The Work Behind Work: Combatting Homelessness with Jobs
February 14, 2024 / By Seth Pickens, Daniel Flaming, Manuel Gomez and Ana Alvarez
The most common reason unhoused individuals give for why they do not have a place of their own to live is unemployment and lack of income. Homelessness is primarily a problem of income. Upstream interventions that lead to employment will significantly reduce the number of men, women and children who experience homelessness.