Finding Your Place
A special series on homelessness with new thinking for people with nowhere to live.
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The economics of homelessness
Jun 2, 2023
In this Marketplace special, we’re taking a look at how the debt ceiling drama further restricts us from addressing big issues like homelessness.
There aren't enough workers to help people experiencing homelessness
by
Matt Levin
Jun 1, 2023
That's impacting efforts to get people into housing. But there are some programs trying to increase the number of specialists in the pipeline.
Yes, you can be employed and homeless
by
David Brancaccio
and Jarrett Dang
Jun 1, 2023
Fast-food workers, who are often paid low wages and work limited hours, make up 11% of homeless workers in California, a study finds.
Inside the push to criminalize homelessness
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
May 31, 2023
"The proven strategy is ... to use housing as the base," and then add services, says Ann Oliva of the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
For public good, not for profit.
Mental illness plays a complicated role in the homelessness crisis
May 30, 2023
Though the affordable housing shortage is key, mental illness increases the risk of losing a home and makes it harder to regain one.
How the affordable housing crisis drives homelessness
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
May 30, 2023
We're going to need a lot of money and cooperation to address homelessness.
Biden plan to end homelessness is missing a crucial ingredient: more money
May 30, 2023
Getting an unhoused person into a home can cost $10,000 a year — and more than 580,000 people are unhoused on any given night.