Homelessness Research Initiative

Abstract

The crisis of homelessness is uniquely urban. At the intersection of housing markets, poverty, economic growth, population health, and other urban challenges, the issue of homelessness is both deeply complex and depressingly simple. Many share the value that every person deserves a place to call home, yet the path to ending homelessness is unclear and contested. With a growing number of people in our region experiencing homelessness, University of Washington faculty, students, and staff are working to have a positive impact.

The Urban@UW Homelessness Research Initiative unites faculty efforts from across the University of Washington to address homelessness through a research lens. UW faculty have a long history of engagement with homelessness-related research—expertise that spans many disciplines and all three campuses. The Faculty Highlights Report showcases a sample of this research portfolio.