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Bush program curbs chronic homelessness

WASHINGTON - On a cold January morning in 2001, Mel Martinez, then the new secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was headed to his office in his limo when he saw some homeless people huddled on the vents of the steam tunnels that heat federal buildings.   "Somebody ought to do something for them," Martinez said he told himself. "And it dawned on me at that moment that it was me."   So began the Bush administration's radical, liberal -- and successful -- national campaign against chronic homelessness. "Housing first," it's called. That's to distinguish it from traditional programs that require longtime street people to undergo months of treatment and counseling before they're deemed "housing ready."   Instead, the Bush administration offers them rent-free apartments up front. New residents, if they choose, can start turning their lives around with the …


Homelessness in the North Carolina Resident Offender Population

A recurrent theme in many state and local plans to end homelessness is an acknowledgment that increased focus on the housing needs of ex-offenders is required if community goals are to be met.  Data in this report shows that 7% of those entering a correctional facility in NC meet the definition of homeless, while 23% of those exiting the system report that they will exit into federally defined homelessness.  Implications and the need for future research are addressed.   Read the pdf article here.