The Homelessness Glossary for Communities (Glossary) consolidates, defines and describes terms and concepts referenced in various federal publications for communities, primarily those specific to the federal Reaching Home program. 

The Glossary provides communities with a single source of information for the terms and concepts that they need to know – and can be found easily – in support of their work to prevent and reduce homelessness at the community or systems level. It is meant to be used as a reference document that complements other training and technical assistance tools.

The Glossary was first released in April 2024. The current version was released in July 2024 (version 2).