*I had to read this book to assist one of my student advisees through a "sociology of homelessness" class.* I deeply care about this subject and went through my own studies in both undergrad and grad concerned with these issues from a sociological perspective, so have been able to develop a pretty good foundation to grapple with these subjects. I really appreciated all this book had to offer but must admit it was very dense, heavy with (important) statistics that could made it a bit harder to access and digest. I learned a lot from the sheer amount of information presented, but I could tell it was an overwhelming endeavor for both me and my student to get through the charts and stats at times. Very important subject and gives more of a historical overview of homelessness and why it continues to exist today