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XULA 2026 | 09.08.01 - Larry Mason

Abstract #09.08.01 — ENUMERATING HIDDEN HOMELESSNESS: A COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACH TO EXTENDED STAY HOTELS Author(s) :: Larry Mason Jr., MPH; April Ballard, PhD; Shannon Self-Brown, PhD Author(s) Affiliation(s) :: Georgia State University School of Public Health (LM AB SSB); Center on Health & Homelessness, Atlanta GA (LM AB SSB); National SafeCare Training & Research Center, Atlanta GA (LM SSB) Purpose: National Point-In-Time (PIT) Counts reported 585,000 individuals experiencing homelessness in the U.S. in 2022, but this figure excludes hidden homelessness, such as families living in extended stay hotels, couch surfing, or doubling up. While the U.S. Department of Education includes extended stay hotels under the McKinney-Vento Act for school-aged children, the Department of Housing and Urban Development does not, creating systemic gaps in enumeration and service provision. This project describes a methodology developed by the Georgia State University Center on Health and Homelessness (CHH) to identify families residing in extended stay hotels in DeKalb County, GA. Methods: Through a community-academic partnership, 70 extended stay hotels were identified, and 44 were selected for enumeration based on management reports of family occupancy. CHH mobilized more than 50 volunteers to conduct door-to-door engagement. Volunteers collected two types of data: enumeration of individuals per room (adults, children ages 0–4, and ages 5–17) and surveys with families of children under 17 to capture housing history, family structure, and barriers to permanent housing. Preliminary Results: The CHH team knocked on over 3,000 extended stay hotel doors, and more than 200 surveys were completed. Analysis is underway to finalize enumeration and survey data to identify key trends in family housing instability. Conclusion: This project is the first to systematically enumerate and survey families in extended stay hotels. By leveraging community partnerships and a replicable methodology, this work addresses critical gaps in homelessness data and will inform strategies to better serve families experiencing hidden homelessness. To stay up-to-date with more health equity news, follow: #XULACon #1JGCollabs