Research Guides
Government Sources by Subject: Homelessness
Government Action
- Homeless Housing Program - King CountyInformation, graphs, and maps concerning how King County "is doing" concerning the topic of homelessness.
- Homeless Assistance and Prevention Programs, State of WashingtonIncludes programs, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and more
- Homelessness, U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS.gov)Links to studies, publications, US Department of Health and Human Services resources and other web sites
- Homelessness, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD.GOV)Information on homelessness assistance programs from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
- Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population: 2000Special report on shelter populations and people visible in street locations for communities with over 100 people in shelters (Census 2000).
- Homelessness Crisis, State of Emergency Declaration, Seattle.govOn Nov 2, 2015, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray declared a State of Emergency regarding the city's homelessness crisis.
- 2020 AHAR: Part 1 - PIT Estimates of Homelessness in the U.S.The latest annual report to Congress on homelessness in the United States. (.PDF)
- United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)USICH coordinates the Federal response to homelessness by partnering with 19 Federal agencies, state and local governments, advocates, service providers, and people experiencing homelessness.
Advocacy
- National Alliance to End HomelessnessSee: Interactive Tools and Solutions which provides a wealth of links to interactive maps, calculators, and charts to improve understanding of concepts related to ending homelessness, and Homelessness Counts: Changes in Homelessness from 2005 to 2007 a report which goes beyond HUD’s Third Annual Homeless Assessment Report by reporting on chronic, family, and other subpopulations at the state and community level.
- National Coalition for the HomelessA national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, as well as activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to the mission to end homelessness.
- National Health Care for the Homeless CouncilA rich reference source to current public policy statements, clinical resources, and fact sheets.
- National Law Center on Homelessness and PovertyLawyers working together to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.
- One Night Count, Seattle/King County Coalition on HomelessnessAn annual count of homeless people in the city and county, the largest community-organized count in the United States.
- Tent Cities in America: a Pacific Coast ReportHow current tent cities have emerged, how they operate, community organizing efforts, and more . . .
- Washington Low Income Housing AllianceIncludes statistics, reports, plans to end homelessness, local information, and more.
Nickelsville
This camp was named after Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels in protest of his shutting down of tent cities.
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons.
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- HomelessnessSearch the UW catalog for topics related to homelessness. Be sure to look at the LC Subject information for each entry to find further leads.
- Human Rights Documents This link opens in a new window
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Database of documents from hundreds of non-governmental human rights organizations. Covers 1980s - present.
