Homeless response systems are designed to help people in crisis. Many of these systems provide emergency shelter and other critical services for individuals and families, filling gaps of need that are often unmet. Increasingly extreme weather such as unrelenting heatwaves, sudden polar vortexes, powerful storms and sprawling wildfires place additional pressure on an already strained system. Extreme weather exacerbates displacement and other drivers of homelessness, rendering homelessness – particularly for the unsheltered – more perilous, and disrupts the delivery of supportive services. Perhaps now more than ever, cross-sectoral collaboration and proactive cost-effective solutions are needed to bolster resilience of the homeless response system.
This issue brief summarizes the ways in which extreme weather exacerbates the homelessness crisis in the United States, and notes pathways through which health vulnerabilities of those experiencing homelessness are amplified due to climate hazards. After a brief review of federal and local responses to the dual crisis, the issue brief presents a set of comprehensive principles and solutions to enhance coordination and strengthen resilience of homeless response systems across communities.
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