Crisis Response and Street Outreach

Emergency shelters are a critical component of many crisis response strategies, as they can be useful in providing immediate accommodations to people experiencing homelessness who have no other housing options. While important, emergency shelters alone are not an adequate solution to homelessness. They should be understood as one component of a more comprehensive, solutions-focused homelessness strategy that ultimately seeks to move people into standard housing. Thus, an effective crisis response will also involve diversion strategies that help people avoid shelter entry when possible and robust coordinated entry systems that identify people’s needs and connect them to housing and services.

Assertive Street Outreach

Core Elements of Effective Street Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness

Core Elements of Effective Street Outreach to People Experiencing Homelessness

The Role of Assertive Outreach in Ending Rough Sleeping

The Role of Assertive Outreach in Ending Rough Sleeping

Targeted Assertive Outreach: A Community How-To Guide

Targeted Assertive Outreach: A Community How-To Guide

National Health Care for Homeless Council - Outreach

National Health Care for Homeless Council - Outreach

Assertive Outreach Resource Manual

Assertive Outreach Resource Manual

Working With Street Children

Working With Street Children

Homeless Outreach: A Pre-Treatment Guide

Homeless Outreach: A Pre-Treatment Guide

Emergency Shelter and Assistance

Emergency Shelter Learning Series

Emergency Shelter Learning Series

Implementing Emergency Shelter in Crisis Response

Implementing Emergency Shelter in Crisis Response

Homeless Shelter Access Among Transgender Adults

Homeless Shelter Access Among Transgender Adults

The State of Emergency Shelters in Europe

The State of Emergency Shelters in Europe

The Private Sector and Emergency and Temporary Accommodation in Europe

The Private Sector and Emergency and Temporary Accommodation in Europe

Handbook on Institutionalizing Basic Services Through the Shelter for Homeless Scheme

Handbook on Institutionalizing Basic Services Through the Shelter for Homeless Scheme

Handbook for Asian Women's Shelters

Handbook for Asian Women's Shelters

The Regulation of Complex Needs in Emergency Shelters for the Homeless

The Regulation of Complex Needs in Emergency Shelters for the Homeless

The Mechanism of Operation Effectiveness of Emergency Shelter Rescue Systems

The Mechanism of Operation Effectiveness of Emergency Shelter Rescue Systems

Local Metropolitan Government Responses to Homelessness in South Africa

Local Metropolitan Government Responses to Homelessness in South Africa

Homeless Women and Shelter Regimes: A Glimpse of Everyday Practice through Social Workers´Narratives

Homeless Women and Shelter Regimes: A Glimpse of Everyday Practice through Social Workers´Narratives

The Impact of Post-flood Evictions and Resettlement in Chennai

The Impact of Post-flood Evictions and Resettlement in Chennai

The Economics of Hosting Refugees: A Host Community Perspective from Turkana

The Economics of Hosting Refugees: A Host Community Perspective from Turkana

Homeless, Landless, and Destitute: The Plight of Zimbabwe’s Tokwe-Mukorsi Flood Victims

Homeless, Landless, and Destitute: The Plight of Zimbabwe’s Tokwe-Mukorsi Flood Victims

The Paradox of International Medical Aid for Homeless Children in Cairo

The Paradox of International Medical Aid for Homeless Children in Cairo

Spotlight

South Africa

Piloting a Group of Psychotherapy Interventions for Mother-Infant Dyads

Sacramento, U.S.A.

Housing Outcomes for Homeless Individuals in Street Outreach Compared to Shelter

Johannesburg, South Africa

The Challenges of Providing for the Street Homeless

Hong Kong

Support Services for Street Sleepers

Sydney, Australia

Tackling Homelessness and Healthcare on the Frontline

Anchorage, U.S.A.

Emergency Shelter: Community Concerns and Best Practices

Uganda

Investigating the Validity and Impact of the Kamparingisa National Rehabilitation Centre

Japan

Urban Japan: Considering Homelessness, Characterizing Shelter and Contemplating Culture