Houston Cut Homeless by Nearly Two-Thirds

by | Sep 2, 2023 | Homelessness

Houston has created a real system to address homelessness, aligning city, county and nonprofit efforts. That innovative program is now under threat, due to changes in leadership and funding. An article by Alan Greenblatt, Aug. 30, 2023: “How Houston Cut Its Homeless Population by Nearly Two-Thirds“.

Jackie Urbina, a counselor with Houston’s Coalition for the Homeless, helps a woman named Alice sort through her things before getting a ride to a shelter.(Alan Greenblatt/Governing)

In Brief:

  1. In over 10 years, Houston has driven down homeless by 64 percent.
  2. This success is built on coordinating public policy with 100 nonprofits.
  3. Federal money is running dry. Experts are nervous about what a mayoral handover might mean.