Government Sources by Subject: Homelessness

Information, graphs, and maps concerning how King County "is doing" concerning the topic of homelessness.

Includes programs, the Homeless Management Information System (HMIS), and more

Links to studies, publications, US Department of Health and Human Services resources and other web sites

Information on homelessness assistance programs from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.

Special report on shelter populations and people visible in street locations for communities with over 100 people in shelters (Census 2000).

On Nov 2, 2015, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray declared a State of Emergency regarding the city's homelessness crisis.

The latest annual report to Congress on homelessness in the United States. (.PDF)

USICH coordinates the Federal response to homelessness by partnering with 19 Federal agencies, state and local governments, advocates, service providers, and people experiencing homelessness.

Previously the "Committee to End Homelessness", All Home King County aims to make "homelessness rare brief and one-time"

See: 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.

A 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.

A rich reference source to current public policy statements, clinical resources, and fact sheets.

Lawyers working together to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.

An annual count of homeless people in the city and county, the largest community-organized count in the United States.

How current tent cities have emerged, how they operate, community organizing efforts, and more . . .

Includes statistics, reports, plans to end homelessness, local information, and more.

Search the UW catalog for topics related to homelessness. Be sure to look at the LC Subject information for each entry to find further leads.