Norfolk, VA

Through the introduction of a Housing First program, the centralization of the family intake process, and expansion of the permanent supportive housing stock, homelessness in Norfolk dropped by 25 percent between 2006 and 2008.

Spotlight

Community Snapshot  |  August 5, 2008
Between 2006 and 2008 homelessness in Norfolk, VA decreased by 25 percent, from 665 to 502. Additionally, chronic homelessness decreased by almost 40 percent, from 126 to 78, in the same time period. Norfolk’s count of unsheltered homeless people revealed a significant decrease from 196 in 2006 to only 61 in 2008, representing a 69 percent decline.
Ten Year Plan  |  May 5, 2005
City of Norfolk Blueprint of the Plan to End Homelessness

Library Resources

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Conference Presentation  |  February 9, 2007
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Katie Kitchin. Friday, February 9, 2007.
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Conference Presentation  |  February 8, 2007
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Jill Baker. Thursday, February 8, 2007.