Cities and Homelessness

Joaquin Jay Gonzalez III, Ph.D., is vice provost for global affairs as well as chair and Mayor George Christopher Professor of Public Administration at Golden Gate University. He founded GGU’s law enforcement and security program and is a San Francisco advocate for the safety and security of Filipino American kids and their families. Mickey P. McGee, DPA, is professor of public administration and director of the Doctor of Business Administration Program at Golden Gate University. He co-developed GGU’s Urban Innovations Program including the course, Inclusion, Diversion, Equity, and Accessibility. He has consulted for the U.S. Agency for International Development and the International City/County Management Association.

“This collection's essays and case studies present practices, innovations, and challenges, proposing what does and does not work to address this problem. ...recommended”—Choice

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsPrefacePart I. Introduction1. A Potential Turning Point in How Cities Treat the HomelessMattie Quinn2. Why Turning Homelessness into a Crime Is Cruel and CostlyJoseph W. Mead and Sara Rankin3. How Local Governments Can Build an Effective Homelessness SystemCynthia Nagendra4. Busting Three Common Myths About HomelessnessPaul Toro5. Why There Are So Many Unsheltered Homeless People on the West CoastMargot Kushel6. How the Homeless Create HomesSusan FraimanPart II. Cities ­vis-à-vis the States and the FedsA. Cities7. Modern Approaches to HomelessnessAmanda L. McGimpsey8. Permanent Supportive Housing for Homeless in Sacramento, CaliforniaJames P. Nicholls III and Rachel D. McGuffin9. Exploring Homeless Work Programs in Santa Rosa, CaliforniaNicole Trupiano and Willie L. Britt10. Trump’s Attack on the Homeless and Learning from Berkeley’s PracticesJim Hynes11. Community Partnership for the Homeless in Sutter County, CaliforniaSukhdeep Purewal12. Strengthening Homelessness ­Public-Private Partnerships in Washington StateJason Yergler13. Cities Have a New Target for Ending Homelessness: LandlordsJ.B. Wogan14. No Questions AskedDavid Kidd15. Five Questions for Mayor Richard J. BerryBeth Velasquez16. Empty SpaceMichael Silliman17. Not Just a Place to Live: From Homelessness to CitizenshipMichael Rowe and Charles Barber18. Care Not Cash Program for the Homeless in San Francisco, CaliforniaDaVina Flemings and Rachel D. McGuffin19. Tackling Homelessness in San FranciscoSan Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive HousingB. States20. California Housing CrisisDamon Conklin21. California’s Housing Future: Challenges and OpportunitiesCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development22. California’s Housing First PolicyCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development23. Rhode Island First State to Pass Homeless Bill of RightsDarby PenneyC. Federal24. HUD Reports Homelessness Unchanged in U.S. in 2018U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development25. Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing ProjectsU.S. Department of Labor26. Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End HomelessnessU.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness27. The White House Housing Development Toolkit: Executive SummaryThe White HousePart III. Services, Innovations and ChallengesA. Affordability and Inclusion28. Key Findings on Housing AffordabilityInternational City/County Management Association29. Affordable Housing DevelopmentTown of Bedford, Massachusetts30. Perceptions of and Barriers to Affordable Housing in VirginiaThe Center for Public Policy at VCU’s Wilder School31. Snapshot: The Current State of Housing Affordability in CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Housing and Community Development32. Mapping as Citizen Engagement in the Fight for Affordable HousingMichael Silliman33. Inclusionary Housing: A Policy Whose Time Has ComeDeborah BaileyB. Health34. Sacramento County Reducing the Number of Mentally Ill HomelessSamantha Carr and Alan R. Roper35. How Funding to House the Mentally Ill and the Homeless Is a Financial Gain, Not DrainCarol Caton36. California Hospitals See Massive Surge in Homeless PatientsPhillip Reese37. Finding Homeless Patients a Place to HealAna B. Ibarra38. The Homeless Are Dying in Record Numbers on the Streets of L.A.Anna Gorman and Harriet Blair Rowan39. “Medieval” Diseases Flare as Unsanitary Living Conditions ProliferateAnna GormanC. Substance Abuse40. Addicted to HomelessnessJohanna L. Wong and Willie L. Britt41. Homelessness Programs and ResourcesSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationD. Veterans42. Ending Veteran HomelessnessU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs43. VA National Center on Homelessness Among VeteransU.S. Department of Veterans Affairs44. Veteran Homelessness in Monterey CountyWilliam Bare and Mickey P. McGee45. Monterey Programs Focused on Supporting Homeless Veterans and Their FamiliesKurt Schake and Mickey P. McGee46. An Assessment of Homeless Veteran Programs in Sacramento CountyBenedict Serafica and Mickey P. McGee47. Homeless Vets with Families: An Untold Part of Veterans’ StrugglesRoya ­Ijadi-Maghsoodi48. At Some Veterans Homes, ­Aid-in-Dying Is Not an OptionJoNel Aleccia49. “They Deserve It”: In Foster Homes, Veterans Are Cared for Like FamilyPatricia Kime50. Tiny Home Villages for Homeless VeteransRachel D. McGuffinE. Seniors51. How the Homeless Population Is Changing: It’s Older and SickerMargot Kushel52. Housing Policy Solutions to Support Aging with OptionsShannon Guzman, Janet Viveiros and Emily Salomon53. The Need for Safe and Healthy Homes in Order to Age in PlaceRachel L. Fontenot and Willie L. Britt54. Accessibility Solutions for Colton HallClaire Moeller Rygg and Willie L. Britt55. Engaging Nonprofit Sector Institutions for Housing SeniorsJoshua Odetunde56. Township Taps Former Mayor for ­Age-Friendly InitiativeInternational City/County Management Association57. Advancing Independence, Integration and Inclusion Throughout LifeAdministration for Community LivingF. Women and Domestic Violence58. Safe Parking Program for Homeless Women in Pacific Grove, CaliforniaDeidre L. McLay and Mickey P. McGee59. Veteran, Minority, Woman and HomelessGinger Miller60. Homeless Women VeteransAlexandra Logsdon and Kayla M. Williams61. Finding Shelter: Addressing Housing Challenges for Survivors of Domestic ViolenceRebecca DeSantisG. Youth62. Helping Homeless YouthJon Ruiz63. Navigating Student Housing ChallengesRyan Jensen and Katelyn Hansen64. The Hidden Homelessness Among America’s High School StudentsStacey HavlikPart IV. The Future65. Shelter Design Can Help People Recover from HomelessnessJill Pable66. Improving Resident Services: Using Blockchain Technology to Benefit the CommunityRebecca DeSantis67. Libraries on the Front Lines of the Homelessness Crisis in the United StatesRichard Gunderman and David C. Stevens68. Homeless and the CourtsRuth Astle Samas69. A Case for Transition SheltersGabby V. MoraledaAppendicesA. Glossary of HomelessnessAlan R. RoperB. Right 2 SurviveDenver Homeless Out LoudAbout the ContributorsIndex