Homelessness in the News – Institute of Global Homelessness

IGH Joins Efforts to Address Global Street Homelessness; RAIS Fundación Proposes Policy Change in Spain; and More

The United Nations Working Group to End Homelessness The United Nations NGO Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH), IGH, and the International Coalition to End Homelessness propose a renewed focus [...]

Posted on March 15, 2019July 29, 2019 by ighome

La Casa Norte Opens Homelessness Facility; The Y Foundation Shares Expert Outlooks on Homelessness in 2030; and More.

La Casa Norte Opens Facility in Chicago for People Experiencing Homelessness La Casa Norte, an organization serving families and youth experiencing homelessness in Chicago, USA, opened a new, state-of-the-art facility [...]

Posted on March 2, 2019July 29, 2019 by ighome

Sydney, Australia Joins the IGH AP2CH Campaign; CAEH’s 2019 Conference; Working Group Pushes for UN’s Increased Engagement to End Homelessness; and More

The 2019 National Conference on Ending Homelessness The Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH) will host their National Conference on Ending Homelessness on November 4-6, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. [...]

Posted on February 16, 2019July 29, 2019 by ighome

Tackling Student Homelessness at The University of Washington Tacoma; Homelessness Declining in Vietnam; and More

Student Homelessness Project in Tacoma, Washington As a joint effort between the Tacoma Housing Authority (THA), local real estate developers, and The University of Washington Tacoma's (UWY) Associated Students (ASUWT), [...]

Posted on January 15, 2019July 29, 2019 by ighome

Cape Town, South Africa Looks at Street Homelessness; Alaska Leaders Collaborate to Tackle Homelessness; and More

Street Homelessness in Cape Town, SA A panel of municipal officials and local nonprofit leaders convened to discuss homelessness throughout Alaska. According to Kristen Swann of Alaska Public Media, the [...]

Posted on December 1, 2018July 29, 2019 by ighome

A Way Home Europe; Street Homelessness in Taipei, Taiwan; and More.

A Way Home Europe The efforts of A Way Home Canada have inspired communities, states and other countries to join their international movement for change in the homelessness sector. Europe [...]

Posted on October 20, 2018July 29, 2019 by ighome

IGH Joins Rijeka, Croatia to Collect Data; Auckland, New Zealand Counts Street Homelessness; and More

Ira Mata, Ira Tangata: Auckland, New Zealand’s Homeless Count Over 700 people took to the streets of Auckland, New Zealand to conduct a point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness. According [...]

Posted on September 22, 2018July 29, 2019 by ighome

England Plans to End Rough Sleeping by 2027; Adelaide, Australia Launches Online Tool to Track Rough Sleeping; Hong Kong Looks at Local Street Homelessness; and More

Homeless Link: Homelessness Law, Practice, and the Homelessness Reduction Act Course Homeless Link will be holding knowledge courses on homelessness legislation and practice in the United Kingdom (UK). The next [...]

Posted on August 25, 2018July 29, 2019 by ighome

Understanding Rural Homelessness in Canada; Housing Over 500 People in Auckland, New Zealand; and More

FEANTSA's 13th European Research Conference on Homelessness In partnership with the Metropolitan Research Institute Budapest and Foundation Budapest, FEANTSA will host the 13th Annual European Research Conference on Homelessness in [...]

Posted on August 11, 2018July 29, 2019 by ighome

Japan Sees Decline in Homelessness; St. Mungo’s Helps Women Experiencing Homelessness After Imprisonment; and More

HUD Helps Fund Youth Homelessness Programs in the U.S. The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) distributed grants to help fund a wide range of housing initiatives, [...]

Posted on July 31, 2018July 29, 2019 by ighome