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Study of Homelessness of Children, Youth, and Families in Snohomish County
The LWVSC Children's Services Committee researched child and family homelessness in Snohomish County. You can view the resulting study using the link below. In the fall of 2020, LWVSC units discussed this study using Consensus Questions. Following the consensus process, we hope to update the LWVSC position on the issue.
- LWVSC Study of Homelessness of Children, Youth, and Families in Snohomish County
- Consensus Questions on LWVSC Homelessness Study
More documents from the Homelessness Study:
General Resources
- Housing Affordability Regional Taskforce (HART) Report (Snohomish County study)
- State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition (National Association to End Homelessness)
- UW study reveals gender, racial disparities in evictions
Homelessness and Incarceration
- Return to Nowhere: The Revolving Door Between Incarceration and Homelessness (Texas Criminal Justice Coalition, February 2019)
- Nowhere to Go: Homelessness Among Formerly Incarcerated People (The Prison Policy Initiative, August 2018)
- One Strike and You're Out: How Can We Eliminate Barriers to Economic Security and Mobility for People with Criminal Records (Center for American Progress, December 2014)
Youth Homelessness
- State of Washington, Department of Commerce, Office of Homeless Youth Prevention & Protection Programs 2016 Report
- State of Washington, Department of Commerce, Office of Homeless Youth Prevention & Protection Programs 2018 Progress Report
- National Alliance to End Youth Homelessness: Youth and Young Adults
- Homeless in America: Focus on Youth (United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, October 2018)
Homelessness and COVID
- Coronavirus pushed Seattle to treat homelessness differently. Will those changes last? (The Seattle Times, May 3, 2020)
- Lawmakers Must Include Homeless Individuals and Families in Coronavirus Responses (Center for American Progress, March 2020)
- Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims To Curb Them ― For Now (NPR, September 29, 2020)