National Homelessness Estimate Grows for Fourth Consecutive Year

ROUTE FIFTY: On a single night in January last year, roughly 580,000 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States, marking the fourth year in a row that the homelessness estimate has grown. A new article highlights part one of HUD’s Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress, and Abt’s AHAR project director, Meghan Henry, provides insights on point-in-time data, COVID-19 trends, and what’s to come in AHAR part two, due later this year.