Expanding the Toolbox: The Whole-of-government Response to Homelessness

Excerpt:  “The strategic plan emphasizes addressing the root causes of homelessness and prioritizing trauma-informed care to support the success of each individual and family experiencing homelessness. The plan also focuses on the importance of promoting self-sufficiency across federal agencies as a way of ending the cycle of homelessness and dependency. … The plan places great emphasis on transparency and accuracy in reporting the number of Americans who are experiencing homelessness. Unsheltered homelessness increased 20.5 percent from 175,399 in 2014 to 211,293 in 2019. The number of Americans truly experiencing homeless is often unclear because of artificial changes in definitions and reclassifications that purport temporal improvements.”