Institute of Global Homelessness (IGH)
@ighomelessness.bsky.social
IGH exists to draw connections between global successes, scale best practices among practitioners, and accelerate progress in reducing and ending homelessness. Working w. communities/practitioners throughout the world — headquartered in Chicago, USA.
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...
November 6, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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...
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
#Homelessness #EndHomelessness #CapeTown
November 5, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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
#Homelessness #EndHomelessness #CapeTown
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....
Read the full announcement: ighomelessness.org/newexecutive....
November 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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....
Read the full announcement: ighomelessness.org/newexecutive....
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
Register here: bit.ly/IGH102325
October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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
Register here: bit.ly/IGH102325
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...
Register here: depaul.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 14, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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...
Register here: depaul.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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
October 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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
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.
October 10, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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)
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)
October 6, 2025 at 11:44 PM
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)
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)
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
October 6, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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
International Journal on Homelessness (IJOH) @ijohjournal.bsky.social welcomes scholars from any region, with experience in academic publishing or editing and research related to street #homelessness or housing need to join the IJOH Editorial Board — ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ij....
September 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
International Journal on Homelessness (IJOH) @ijohjournal.bsky.social welcomes scholars from any region, with experience in academic publishing or editing and research related to street #homelessness or housing need to join the IJOH Editorial Board — ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/ij....
Esta semana se publicó el informe del Secretario General de la ONU sobre Sinhogarismo, una revisión histórica del progreso mundial y un llamado a la coordinación de estrategias nacionales y recopilación de datos. docs.un.org/A/80/316
September 19, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Esta semana se publicó el informe del Secretario General de la ONU sobre Sinhogarismo, una revisión histórica del progreso mundial y un llamado a la coordinación de estrategias nacionales y recopilación de datos. docs.un.org/A/80/316
This week marks the release of the 2025 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Report on Homelessness — a milestone review of global progress and a call for coordinated national strategies and data collection. Read the report in your language here: docs.un.org/A/80/316
September 18, 2025 at 7:43 PM
This week marks the release of the 2025 United Nations (UN) Secretary-General’s Report on Homelessness — a milestone review of global progress and a call for coordinated national strategies and data collection. Read the report in your language here: docs.un.org/A/80/316
Today, we commemorate Dia Nacional da Luta da População em Situação de Rua / Día de las Luchas de las Personas en Situación de Calle / Day of Struggles of People Experiencing Homelessness in Latin America and the Caribbean and honor those whose lives were affected/taken. Read more: bit.ly/4ltokqF
August 19, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Today, we commemorate Dia Nacional da Luta da População em Situação de Rua / Día de las Luchas de las Personas en Situación de Calle / Day of Struggles of People Experiencing Homelessness in Latin America and the Caribbean and honor those whose lives were affected/taken. Read more: bit.ly/4ltokqF
Nuestra mirada a 20 países latinoamericanos identificó que, aunque la mayoría reconoce el derecho a una vivienda adecuada en sus constituciones, persisten grandes brechas en la implementación de políticas para las personas en situación de calle.
Lee el blog completo aquí: bit.ly/45tby6P
Lee el blog completo aquí: bit.ly/45tby6P
July 30, 2025 at 11:19 PM
Nuestra mirada a 20 países latinoamericanos identificó que, aunque la mayoría reconoce el derecho a una vivienda adecuada en sus constituciones, persisten grandes brechas en la implementación de políticas para las personas en situación de calle.
Lee el blog completo aquí: bit.ly/45tby6P
Lee el blog completo aquí: bit.ly/45tby6P
NEW REPORT | We were thrilled to co-host a webinar with our Vanguard Program partners from the Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Protection (MFLSP) and Cognos International LLC - Research & Evaluation Company, in Mongolia. ighomelessness.org/mongliareport/
July 16, 2025 at 10:44 PM
NEW REPORT | We were thrilled to co-host a webinar with our Vanguard Program partners from the Ministry of Family, Labour, and Social Protection (MFLSP) and Cognos International LLC - Research & Evaluation Company, in Mongolia. ighomelessness.org/mongliareport/
JOIN US! Our next IGH Community of Impact webinar will spotlight the work of practitioners from nearly every region of the world who participated in the 2025 @ijohjournal.bsky.social Conference. Register here: depaul.zoom.us/.../regi.../....
July 16, 2025 at 7:48 PM
JOIN US! Our next IGH Community of Impact webinar will spotlight the work of practitioners from nearly every region of the world who participated in the 2025 @ijohjournal.bsky.social Conference. Register here: depaul.zoom.us/.../regi.../....
We are thrilled to announce that Lisbon, #Portugal has joined the Vanguard Program! This week, @camaralisboa.bsky.social, CRESCER, Instituto da Segurança Social and Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa formalized their partnership with IGH. ighomelessness.org/lisbon-vangu...
July 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
We are thrilled to announce that Lisbon, #Portugal has joined the Vanguard Program! This week, @camaralisboa.bsky.social, CRESCER, Instituto da Segurança Social and Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa formalized their partnership with IGH. ighomelessness.org/lisbon-vangu...
Debido a la importancia de promover estadísticas precisas, IGH desarrolló el Global Homeless Data Map o Mapa de Datos Globales del Sinhogarismo. Lea nuestro blog en Español detallando El Mapa de Datos Globales del Sinhogarismo aquí: ighomelessness.org/estadisticas...
June 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Debido a la importancia de promover estadísticas precisas, IGH desarrolló el Global Homeless Data Map o Mapa de Datos Globales del Sinhogarismo. Lea nuestro blog en Español detallando El Mapa de Datos Globales del Sinhogarismo aquí: ighomelessness.org/estadisticas...
Join us for our upcoming webinar — Decriminalizing Global Homelessness, on March 26, 2025 at 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (CTD) / 12:00 - 1:15 pm (EDT). Register here: depaul.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Find the learning objectives here: ighomelessness.org/events/.
Find the learning objectives here: ighomelessness.org/events/.
February 28, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Join us for our upcoming webinar — Decriminalizing Global Homelessness, on March 26, 2025 at 11:00 am - 12:15 pm (CTD) / 12:00 - 1:15 pm (EDT). Register here: depaul.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
Find the learning objectives here: ighomelessness.org/events/.
Find the learning objectives here: ighomelessness.org/events/.
The DePaul Business Council on Homelessness, Institute of Global Homelessness, and Hope for the Homeless student group have teamed up to raise money for Sarah's Circle. Access the fundraising page here: www.classy.org/team/637731. Thank you for your support!
February 21, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The DePaul Business Council on Homelessness, Institute of Global Homelessness, and Hope for the Homeless student group have teamed up to raise money for Sarah's Circle. Access the fundraising page here: www.classy.org/team/637731. Thank you for your support!
The 2025 Civil Society Forum began with remarks by Liana Almony, Deputy Director of UNANIMA International.
February 14, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The 2025 Civil Society Forum began with remarks by Liana Almony, Deputy Director of UNANIMA International.
The flags were up at the United Nations for CSocD63. Yesterday, Maryann Dantuono of Association of International Charities (AIC) and member of the WGEH, read the WGEH’s statement on the need for Member State action on homelessness from the floor. Read it here: www.wgehomelessness.org/resources.
February 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
The flags were up at the United Nations for CSocD63. Yesterday, Maryann Dantuono of Association of International Charities (AIC) and member of the WGEH, read the WGEH’s statement on the need for Member State action on homelessness from the floor. Read it here: www.wgehomelessness.org/resources.
This week, we are at the United Nations 63rd Commission for Social Development (CSocD) in New York City. This year’s commission explores themes of solidarity, social inclusion, social cohesion, and social resilience. A full room for the #CSocD63 opening session!
February 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
This week, we are at the United Nations 63rd Commission for Social Development (CSocD) in New York City. This year’s commission explores themes of solidarity, social inclusion, social cohesion, and social resilience. A full room for the #CSocD63 opening session!
Today we hosted the IGH Vanguard Summit! Our partners Maria Loreto Salinas Lisperguer, head of Chile Ministry of Social Development Street Unit gave opening remarks and Patricia Cotton of Adelaide, Australia discussed integrated services/centering people w/ lived experience.
January 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Today we hosted the IGH Vanguard Summit! Our partners Maria Loreto Salinas Lisperguer, head of Chile Ministry of Social Development Street Unit gave opening remarks and Patricia Cotton of Adelaide, Australia discussed integrated services/centering people w/ lived experience.