Always With Us? The Movement to End Homelessness in the US

Bill Pitkin

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Document Type

Lecture

Series/Event

Lecture

Abstract

Homelessness is the most extreme manifestation of poverty in our society and is often treated as an inevitable, intractable feature of urban life in the U.S. Over the past decade, however, a conviction has developed that it is possible to end, not just manage, homelessness. Hundreds of cities across the nation have developed Plans to End Homelessness and in 2010 the Federal government for the first time released a plan to end homelessness in the country. In this lecture, Bill Pitkin, Ph.D., Director of Domestic Programs for the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, will outline the current dynamics and trends of homelessness and major policy and programmatic shifts in add ressing homelessness in recent years. He will cover national trends but also focus on the case of Los Angeles, the so-called "homelessness capital of the nation." Presented from the perspective and experience of one of the largest philanthropic institutions in the U.S. working to end homelessness, the talk will provide lessons learned for effective public-private-nonprofit partnerships.

Publication Date

4-13-2011

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