Homelessness: A Neglected Epidemic

The national homeless population has increased by more than 12% since 2022 and is still rising. One in five homeless individuals suffer from substance abuse. Local economic factors and mental health issues continue to drive individuals into homelessness. It begs the questions, what are communities willing to do to help the homeless and how can we more effectively challenge the stereotypes associated with homelessness?

Join American Public Square and the 2025 Student Ambassadors to learn about what the government is doing to impact homeless communities, whether discriminatory biases exist in our policies and programs and how communities can effectively support unhoused individuals.

Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; the program begins at 6:00 p.m.

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The APS Civics Education Initiative Student Initiative takes the APS mission into schools and partnerships with teachers, students and administrators at both the high school and college level. The initiative includes a custom-developed high school curriculum focused on learning about misinformation, disinformation, and bias, and college-level internship opportunities that enable students to produce compelling and relevant programs on significant and difficult issues in our community.

Host or Publisher American Public Square