unsheltered

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One lesson of the pandemic was that hotels and motels mobilized to house the unsheltered were successful in bringing people indoors who were otherwise reluctant to stay in congregate shelters or withstand involuntary hospitalizations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Department of Housing and Urban Development, it includes people living in shelters and unsheltered settings but not formerly homeless people living in supportive housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026

He pointed to a recent 9% statewide drop in unsheltered homelessness as evidence that years of state investment and policy changes are beginning to show results.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2026

The number of unsheltered homeless people in the city dropped by an even steeper margin of 7.9%.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

I yell, for we are lying unsheltered in the open field.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque