Deyanira Nevárez Martínez

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Detroit area homelessness providers worry the federal funding shift could affect thousands of individuals and families across the region. Charles Ommanney/Getty Images. Joshua Lott/Getty Images

Housing First helps people find permanent homes in Detroit − but HUD plans to divert funds to short‑term solutions

Detroit’s homelessness response system could lose millions of dollars in federal funding for permanent supportive housing as the city’s homelessness rates increase.
Police officers watch a homeless man follow their order to break down his tent in Venice, Calif., in July 2024. Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

Cities are clearing encampments, but this won’t solve homelessness − here’s a better way forward

The US Supreme Court’s high-profile Grants Pass ruling allows cities to clear homeless encampments, even if they can’t offer shelter. A scholar explains why a Housing First approach is more effective.

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