California, Oregon Lead the Nation in Homelessness

California and Oregon continue to lead the nation in homelessness, according to the Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) released on Dec 15 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). California had the highest rate of people experiencing homelessness who were “unsheltered”—living in places not meant for human habitation, such as outdoors in tents, cars, or other makeshift shelters, as opposed to indoor shelters or temporary accommodations. Second only to the Golden State, Oregon stands out as the state with the largest number of unsheltered and homeless youth and families according to the HUD’s latest “Point-in-Time” (PIT) count estimates for a single night in January of this year....