May Newsletter

OP-ED

The Value of Summer Point-in-Time Counts

Each year, during the last few weeks of January, volunteers from across the country take to the streets in an effort to count individuals experiencing homelessness. The annual Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandated program that is planned and implemented locally by Continuum of Care (CoC) leadership. An annual count of people experiencing homelessness who are sheltered in emergency shelters, transitional housing, and safe havens takes place on a single night. READ MORE

Research at The Center for Rural Homelessness

The Center for Rural Homelessness (CRH) is a nascent project of fellow Co-Founder Jarrett Lash and I. His experiences working in the sphere of shelter and program operations for unhoused individuals with nonprofit organizations and local officials undergird his rationale and never-ending drive to utilize CRH for the persons it is intended to serve. My professional and academic background differ. I have the pleasure of working within the field of the science of human connection as the Assistant Director of The Listening Project at New York University. READ MORE

IN THE NEWS

New Jersey Launches Pilot Program to Strengthen Homelessness Response in Rural and Suburban Areas

Grants aim to facilitate easier and quicker access to homelessness prevention services in rural and suburban areas. READ MORE

Homeless man freezes to death in a rural area

Dickie Nelson’s death in a tent city as temperatures plunged last December came as more homeless people in northern B.C. – many of them Indigenous – are showing up in smaller communities in need of shelter. READ MORE

Voices From the Shadows series: a look at rural homelessness challenges

An eight-part documentary series highlights the voices of those experiencing rural homelessness. READ MORE