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Organization: University of Pennsylvania, University of California, Boston University
Publication Date: 2020
This study models potential scenarios of COVID-19 severity, hospitalization and fatality among homeless populations, and estimates additional homeless system capacity required to manage the acute impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the existing homeless population.
Publication Date: 1996
This study explores the process of exit from and re-entry to public family shelters for homeless families in New York City. Based on eight years of administrative data on public shelter utilization among homeless families from New York City, the study identified the effects of demographic, family structure, reason for homelessness, and time-related variables for different types of shelter discharge and shelter re-entry. The study specifically ex...
Publication Date: 1998
This study tests a typology of homelessness using administrative data on public shelter use in New York City (1988–1995) and Philadelphia (1991–1995). Cluster analysis is used to produce three groups (transitionally, episodically, and chronically homeless) by number of shelter days and number of shelter episodes. Results show that the transitionally homeless, who constitute approximately 80% of shelter users in both cities, are younger, less like...
Publication Date: 1998
This article analyzes the utilization of public shelters among the homeless adults in New York City 1987-1994 and Philadelphia 1991-1994. Details on the survival analysis on adult shelter users; Percentage of of New York shelter users; Information on the ethnic groups who use shelters; Implications of this analysis.