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Overview of homelessness in Minnesota 2006
Wilder Research, March 2007, 61 pp.
Key facts from the Wilder Research survey conducted in October 2006 includes sections about youth, Includes sections on youth, long-term homeless adults, veterans, older adults, ex-offenders, and homeless people not in shelters.

Trends and issues in low-income housing: A discussion paper prepared for the Wilder Foundation
Wilder Research, November 2006, 18 pp.
Home ownership in the Twin Cities is among the highest in the nation. The picture looks rosy. But is it? This report explains some of the challenges in the Twin Cities housing and rental market that are keeping people from finding housing they can afford.

Housing & transportation cost trade-offs and burdens of working households in 28 metros
Center for Neighborhood Technology, July 2006, 78 pp.
Looks at how constraints within a neighborhood and region—e.g., lack of access to transportation choices, distance from job centers, shortages of affordable housing—affect household costs and how high-cost burdens impact the household, their neighborhoods and the region.

Strategies for preventing homelessness
Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, May 2005, 210 pp.
Identifies and documents effective community-wide homeless-prevention strategies implemented in six communities with the hope that other communities will carry out similar efforts.

Strategies for reducing chronic street homelessness
Office of Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, January 2004, 384 pp.
Identifies and documents successful community-wide approaches to reducing homelessness and achieving stable housing for the difficult-to-serve people who routinely live on the streets.

The social consequences of homeownership
Homeownership Alliance, June 2003, 18 pp.
Looks at the impacts of homeownership on individuals, households, and neighborhoods. It includes studies from the social sciences, medicine, psychology, and other fields.

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HUD Research Library
Includes reports, publications, periodicals, and data from HUD and other sources. Topics include: affordable housing, community development, homelessness, supportive housing, housing statistics, and more.

National Health Care for the Homeless Council
News, events, research, and advocacy information on health-care issues related to homelessness.

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