a clear roadmap for addressing homelessness on a larger scale,
Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, said in a statement While this data is nearly a year old, and no longer reflects the situation we are seeing, it is critical that we focus on evidence-based efforts to prevent and end homelessness,
said HUD Agency Head Adrianne Todman No American should face homelessness,
said HUD Secretary Adrianne Todman in the report Additional public health crises, natural disasters that displaced people from their homes, rising numbers of people immigrating to the U.S., and the end to homelessness prevention programs put in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, including the end of the expanded child tax credit, have exacerbated this already stressed system,
This is the richest country on earth,
Sanders said in an X post We will use every tool, lever, and authority to get the homeless off our streets,
Trump said in a video announcing his policy last year This report reflects data collected a year ago and likely does not represent current circumstances, given changed policies and conditions,
department officials wrote in a statement No American should face homelessness, and the Biden-Harris Administration is committed to ensuring every family has access to the affordable, safe, and quality housing they deserve,
HUD Agency Head Adrianne Todman said in a statement Increased homelessness is the tragic, yet predictable, consequence of underinvesting in the resources and protections that help people find and maintain safe, affordable housing,
Renee Willis, incoming interim CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, said in a statement The answer to ending homelessness is ensuring everyone has access to safe, stable, and affordable housing. Our leaders must immediately expand the resources to rehouse people without homes and assist the rapidly growing number of people who cannot afford skyrocketing rents,
said Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness Our worsening national affordable housing crisis, rising inflation, stagnating wages among middle- and lower-income households, and the persisting effects of systemic racism have stretched homelessness services systems to their limits,
the department’s report (PDF) reads Between 2023 and 2024, children (under the age of 18) were the age group that experienced the largest increase in homelessness,
This record-setting increase in homelessness should sound the alarm for federal, state, and local lawmakers to advance evidence-based solutions to this crisis."
Ann Oliva, CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, said in a statement As advocates, researchers, and people with lived experience have warned, the number of people experiencing homelessness continues to increase as more people struggle to afford sky-high housing costs,
Some communities reported data to HUD that indicated that the rise in overall homelessness was a result of their work to shelter a rising number of asylum seekers coming into their communities,
HUD stated in a summary of its report
