Criminalization takes a toll, not only on adults, but also on the growing numbers of families, children and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness. This issue of Making the Link reviews the increase in families, children and youth experiencing homelessness, describes the criminalization measures increasingly being enacted and enforced against homeless persons and the severe consequences of these measures, and provides policy recommendations
In Massachusetts, more than half a million children (15% of all children) live in poverty, 30% of al...
In Massachusetts, more than half a million children (15% of all children) live in poverty, 30% of al...
The recession has caused rising unemployment, public assistance caseloads, and numbers of homeless f...
Homelessness is a devastating experience for families. It disrupts virtually every aspect of family ...
In spite of an unprecedented growth in the economy and subsequent record low unemployment levels thr...
Homeless children in families comprise the fastest-growing group of homeless persons in the United S...
Homeless children in families comprise the fastest-growing group of homeless persons in the United S...
Homelessness in the United States after World War II was primarily a problem of adult men, and initi...
The lack of available shelter space leaves many homeless persons with no choice but to struggle to s...
Homelessness imposes severe mental, physical, and social deprivation on a significant number of chil...
Homelessness is punishing to those who experience it, not just from the inherent and protracted trau...
Massachusetts\u27s response to the tragedy of family homelessness during a period of economic prospe...
Over the past decade, communities across the United States have enacted new laws that penalize hom...
The number of homeless families with children has increased in recent years due to the lack of the a...
Causes of homelessness are multiple and complex. Public focus often centers on personal problems, wh...
In Massachusetts, more than half a million children (15% of all children) live in poverty, 30% of al...
In Massachusetts, more than half a million children (15% of all children) live in poverty, 30% of al...
The recession has caused rising unemployment, public assistance caseloads, and numbers of homeless f...
Homelessness is a devastating experience for families. It disrupts virtually every aspect of family ...
In spite of an unprecedented growth in the economy and subsequent record low unemployment levels thr...
Homeless children in families comprise the fastest-growing group of homeless persons in the United S...
Homeless children in families comprise the fastest-growing group of homeless persons in the United S...
Homelessness in the United States after World War II was primarily a problem of adult men, and initi...
The lack of available shelter space leaves many homeless persons with no choice but to struggle to s...
Homelessness imposes severe mental, physical, and social deprivation on a significant number of chil...
Homelessness is punishing to those who experience it, not just from the inherent and protracted trau...
Massachusetts\u27s response to the tragedy of family homelessness during a period of economic prospe...
Over the past decade, communities across the United States have enacted new laws that penalize hom...
The number of homeless families with children has increased in recent years due to the lack of the a...
Causes of homelessness are multiple and complex. Public focus often centers on personal problems, wh...
In Massachusetts, more than half a million children (15% of all children) live in poverty, 30% of al...
In Massachusetts, more than half a million children (15% of all children) live in poverty, 30% of al...
The recession has caused rising unemployment, public assistance caseloads, and numbers of homeless f...