According to Need is a project of 99% Invisible that examines how people can (or can’t) access housing in California. Across 5 Chapters, the journalist Katie Mingle talks to people on both ends of the housing access spectrum to find out how the system can’t, and doesn’t, meet the needs of those experiencing homelessness.
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From According to Need: “When we think about homelessness, we often have a certain image in our mind—people pushing shopping carts, or big sprawling tent encampments. But for the vast majority of homeless people, the experience is less visible. Many people who are unable to afford a place to live end up sleeping on a friend’s floor or inside their car.”