Research Guides: Homelessness: Books & Ebooks

Reference Books

Encyclopedia of Homelessness by David Levinson, editor
Call Number: Ref HV4493 .E53 2004
ISBN: 0761927514
Publication Date: 2004
2 volumes
Discusses the origins of homelessness, research, and strategies for its prevention.
Homeless Service Utilization Report: Hawaiʻi by UH Center on the Family
Call Number: HawPac Ref HD7303.H3 C66
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Homelessness, Poverty and Unemployment by Sanna J. Thompson, editor
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781614700456
Publication Date: 2012
Discusses the causes of homelessness, focusing on issues of homeless adolescents.
Down & Out, on the Road: the Homeless in American History by Kenneth L. Kusmer
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9780195047783
Publication Date: 2002
Homelessness has existed in the U.S since the nation was founded. This book examines the history and causes of homelessness and how it has changed through time.
Homeless: Poverty and Place in Urban America by Ella Howard
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9780812208269
Publication Date: 2013
Ordinances deny homeless persons access to many public spaces. How did previous generations deal with the tensions between the rights of the homeless and those of other city residents?
Of Others Inside: Insanity, Addiction And Belonging in America by Darin Weinberg
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781592134052
Publication Date: 2005
Examines mental illness, addidtion, and social conditions of the homeless in the U.S., and how psychological problems among the homeless can be treated.
Street Practice: Changing the Lens on Poverty and Public Assistance by Lori Mcneil
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781409425342
Publication Date: 2013
Discusses research about non-profit organizations that provide poverty relief services in the United States
The Displaced of Capital by Anne Winters
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9780226902395
Publication Date: 2004
Winters' poems were written for the poor, homeless, and disenfranchised of New York City.
How to House the Homeless by Ingrid Gould Ellen and Brendan O'Flaherty, editors
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781610447294
Publication Date: 2010
Critically assesses where we are now in housing the homeless, analyzes the most promising policies and programs, and suggests future research. Proposes how to rethink how housing markets operate and develop more efficient interventions in service programs. Explains the link between homelessness and housing policy.

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Lost in Space: the Criminalization, Globalization, and Urban Ecology of Homelessness by Randall Amster
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781593322977
Publication Date: 2008
Explores homelessness as a social and spatial problem -- throughout the U.S. there are struggles for spaces that are theoretically open to everyone. Homeless persons face criminal charges for activities such as sitting or sleeping, while communities are frustrated by the presence of homeless people in areas shared by all.
Street People and the Contested Realms of Public Space by Randall Amster
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781593320669
Publication Date: 2004
The author examines the loss of public space as a consequence of increasing commercialization and privatization, resulting in the criminalization of homelessness, such as by the enactment of anti-homeless ordinances and regulations.
Working with Young Homeless People by Phil Robinson
Call Number: ebrary ebook
ISBN: 9781846428159
Publication Date: 2008
Research and information about providing services and support to homeless youth.

Credo Reference Ebooks

Global Social Issues: An Encyclopedia by Christopher G. Bates and James Ciment, editors
Call Number: Credo Reference ebook
ISBN: 9780765682925
Publication Date: 2013
Encyclopedia of American Studies
Publication Date: 2010

Poetry & Photography

See also these books of Poetry and Photography by and/or about homeless persons.
Funded by a University of Hawai‘i Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity (SEED) Diversity and Equity Initiative (DEI) Award grant. Mahalo!

Books to Check Out

Poverty and Homelessness by Noël Merino, book editor
Call Number: HV4505 .P6792 2014
ISBN: 9780737768879
Publication Date: 2014
Examines the severity of poverty n the U.S., the effectiveness of government programs, and strategies to help the homeless.
The Homeless by Louise Gerdes, book editor
Call Number: HV4505 .H654 2007
ISBN: 9780737736557
Publication Date: 2007
Presents various points of views about issues concerning homelessness, such as the degree of the problem, causes, and what we can do.
Poverty and the Homeless by Mary E. Williams, book editor
Call Number: HV4505 .P68 2004
ISBN: 0737723114
Publication Date: 2004
Examines the causes of poverty and homelessness and their severity in the U.S. Discusses possible solutions, such as welfare reform, charity, and helping broken families.
The Value of Hawaii: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future by edited by Craig Howes and Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoʻole Osorio
Call Number: HawPac DU627.8 .V35 2010
ISBN: 9780824835293
Publication Date: 2010
Includes essays about the challenges of homelessness in Hawaii.
A Nation in Denial by Alice S. Baum; Donald W. Burnes
Call Number: HV4505 .B378 1993
ISBN: 0813382459
Publication Date: 1993
Discusses the history and causes of homelessness in the United States.
The Homeless: Opposing Viewpoints by Jennifer A. Hurley, book editor
Call Number: HV4493 .H644 2002
ISBN: 0737707496
Publication Date: 2002
Offers points of view about the causes of homelessness, the seriousness of the problem, what services government should provide, and mental illness among homeless persons.
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Call Number: HD7287.96.U6 D47 2017
ISBN: 9780553447453
Publication Date: 2017
Matthew Desmond takes us into the poorest neighborhoods of Milwaukee to tell the story of eight families on the edge. The fates of these families are in the hands of two landlords. Even in the most desolate areas of American cities, evictions used to be rare. But today, most poor renting families are spending more than half of their income on housing, and eviction has become ordinary, especially for single mothers.
A Far Cry from Home: Life in a Shelter for Homeless Women by Lisa Ferrill
Call Number: HV4506.N6 F47 1991
ISBN: 0962268364
Publication Date: 1991-03-01
The author was a social worker at a shelter for homeless women.
Street Lives: an Oral History of Homeless Americans by Steven VanderStaay; photographs by Joeseph Sorrentino
Call Number: HV4505 .V36 1992
ISBN: 0865712379
30 people explain what it means to be homeless and provide insight into the causes of homelessness and possible solutions.
Tell Them Who I Am: the Lives of Homeless Women by Elliot Liebow
Call Number: HV4506.W2 L54 1993
ISBN: 0029190959
Publication Date: 1993
Liebow investigates the lives of homeless women and reveals diversity, humanity, and dignity in contrast to the popular images of the homeless. These women became homeless for many reasons, but all of them struggle to survive and to retain hope.