HOMES-WORLD ORGANIZING

HOMELESSNESS: WORLD

As many as 1 billion people lack adequate housing. The characteristics and causes of homelessness around the world are complex and varied. Homeless people experience social exclusion and stigmatization, economic hardship and poverty, and physical and mental health problems. Getting an accurate picture of global homelessness is extremely challenging. Definitions of homelessness vary from country to country. Census data is typically collected based on household and, while most census data takes into account those living in shelters and receiving government aid, census takers struggle to count the “hidden homeless” – those who may be residing in inadequate settlements such as slums, squatting in structures not intended for housing, couch surfing with friends and family, and those who relocate frequently.
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Understanding Homelessness
Understand Homelessness

Homelessness
Esteban Ortiz-Ospina and Max Roser | Our World in Data

State of Homelessness
National Alliance to end Homelessness
News Report Shows Homeless Population Declining
Kate Santich | Orlando Sentinel | May 16th, 2018

As Cities Grow, So Do Numbers of Homeless
​Joseph Chamie | Yale Global | July 13th, 2017

'Us and Them': What Homelessness Looks Like Around the World
​Ruby Hamad | SBS | July 4th, 2017
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