➡ From Child Welfare Information Gateway NJ:
US: So Little to Ask For: A Home (Opinion)
New York Times – April 07, 2016
In a year in which there finally is serious talk about inequality, the ultimate poverty is lack of shelter. And the good news is that in the last decade or so, we’ve figured out what works to address it; the problem is not inevitable. The Housing First approach, which gets people quickly into permanent housing and then offers support services to keep them there, seems particularly cost-effective. Family homelessness is down almost one-fifth since 2010, and veteran homelessness is down much more — two states say they have functionally ended homelessness of veterans.
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/07/opinion/so-little-to-ask-for-a-home.html