Unsheltered homelessness and encampments where people are living in tents, under bridges, and in wooded areas are a growing concern. Homeless service providers and local governments are overwhelmed, while business owners, property owners, and residents are increasingly impacted by the visible and unsafe conditions.
Watch this page as we add additional resources to help communities design a proactive encampment resolution strategy that can bring stakeholders into a solution that will not simply displace those living unsheltered and instead provide them with options and resources.
External Resources
Encampment Resolution Guide, UCSF University of California San Francisco Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative
Housing-Focused Responses to Unsheltered Homelessness, National Alliance to End Homelessness
- Toolkit
- Atlanta, Georgia Case Study
- Monterey and San Benito Counties, California Case Studies
- Newark, New Jersey Case Study
- Jackson/West Tennessee Case Study
Effective Homelessness Advocacy Messaging Toolkit, Invisible People
Direct to Housing Encampment Response, Clutch Consulting Group
Encampment Principles & Best Practices, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
Unsheltered Homelessness Response Pilot, Raleigh Housing
Rising Trends and Impacts of Unsheltered Homelessness, Urban Institute