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Housing First worked. Why is HUD turning its back on homeless veterans? | Opinion

As a veteran, housing advocate, and public housing administrator serving the Fort Riley community, I’ve seen firsthand how “Housing First” policies have transformed lives. That’s why I’m deeply ...
The Hill

Homelessness isn’t helplessness, but Housing First assumes it is

Editor’s Note: This story was updated to correct a figure associated with state spending on homelessness programs. We regret the error. In a 2006 New Yorker article ...
The New York Times

Trump Says ‘Housing First’ Failed the Homeless. Here’s What the Evidence Says.

The Trump administration has sought to move away from the model, which supporters call “evidence based” but opponents consider overly permissive. By Jason DeParle When the Trump administration ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Milwaukee's Housing First programs shows how lifting people out of homelessness can improve health, and cut costs

Elijah Edwards begins each day reading Scripture from a Bible as worn from use as his leathered hands are from years of work. He does this from a modest apartment that helped him rebuild his life, ...