Hard Numbers, Hard Times: Homeless Individuals in Massachusetts Emergency Shelters, 1999-2003

Authors

Tatjana Meschede, University of Massachusetts BostonFollow
Brian Sokol
Jennifer Raymond

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.

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.

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