Right now, a collection of advocates and local government officials across the United States are preparing to spread out in their counties, communities, and neighborhoods to count the number of homeless Americans. At first glance, this seems like a fairly sensible way to go about the messy work of measuring an important social and economic indicator. But, of course, every method has its drawbacks.…
Audiences: Government
Changing the Conversation about Homeless Students
For years, we at the Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness have focused a spotlight on student homelessness in major cities, with annual reports on New York City and now, for the first time, Seattle. …
GIS Day: Discovering Family Homelessness Through GIS
To mark GIS Day 2017, Senior GIS Analyst Kristen MacFarlane examines the many ways ICPH uses Geographic Information Systems in our work.…
Family Homelessness Exists in Your Community
Seattle has long been on the forefront when it comes to supporting homeless students and working to end family homelessness, but family homelessness is so pervasive that every school, neighborhood, community, and individual in Seattle must accept that someone in their world is experiencing housing instability.…
Hunger: A Homeless Family Issue
Homeless children and families not only struggle with housing, but also accessing basic needs, such as food to eat. Hunger and homelessness know no bounds—children in every city and state lack basic necessities.…
The Seattle Atlas of Student Homelessness
While Seattle is known for its tech titans, cycling enthusiasts, and progressive values, it is also home to over 3,600 homeless students. Ninety-seven percent of all public schools in Seattle serve at least one homeless student; 71% serve more than 10. In this publication, ICPH, through a partnership with Seattle Public Schools, illustrates just how pervasive and far-reaching the issue of student homelessness is across the city.…
Homelessness in California: Where Homeless Students Attend School
This interactive map enables users to visualize homelessness among students in California by school district. We believe this tool provides information critical to improving California’s programs and policies.…
Webinar: The California Interactive Map
Join our Principal Policy Analyst, Josef Kannegaard and Senior GIS Analyst, Kristen MacFarlane on 10/19 as they walk through the California Interactive Map, looking at where homeless students attend school.…
Student Homelessness in New York City School Districts
Delve into data about the homeless student population in NYC’s school districts.…
What Now? Homeless Students in the Aftermath of Harvey
The water in Houston may be receding, but the damage has been done. Before a single drop of rain fell in the state of Texas, more than 110,000 children in at least 25,000 families were homeless. Now those numbers have swelled into the hundreds of thousands.…
Why Do Homeless Students Miss School?
Children of all ages who live in homeless shelters have trouble getting to school. This means that half of students living in shelter are chronically absent, missing 20 or more school days in one year. That’s almost four times the rate of housed students who were not low income. What is the cause of this…
Launch Event: The Atlas of Student Homelessness in New York City 2017
Join us for a breakfast conversation with leaders in the field and the launch of our latest publication, On the Map: The Atlas of Student Homelessness in New York City 2017.…