unhoused

Example Sentences

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In Congress, she was an advocate for the Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights, which would establish the right to “decent, affordable and accessible housing, livable wages, and universal health care” among other protections.

From Salon • Nov. 7, 2025

The Cruel and Ineffective Criminalization of Unhoused People in Los Angeles,” consists of dozens of case studies, charts and graphics of arrest and camp cleanup data and extended passages of social commentary.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 14, 2024

Unhoused people accounted for about 40% of the 425 heat-associated deaths tallied last year in Maricopa County, home to Phoenix, during its hottest summer on record.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 27, 2023

Unhoused people, Crosland said, can experience chronic stress from the threat of violence that comes from living on the streets.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

Unhoused in deserts of accepted thought,    And lost in jungles of confusing creeds,    My soul strayed, homeless, finding its own needs Unsatisfied with what tradition taught.

From Poems of Progress by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler