What are the main causes of homelessness?
Most Common Causes (In order): 1)Lack of affordable housing 2)Unemployment 3)Poverty 4)Mental Illness 5)Substance Abuse All of these can...
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Below is a blog that answers questions you may have about homelessness on both a citywide and national level.
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Do People Really Become Homeless Because of Drug Use?
Substance use is the 5th leading cause of homelessness in the USA. There are more causes that are of way bigger importance such as lack...
What is the Definition of Homelessness?
Did you know that there are 4 defined different types of homelessness. 1)Chronic Homelessness -Someone who has been experiencing...
What is Currently Being Done to Help the Homelessness Crisis in SF?
- In Sf, there are many resources that help the lives of homeless people, but don't really help them get out of homelessness....
Current Homelessness Stats (Nationwide and SF)
San Francisco - -8,035 homeless people were counted in San Franciscos recent count in 2019. This was a 14 percent increase from the count...
What is Unique About the Homelessness Crisis in San Francisco?
San Francisco is a city that has been hit very hard with homelessness and has seen an exponential increase that shows no signs of...
Biggest Misconceptions about People Experiencing Homelessness
Deborah K. Padgett, a leading scholar on homelessness, is interviewed by NYU in the article below where she debunks the biggest...
How Can SHC Community Members Help?
According to Abigail Stewart-Kahn, the Interim Director at San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing the best thing...
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Interview - Part One
Abigail Stewart-Kahn
We are very grateful to have been able to interview the Interim Director at the San Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, Abigail Stewart-Kahn. Stewart-Kahn is switching her role to Special Advisor for Children and Family Recovery at the Department of Children, Youth, and their Families (DCYF). This will help families and children recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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