Phi Theta Kappa Honors Topic: Homelessness

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of Community Planning and Development. Key findings, definitions of terms, statistics, state estimates, etc. Appendix, p. 92 shows Missouri snapshot (see image below).

The path to filling and distributing backpacks for the homeless and creating BACK@YOU wasn't straightforward. In fact, the idea behind BACK@YOU was born many years ago. (See website for the story.)

For more than four decades, Covenant House has helped transform and save the lives of more than a million homeless, runaway and trafficked young people. We offer housing and support services to young people in need – currently reaching 50,000 youth every year.

Healthy, affordable homes are fundamental to community well-being. Toward the goal of healthy homes and thriving communities for all in St. Louis County, the Housing Resources Commission oversees several funds for the provision of homeless services and affordable housing.

The NHCHC is the premier national organization working at the nexus of homelessness and health care. Grounded in human rights and social justice, the NHCHC mission is to build an equitable, high-quality health care system through training, research, and advocacy in the movement to end homelessness.

A national student organization that aims to eradicate homelessness through direct service and through advocacy for long-term solutions. The NSCAHH website features a report on food insecurity among college students as well as fact sheets about women and homelessness, hunger in the United States, and world hunger.

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- Being Trauma Informed and Its Role in Ending Homelessness, and more.

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See the "Get Involved" section. The St. Louis City Continuum of Care is a membership organization comprised of more than 100 organizations and individuals from the private and public sector who work in partnership to prevent and end homelessness in the City of St. Louis.

Langum, J. J. (2013). Homelessness in St. Louis and the "Hope is Moving In" program.
Journal of Affordable Housing and Community Development Law, 22(1), 11-20.

Obradovic, M. (2019, February 6). Homeless college students seek shelter in extreme cold. The Journal. Webster University.

A new program from Missouri Foundation for Health, designed to offer supportive housing for individuals with health conditions, is coming closer to fruition with the announcement of the new Patriot Place apartments in Columbia, Missouri. The veteran’s apartments, funded in part by MFH’s new “Show Me Healthy Housing” program, is one of four grants that focuses on combating homelessness and improving quality of life.

Abramovich, A., Pang, N., Moss, A., Logie, C. H., Chaiton, M., Kidd, S. A., & Hamilton, H. A. (2021). Investigating the impacts of COVID-19 among LGBTQ2S youth experiencing homelessness. PLoS ONE, 16(9), 1–16. https://doi-org.ezproxy.stlcc.edu/10.1371/journal.pone.0257693

Perl, L. (2020) Congressional Research Service. HeiniOnline.