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March 8, 2023

Homeless encampments — and the debate over what to do about them — explained

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As “[p]eople living in tents has become one of the most urgent issues in American politics,” Vox sketched this snapshot of the proliferation of encampments across the country, and efforts to reduce that growth. Abt’s research for the Department of Housing and Urban Development on encampments was cited repeatedly throughout the article, including our first-ever national cost report on encampments.

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Housing California Annual Conference 2025

Join Abt Global and other leaders for the Housing California 2025 annual conference in Sacramento.

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Shelter from the Storm: Addressing the Dual Crisis of Extreme Weather and Homelessness

Homeless response systems need support to strengthen their resilience to extreme weather shocks and the disproportionate harm that extreme weather has on people experiencing homelessness.

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Understanding Homeless Encampments in Long Beach, L.A. River Basin, and San Fernando Valley

A Conrad N. Hilton Foundation-funded, Abt-led evaluation studied three encampments in Los Angeles.

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Rental Housing Results from Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

Abt is merging databases with information on rental housing results from low-income housing tax credits to inform decision-making. 

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