It’s not your imagination—the homelessness crisis in America has never been worse.
On a single night in January 2024, the 2024 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development showed that a staggering 771,480 people were experiencing homelessness in the United States. That’s the highest number ever recorded since the government started counting back in 2007.
That number represents an 18% jump in just one year—the most significant single-year increase we’ve ever seen. This isn’t just one group of people, either. The crisis is hitting nearly everyone. We’re also seeing record levels of chronic homelessness, where people are trapped in the system for long periods…