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Homelessness in America Recent Titles in the CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Series The Climate Change Debate: A Reference Handbook David E. Newton Voting Rights in America: A Reference Handbook Richard A. Glenn and Kyle L. Kreider Modern Slavery: A Reference Handbook Christina G. Villegas Race and Sports: A Reference Handbook Rachel Laws Myers World Oceans: A Reference Handbook David E. Newton First Amendment Freedoms: A Reference Handbook Michael C. LeMay Medicare and Medicaid: A Reference Handbook Greg M. Shaw Organic Food and Farming: A Reference Handbook Shauna M. McIntyre Civil Rights and Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook Michael C. LeMay GMO Food: A Reference Handbook, Second Edition David E. Newton Pregnancy and Birth: A Reference Handbook Keisha L. Goode and Barbara Katz Rothman Hate Groups: A Reference Handbook David E. Newton Plastics and Microplastics: A Reference Handbook David E. Newton Prescription Drugs: A Reference Handbook David E. Newton The U.S.-Mexico Border: A Reference Handbook Michael C. LeMay Books in the Contemporary World Issues series address vital issues in today’s society such as genetic engineering, pollu- tion, and biodiversity. Written by professional writers, schol- ars, and nonacademic experts, these books are authoritative, clearly written, up-to-date, and objective. They provide a good starting point for research by high school and college students, scholars, and general readers as well as by legislators, business- people, activists, and others. Each book, carefully organized and easy to use, contains an overview of the subject, a detailed chronology, biographical sketches, facts and data and/or documents and other primary source material, a forum of authoritative perspective essays, annotated lists of print and nonprint resources, and an index. Readers of books in the Contemporary World Issues series will find the information they need in order to have a better understanding of the social, political, environmental, and eco- nomic issues facing the world today. This page intentionally left blank CONTEMPORARY WORLD ISSUES Homelessness in America A REFERENCE HANDBOOK Michele Wakin Copyright © 2022 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Wakin, Michele, author. Title: Homelessness in America: a reference handbook / Michele Wakin. Description: Santa Barbara, California: ABC-CLIO, [2022] | Series: Contemporary world issues | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2021040475 (print) | LCCN 2021040476 (ebook) | ISBN 9781440874857 (hardcover ; alk. paper) | ISBN 9781440874864 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: Homelessness—United States—History. Classification: LCC HV4504 .W3244 2022 (print) | LCC HV4504 (ebook) | DDC 362.8/920973—dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021040475 LC ebook record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2021040476 ISBN: 978-1-4408-7485-7 (print) 978-1-4408-7486-4 (ebook) 26 25 24 23 22 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available as an eBook. ABC-CLIO An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 147 Castilian Drive Santa Barbara, California 93117 www.abc-clio.com This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America Mom and Dad—This one is for you! Bridgewater Scholars: Sefora Alcindor, Nelly Enongenepie Mbulle, Lorenz Marcellus, Rubie Marcellus, Anne Maxime, Nayara Semedo, Cincere Tarkpor, and Zachary Wright. Thank you for being a source of grace and inspiration. This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface, xv 1 Background and History, 3 Overview of Crisis Points, 6 Crisis Point #1: The Great Depression, 7 The New Deal and the Common Man, 13 A Period of Transition, 16 Crisis Point #2: The 1980s, 18 New Homelessness, 21 Trends in Social Welfare Investment, 25 Federal Homeless Legislation, 28 Counting the Homeless Population, 31 Crisis Point #3: The Bush Economy and the Great Recession, 34 The Continuum of Care, 38 Who Is Homeless in This Era?, 40 Conclusion, 43 References, 46 ix
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