12 Percent Reduction in Unsheltered Population

by | May 13, 2024 | Homelessness

An outreach worker on the streets of New Orleans. The director of the city’s new Office of Homeless Services and Strategy, Councilwoman Lesli Harris has visited encampments and been surprised to encounter neighbors priced out of their housing.

Learn how New Orleans is making a difference. Please see the article New Orleans Has Achieved a 12 Percent Reduction in Its Unsheltered Population by Carl Smith. Carl Smith is a senior staff writer for Governing and covers a broad range of issues affecting states and localities. He can be reached at carl.smith@governing.com.

In Brief…

  • Inflation and housing shortages have pushed homelessness to the top of challenges facing America’s cities.
  • New Orleans has created a new city office to address the issue.
  • The city is making progress on its goal of moving more people off the streets and into permanent housing. “Without investing in this approach, we’re no better off than putting them in the garbage,” says one top city official.

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