IGH Vanguard City | Chicago, USA's ‘Five-Year Blueprint on Homelessness’ aims to strengthen the approach to prevent/end local #homelessness through multisectoral collaboration — centering intersectionality, data, and community insights. @chicago-city.bsky.social
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In a recent episode of the Connect the Dots NYC Podcast, Julia Wagner of IGH shared insights from IGH’s global work and discussed the importance of data, collaboration, and systems-level approaches to addressing #homelessness.
Watch or listen to the episode here: youtu.be/lHbQdc8aNVA?...
The report highlights real-world approaches to preventing/ending #homelessness from 11 Vanguard Cities across six continents, including Buenos Aires, Chicago, Glasgow, Greater Manchester, Mongolia, Lisbon, Santiago, São Paulo, Sydney, Tshwane, and Uruguay. ighomelessness.org/vanguard-cit...
New IGH Report | We are excited to share the Vanguard Cities Case Studies: Initiatives to Prevent and End Homelessness. This report shows how communities adapt strategies to local contexts and proves that progress is possible!
Access the full report: ighomelessness.org/vanguard-cit...
This is an opportunity for practitioners/organizations across Africa to share insights on preventing and ending street #homelessness and build momentum toward the International Journal on Homelessness (IJOH) @ijohjournal.bsky.social 2027 Conference in Tshwane, South Africa. bit.ly/4r17KlO
Join IGH and the University of Pretoria for a virtual knowledge exchange about street homelessness in African cities.
Date: 25 February 2026
Time: 8:00 – 9:30 AM (CST) / 4:00 – 5:30 PM (SAST)
Register to attend here: bit.ly/4r17KlO
Access the event flyer: bit.ly/4qWJXTS
Homelessness is solvable. By strengthening efforts to measure homelessness, countries can ensure that nobody is left behind in the global push for progress.
Use your voice to help achieve a more just and sustainable world for all. ighomelessness.org/vincentian-f...
#ActNowToEndHomelessness
As world leaders convene for the Second World Summit for Social Development, we’re calling on nations to commit to measuring and ending #homelessness. Visit the campaign webpage to access the toolkit and letter to nations in your language: ighomelessness.org/vincentian-f...
At the National Homelessness Conference on November 4, the City of Cape Town and the Institute of Global Homelessness formalized their partnership to advance data-driven, coordinated, and inclusive responses to prevent/end street #homelessness in Cape Town. Read more here: bit.ly/4qOZAgE.
We are pleased to announce that Cape Town, South Africa, has joined the IGH Vanguard Program, marking a significant step toward ensuring that every resident has a safe and dignified place to call home. Read about the partnership here: bit.ly/4qOZAgE.
#Homelessness #EndHomelessness #CapeTown
Peter has over 18 years of post-PhD experience in academia and the voluntary sector. He has conducted research across 6 continents and his work has informed national legislation and prevention strategies in multiple countries. We look forward to Peter joining the IGH team this month! bit.ly/4nFsPzw
After an extensive global search process led by members of the IGH Advisory Committee, we are thrilled to announce Peter Mackie as our new Executive Director — an internationally recognized expert in homelessness and housing policy.
Read the full announcement: ighomelessness.org/newexecutive....
For International Open Access Week, we created a short resource guide about exchanging knowledge equitably and open access knowledge on global #homelessness and housing.
Find it here: ighomelessness.org/oaweek2025/. #OAWeek
Accessible and inclusive knowledge exchange — a pillar of IGH's work — is needed to prevent and end #homelessness, and all intersecting issues. #OAWeek
Access the IGH Resource Hub here: ighomelessness.org/hub/
Watch/listen to resources on our YouTube page: www.youtube.com/@ighomelessn...
This week is International Open Access Week. Practitioners throughout the world need access to research, resources, and tools to inform them on how to improve services, programs, and policies. #OAweek
Join us this Thursday, October 23, 2025, for an inclusive discussion with our partners from South Africa and Chile who will share insights about #homelessness data collection, evaluation, and implementation strategies.
Register here: bit.ly/IGH102325
Our #EndPoverty event at the UN has now started! Watch here:
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#IDEP2025 #ATDFourthWorld
Join us on October 23, 2025, for an inclusive discussion with our partners from South Africa and Chile who will share insights about #homelessness data collection, evaluation, and implementation strategies.
Register here: depaul.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
The UN report also featured IGH’s Global Homeless Data Map, which reviewed all publicly available data on homelessness. #WorldHomelessDay
Find IGHs Map here: bit.ly/2YyFsXd.
Lee nuestra entrada del blog que detalla el mapa en español aquí: bit.ly/3KCPoY5.
The UN report calls for governments to "institutionalize regular data collection on #homelessness using harmonized indicators that reflect the lived experiences and intersecting exclusions of affected populations". #WorldHomelessDay
Read it here: docs.un.org/en/A/80/316.
One of the challenges in accelerating global progress to prevent/end #homelessness is the lack of reliable and comprehensive data. This gap was spotlighted in the 2025 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Report on Homelessness here: docs.un.org/en/A/80/316. #WorldHomelessDay
Experiential knowledge of what works/doesn’t work is invaluable but is rarely centered in the work to prevent/end #homelessness. Here are resources about equitable partnership with people with lived experience of homelessness: bit.ly/4mXwvMM. #WorldHomelessDay
This World Homeless Day, join us in the Vincentian Family Homelessness Campaign as we ask nations to prioritize ending homelessness. #ActNowToEndHomelessness
Access the toolkit and letter to nations in your language: ighomelessness.org/vincentian-f...
The NGO Working Group to End Homelessness (WGEH) continues to advocate for #WorldHomelessDay to be adopted as an official United Nations observance day. International observances significantly increase awareness of major societal issues and encourage action towards solutions across regions.
We encourage you to strengthen your efforts to: clearly define and measure homelessness; center lived expertise of homelessness at every level of work; and coordinate services and programs across sectors. #WorldHomelessDay
Today, October 10th is recognized as World Homeless Day — a day that people with lived experience of homelessness, practitioners, academics, policymakers, and other experts collectively advocate for the establishment of policies, programs, partnerships and resources to effectively end #homelessness.
Join us this week for a virtual dialogue about city, national, and United Nations strategies to end #homelessness in observance of World Homeless Day. Register: bit.ly/IGHwebinar
October 8, 2025 | 9:00 - 10:30 AM (CDT) / 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (CLST) / 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM (BRT) / 5:00 - 6:30 PM (EAT)
The recent UN report on Homelessness discusses the absence of a global definition of #homelessness and reliable data as major barriers to ending homelessness. Thus, people with lived expertise and practitioners across sectors continue to work towards solutions to homelessness.
NEW on the IGH Blog | In our latest blog post, we unpack the second United Nations Secretary-General Report on Homelessness and explore local efforts and opportunities to continue progress towards addressing global #homelessness. Read it here: bit.ly/4o5HBAa