The Economic Consequences of Homelessness in The US

HUD Resources | HUD Local Offices | Homeless Continuum of Care | SAMHSA
Homelessness and Housing Resources | Federal Affordable Housing Assistance
Statewide Directories:
Connecticut | Louisiana | New Hampshire | Western Massachusetts | Washington
City Directories:
Los Angeles, CA | New Orleans | San Francisco, CA | Santa Cruz, CA | Seattle | Tampa
Bay, FL | Washington, DC
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Assisting Homeless People – Working to End Homelessness
Volunteers of America
Over 670,000 Americans are homeless;
48 million people go hungry every night;
46.2 million Americans live in poverty.
Volunteers of America works to prevent and end homelessness through a range of
support services including eviction prevention, emergency services, transitional housing
and permanent affordable housing. Once we engage homeless individuals, including
youth and families with children, we stay with them for as long as it takes to return them
to self-sufficiency.
How We Help End Homelessness
We reach out to homeless individuals through street outreach and mobile outreach
services and once we engage with homeless individuals, youth and families with
children, we provide assistance that ranges from paying a first month’s rent to offering
permanent supportive housing so that people with disabilities can become stable and
productive members of their communities. In 2013, we helped over 83,000 homeless
individuals.
We have found that, without supportive services, housing is often not enough to end
homelessness. From helping homeless youth, to providing assistance in obtaining
disability benefits, to providing transportation, to offering intensive job training
assistance to homeless veterans, we operate a number of innovative supportive
services programs to support our efforts of ending homelessness in America.
EMERGENCY SHELTER
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