Over 580,000 people are homeless in the United States according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) (see HUD Releases 2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report Part 1). This figure was an annual increase of 2.2% from 2019 to 2020, a rate that had increased over the previous four years. Furthermore, the incidence of homeless was more profound among people of color, where 39% were Black or African American and 23% Hispanic or Latino.
With evictions on the rise the pandemic moratoriums end, more people . . .