NAEH Releases Third "Geography of Homelessness" Brief

The Homelessness Research Institute at the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) has released the third brief in its Geography of Homelessness series. "Part 3: Subpopulations by Geographic Type" examines the geographic distributions of three homeless subpopulations: chronically homeless individuals, non-chronically homeless individuals and persons in families with children. Each of these subpopulations' geographic distributions is compared to that of the total homeless population.

"Part 3" goes on to differentiate between sheltered and unsheltered subgroups of the above three subpopulations, eventually making the following determinations:

• The occurrence of unsheltered persons in families who are rurally located is almost double that of their urban counterparts
• 66 percent of chronically homeless individuals are unsheltered nationwide
• The "Mostly Rural" category differs from other categories in almost every aspect

The next Geography of Homelessness brief will look at the 295 "Urban" Continuums of Care.

Click here to view "Geography of Homelessness, Part 3: Subpopulations by Geographic Type."

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