When homeless youth cannot access necessary legal services, their housing stability, employment, healthcare, and other services may be negatively impacted. This article from the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness summarizes the recent Homeless…

The Office of Family Assistance developed this guide to help state TANF agencies recognize the important role they have in identifying and serving families experiencing homelessness and families at risk of homelessness. It is intended to help…

This video from the 2016 Research and Evaluation Conference on Self-Sufficiency (RECS) describes the Family Options Study, which is a random assignment study examining the impact of housing and services for homeless families in twelve communities…

This research brief, the first in a series that will draw on data from the Family Options Study, answers questions about family homelessness. The findings suggest that homeless families in the study reported participation in most safety net programs…

The resources and services available through the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program are critical to ending family homelessness. State and local TANF programs can provide access to critical work opportunities and support services…

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)’s Family Unification Program (FUP) provides low-income families in the child welfare system with housing vouchers. FUP is critical to understanding the overlap between the child welfare…

Studies have shown that leaving a person to remain chronically homeless costs taxpayers as much as $30,000-$50,000 per year. This resource from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) includes resources and news regarding the…