UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Black Californians’ Experiences of Homelessness

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative Releases Findings on Black Californians’ Experiences of Homelessness SAN FRANCISCO (February 21, 2024) – The University of California, San Francisco Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI) today released a special report on Black Californians’ experiences of homelessness. [...] The analysis is based on survey data and in-depth interviews from the California Statewide Study of People Experiencing Homelessness (CASPEH), the largest representative study of homelessness in the United States since the mid-1990s. [...] The goal of the report is to inform evidence-based solutions for preventing and ending homelessness for Black Californians. [...] It arises from centuries of anti-Black racism, embedded in policies and practices,” said Kara Young Ponder, BHHI Director of Community Engagement and Racial Justice and lead author of the report. [...] In the short term, even modest financial support could help stave off their homelessness.” The report further found that compared to white and other racial groups, Black Californians experiencing homelessness are: ● More likely to have had multiple episodes of homelessness (71% versus 62% of white and 54% of those from other races).