The National Survey of Programs and Services for Homeless Families: The Red, White, and Blue Book is an online resource for service providers, advocates, researchers, and public policy makers working in the field of family homelessness. This guide provides a state-by-state snapshot of the interconnections between governmental and nonprofit work to end family homelessness.
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Two-page state briefs summarizing public and private initiatives to address family homelessness are available for all 50 states. Click each state on the map to download.

RECENT POLICY REPORTS

Foreclosures and Homelessness: Understanding the Connection, January 2013
The increase in family homelessness during the recent recession can be partially attributed to the foreclosure crisis, although the extent of the relationship is unclear. This brief provides new analysis on the impact of foreclosures on homelessness and recommends that government agencies and researchers begin to track the number of homeless families who have experienced foreclosure as the crisis continues.

Intergenerational Disparities Experienced by Homeless Black Families, March 2012
The stark reality is that black Americans are greatly overrepresented in U.S. homelessness and poverty statistics when compared to whites. In 2010, one out of every 141 black family members stayed in a homeless shelter, a rate seven times higher than persons in white families (one in 990). This brief outlines some of the longstanding and interrelated social and structural issues that leave black families more likely to experience homelessness.

A Tangled Web: Homeless Family Subpopulations and Their Overlapping Needs, November 2011
Does CoC Participation in SOAR Training Improve SSI/SSDI Enrollment?, November 2011
Housing Assistance Underfunded but Critical for Survivors of Domestic Violence, October 2011
Federal Funding Essential to Finding and Aiding Homeless Students, October 2011
Head Start's Positive Impact on Homeless Families, September 2011
Failures and Solutions: New Yorkers' Views on Homelessness, July 2011
On the Brink: Homelessness a Reality in the South Bronx, July 2011
The Beginning of the End of Transitional Housing? May 2011
Beyond Chronic Homelessness: A Review of Statewide Plans, March 2011