It is likely that you see someone experiencing homelessness almost every week -- yet how much do you really know about what causes people to become homeless?
Homelessness is clouded by stereotypes, false assumptions, and untruths.
This lack of knowledge presents a significant problem: as a society, we cannot even begin to address homelessness until we understand it.
Explore the links below to learn more about homelessness:
- Policy Reports and Publications
- Homelessness: the Facts and Causes (PDF)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about homelessness
- How a Bill Becomes a Law: The story of one campaign's struggle for affordable housing (DePaul Journal for Social Justice, Fall 2007. Written by CCH Policy Director Julie Dworkin)
- Voices of Hope: podcasts by CCH