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New 6-year randomized control trial: prevention is a proven solution to keeping families from becoming homeless
For years, our homelessness crisis has been fueled by a troubling trend: for every homeless family we connect to housing,…
Do homelessness prevention programs work? Santa Clara County-based study says yes
Finding: Emergency financial assistance reduces homeless peril for at-risk families The adage “prevention is better than cure” applies not just…
Apple partnerships help more than 40,000 Californians access affordable housing and resources
In 2021, as so many communities continued to grapple with the financial effects of the pandemic, Fernando Cortes struggled to…
First Study Of Its Kind Shows Financial Aid Can Prevent Homelessness
For people on the verge of homelessness, emergency financial assistance offers great promise, according to a randomized control study done…
We’re Expanding Our Andre Ellison Equity Fund
People of color disproportionately experience homelessness in our community and throughout the country. We launched the Andre Ellison Equity Fund last year to…
Targeted prevention helps stop homelessness before it starts
Homelessness has become an increasingly worrisome crisis in our nation over the past several years, but a new study from…
These Researchers Lived Through Homelessness. Now, They’ve Analyzed It.
The latest study of unhoused Californians made headlines, even though its findings are already considered common knowledge among people engaged with the…
A New Study Paints a Different Picture of Homelessness in California
Researchers found that homeless people in California were often living in poverty within the state, until they suddenly lost their…
The biggest survey of homeless Californians in decades shows why so many are on the streets
Losing income is the No. 1 reason Californians end up homeless – and the vast majority of them say a…