Why Are People Homeless? July 30, 2020 1 min read Homeless Veteran on the streets of Boston, MA / Photo by Matthew Woitunski, Wikimedia Commons A growing shortage of affordable rental housing and a simultaneous increase in poverty. 071120-68-Homeless-Poverty-Economy Originally published by the National Coalition for the Homeless to the public domain. Continue Reading Previous: The San Francisco Department Store Strike of 1937Next: Fascism: A Brief History of Its Origins and Practice Author's Other Posts Water under Siege: The Perils of Urban Hydrology in the Ancient World Water under Siege: The Perils of Urban Hydrology in the Ancient World July 4, 2025 Liquid Inequality: How Privatization and Profit Are Poisoning Access to Clean Water Liquid Inequality: How Privatization and Profit Are Poisoning Access to Clean Water July 4, 2025 Aqueducts, Wells, and Wheels: Water Technology in the Global Medieval World Aqueducts, Wells, and Wheels: Water Technology in the Global Medieval World July 4, 2025 Tapped Out: How Climate Change Is Draining the World’s Drinking Water Supply Tapped Out: How Climate Change Is Draining the World’s Drinking Water Supply July 4, 2025 Related Stories No Place Left: America’s Escalating Homelessness Crisis July 2, 2025 Swept Away: What Cities Really Take When They Sweep Homeless Encampments July 1, 2025 Helping Homeless Seniors Takes a Village and a Lot of Luck July 1, 2025