What Do Homeless Shelters Need the Most?
You know how challenging homelessness issues have become. As a social work professional or case manager, you put your heart and soul into serving this vulnerable population. You maintain active service coordination with homelessness shelters to fulfill all their possible needs. You deploy several case management models to guarantee quality care. But despite all the […]
Evaluating What We Know So Far About Current Homelessness Funding
What We Know So Far About Homelessness Funding in 2024 From emergency shelters to employment resources, homelessness funding contributes to countless programs and services across the country. Many of these programs aim to improve our general response to homelessness by eliminating the stigma and identifying its root problems. Unfortunately, not all of these federal services […]
How Will Proposition 1 in California Affect Human Services Organizations?
The Impact of Proposition 1 in California on Human Services As a human services organization in California, you’re likely closely following the developments around Proposition 1, the ballot measure that voters narrowly approved in March 2024. This proposition marks the most significant overhaul of the state’s mental health system in decades, and it will likely have major […]
The Effects of No-Outdoor-Camping Laws on Homeless Services
Effects of No-Outdoor-Camping Laws on Homeless Services As a social work professional, you’re likely familiar with the impact of homelessness in your community. With rising housing costs, stagnant wages, and limited affordable housing options, more individuals and families are finding themselves without a stable place to call home. In an attempt to address homelessness, many states […]
10 Homeless Case Management Best Practices To Implement
Key Strategies for Successful Homeless Case Management Homeless case managers strategize plans for unhoused individuals and families. The job consists of much more than simply finding a house or shelter. These social workers must be prepared to perform assessments, allocate resources, advocate for clients’ needs, and connect them with other service providers. This requires an […]
Data-Driven Insights Into Veteran Homelessness: Statistics and Facts
Homelessness impacts thousands of individuals daily, including veterans. Although the U.S. has seen significant progress in recent decades, the current population of unhoused veterans is still a serious issue that demands action. As a case manager, you can decrease the long-term impacts and risks of veteran homelessness. However, you must first understand its full scope, […]
Can You Define Homelessness? The Four Types of Homelessness
Can You Define Homelessness? Is your client homeless? How do you define homelessness? In human services It’s not a simple yes or no answer. Instead it’s multiple choice. There are four categories of homelessness used for federal housing programs. Then it gets complicated, but we’ll break it down. The Department of Housing and Urban Development […]
Is Your Client Homeless Enough?
Maryellen Hess Cameron Maryellen Hess Cameron spent over 25 years as the Executive Director of non-profit agencies in the social…. You might be one of those people who think a family is homeless just because it doesn’t have a place to live. Technically you are correct, but that doesn’t mean the family is eligible […]
Papering Your Way to Housing
Emergency assistance to help people with unpaid rent and utilities is on its way; this article reviews how you can help clients gather information for their applications. There’s nothing like a government program to generate paperwork. Ironically, since the Paperwork Reduction Act passed 40 years ago the documentation needed for housing assistance programs seems to […]
Pave the Way Home: Collaborations for Safe Housing and Survivor Services
Survivors like Laura get caught in the intersection between homelessness and domestic violence, a situation you see every day in your work as a victim advocate and service provider. You see survivors escape, only to end up on the street. Your job is to find solutions to address their complex needs. That’s where partnerships come into play. Victim […]
