Report Summary: This report explores the role the real estate community can play in addressing the issue of homelessness. It includes a summary of lessons learned, a blueprint for how to replicate best practices in U.S. communities, and a series of case studies that demonstrate how the development community can be an active partner in addressing the critical shortage of housing in the United States.

Case Studies Include:

• The City of New Orleans Shelter and Engagement Center (Low-Barrier Shelter)
• Haven for Hope (Multi-functional Campus: Transitional Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing)
• Berkeley Way (Multi-functional Campus: Affordable Housing, Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing, and Permanent Supportive Housing)
• LifeMoves Mountain View (Transitional Housing)
• City of Long Beach – Best Western (Low-Barrier Shelter)
• The Bryant Street Project (Permanent Supportive Housing)
• John and Jill Ker Conway Residence (Multi-functional Campus: Affordable Housing and Permanent Supportive Housing)
• Lotus Campaign—Sharon Crossing(Multi-functional Campus: Affordable Housing and Workforce Housing)

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Interested in ULI’s work on addressing homelessness? In 2022, the Terwilliger Center for Housing, with initial funding by philanthropist and entrepreneur Preston Butcher, launched the Homeless to Housed Initiative, which works to explore real estate solutions to the growing crisis impacting communities everywhere. Learn more about the ULI Homeless to Housed Initiative.

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