Cities and homelessness : essays and case studies on practices, innovations and challenges / edited by Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III and Mickey P. McGee.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gonzalez, Joaquin Jay, III, editor.

McGee, Mickey P., 1949- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homelessness--United States.

Homelessness.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (314 pages)

Other Title:

Essays and Case Studies on Practices, Innovations and Challenges

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2021]

Summary:

"Homelessness in America's cities remains an intractable and growing problem. Challenges facing the homeless today are the same as in years past: poverty, tenuous ties to family and friends or none, debilitating physical and mental health issues, and substance abuse. Compared to the 1950s-1970s, more homeless are sleeping on city streets versus in shelters or single room hotels. Homelessness rates are affected by economic trends, lack of affordable healthcare and housing, decline in public assistance programs and natural and man-made disasters. This collection of essays covers case studies, innovations, practices and policies of municipalities coping with homelessness in the 21st century"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Acknowledgments

Preface

Part I. Introduction

1. A Potential Turning Point in How Cities Treat the Homeless

2. Why Turning Homelessness into a Crime Is Cruel and Costly

3. How Local Governments Can Build an Effective Homelessness System

4. Busting Three Common Myths About Homelessness

5. Why There Are So Many Unsheltered Homeless People on the West Coast

6. How the Homeless Create Homes

Part II. Cities ­vis-à-vis the States and the Feds

7. Modern Approaches to Homelessness

8. Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless in Sacramento, California

9. Exploring Homeless Work Programs in Santa Rosa, California

10. Trump's Attack on the Homeless and Learning from Berkeley's Practices

11. Community Partnership for the Homeless in Sutter County, California

12. Strengthening Homelessness ­Public-Private Partnerships in Washington State

13. Cities Have a New Target for Ending Homelessness: Landlords

14. No Questions Asked

15. Five Questions for Mayor Richard J. Berry

16. Empty Space

17. Not Just a Place to Live

18. Care Not Cash Program for the Homeless in San Francisco, California

19. Tackling Homelessness in San Francisco

20. California Housing Crisis

21. California's Housing Future

22. California's Housing First Policy

23. Rhode Island First State to Pass Homeless Bill of Rights

24. HUD Reports Homelessness Unchanged in U.S. in 2018

25. Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing Projects

26. Home, Together

27. The White House Housing Development Toolkit

Part III. Services, Innovations and Challenges

28. Key Findings on Housing Affordability

29. Affordable Housing Development

30. Perceptions of and Barriers to Affordable Housing in Virginia

31. Snapshot.

32. Mapping as Citizen Engagement in the Fight for Affordable Housing

33. Inclusionary Housing

34. Sacramento County Reducing the Number of Mentally Ill Homeless

35. How Funding to House the Mentally Ill and the Homeless Is a Financial Gain, Not Drain

36. California Hospitals See Massive Surge in Homeless Patients

37. Finding Homeless Patients a Place to Heal

38. The Homeless Are Dying in Record Numbers on the Streets of L.A.

39. "Medieval" Diseases Flare as Unsanitary Living Conditions Proliferate

40. Addicted to Homelessness

41. Homelessness Programs and Resources

42. Ending Veteran Homelessness

43. VA National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans

44. Veteran Homelessness in Monterey County

45. Monterey Programs Focused on Supporting Homeless Veterans and Their Families

46. An Assessment of Homeless Veteran Programs in Sacramento County

47. Homeless Vets with Families

48. At Some Veterans Homes, ­Aid-in-Dying Is Not an Option

49. "They Deserve It"

50. Tiny Home Villages for Homeless Veterans

51. How the Homeless Population Is Changing

52. Housing Policy Solutions to Support Aging with Options

53. The Need for Safe and Healthy Homes in Order to Age in Place

54. Accessibility Solutions for Colton Hall

55. Engaging Nonprofit Sector Institutions for Housing Seniors

56. Township Taps Former Mayor for ­Age-Friendly Initiative

57. Advancing Independence, Integration and Inclusion Throughout Life

58. Safe Parking Program for Homeless Women in Pacific Grove, California

59. Veteran, Minority, Woman and Homeless

60. Homeless Women Veterans

61. Finding Shelter

62. Helping Homeless Youth

63. Navigating Student Housing Challenges

64. The Hidden Homelessness Among America's High School Students

Part IV. The Future.

65. Shelter Design Can Help People Recover from Homelessness

66. Improving Resident Services

67. Libraries on the Front Lines of the Homelessness Crisis in the United States

68. Homeless and the Courts

69. A Case for Transition Shelters

Appendices

A. Glossary of Homelessness

B. Right 2 Survive FAQ

About the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4055-6

OCLC:

1251766132