Affordable housing would end homelessness for the vast majority of single adults. Absent an end to the affordable housing crisis in the U.S., a community-wide coordinated approach to helping single adults exit homelessness quickly is needed, including access to emergency shelter and crisis response services with low barriers (minimal requirements to access) and, when needed, access to proven permanent housing solutions such as rapid re-housing or permanent supportive housing. Ending homelessness for single adults also requires the connections to employment and income, access to health care, and re-entry and recovery supports. do not suffer from chronic mental illness, substance abuse, or other disabling conditions and most are homeless for a relatively short time before reconnecting to housing.
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