Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
7-2004
Abstract
Hard Numbers, Hard Times is the fruit of five years of homeless management information systems data collected in homeless emergency shelters serving individuals across Massachusetts. For the first time, comprehensive, reliable statewide data are provided on how many people accessed the system, where people became homeless, what they attributed their homelessness to, how long they stayed in shelter, and where they went when they left. These data are combined with information on demographics, income, special needs and insurance status along with analysis and interviews to provide multiple perspectives on the Massachusetts shelter system.
Recommended Citation
Meschede, Tatjana; Sokol, Brian; and Raymond, Jennifer, "Hard Numbers, Hard Times: Homeless Individuals in Massachusetts Emergency Shelters, 1999-2003" (2004). Center for Social Policy Publications. 29.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/csp_pubs/29
Characteristics of Homeless Individuals Accessing Massachusetts Emergency Shelters 1999-2002
2001 family report.pdf (156 kB)
Characteristics of Homeless Families Accessing Massachusetts Emergency Shelters 1999-2001
2001 Individual data weighted6.pdf (218 kB)
Characteristics of Homeless Families Accessing Massachusetts Emergency Shelters 1999-2001
2001 family report.pdf (137 kB)
A Comparative Portrait of Individuals and Families Utilizing Massachusetts Emergency Shelter Programs, 1999 and 2000
1999report.pdf (71 kB)
A Comparative Portrait of Individuals and Families Utilizing Boston Emergency Shelter Programs, 1999
prelim homeless 2000.pdf (31 kB)
A Preliminary Look at Boston’s Homeless Population, January 2000
snapshotexec.pdf (26 kB)
City of Boston 1997 Emergency Shelter Survey
Comments
Five Years of Data from Massachusetts' Homeless Management Information System.
Authored by Tatjana Meschede, Brian Sokol, and Jennifer Raymond, with Donna Haig Friedman, Nancy Sullivan, Michelle Kahan, Susan Ma, Michael Faris, and Bill Silvestri.