Power to the Public: Tackling Homelessness
Channel: New America
Date: 2021-05-16

According to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s recent report on homelessness, 580,466 people experienced homelessness in the United States on a single night in 2020, up 12,751 people, or 2.2% from 2019. And this problem isn’t new. 

Homelessness is an ongoing problem that’s been difficult if not impossible to solve. However, as Tara Dawson McGuinness and Hana Schank discovered when they were researching their book, Power to the Public: The Promise of Public Interest Technology, public interest technology (PIT) practitioners are making big strides towards a solution.

 They’re doing so by taking on the broken processes, outdated and difficult forms, and unforeseen roadblocks that keep people from using the public support system that’s already in place.

During our webinar, Power to the Public: Tackling Homelessness, the authors will interview experts who have done just that including:

Rosanne Haggerty, President, Community Solutions
Aras Jizan, Portfolio Lead, Built for Zero
Jennifer Jaeger, Community Services Director at City of Rockford Illinois
Cecilia Muñoz, Senior Advisor, New America
Hear from all five, who will discuss how PIT can be used to mitigate homelessness and help more people get off the streets.

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