Advocacy Update
Date: 17 Sep 2007
Author: National Alliance to End Homelessness
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Advocacy Update
NATIONAL ALLIANCE TO END HOMELESSNESS
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September 17, 2007
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McKinney Reauthorization Action This Week
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This Wednesday, September 19, the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee will markup (make any needed changes and then vote) S 1518 - the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act introduced by Senators Reed (D-RI) and Allard (R-CO) which will reauthorize the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program.
Please contact your Senators on the
Please contact your Senators who are not on the Banking Committee and ask that they co-sponsor or communicate to Senator Dodd, Chair of the Banking Committee, that they are in support of the bill.
The Community Partnership Act will prioritize permanent housing for families with children, continue the commitment to the development of permanent supportive housing for chronically homeless individuals, renew all permanent housing programs non-competitively, provide new prevention resources and allow rural communities more flexibility in their use of funds.
For more information on how S 1518 will assist communities across the nation in ending homelessness, click here.
This bill includes a balanced approach to addressing proposals to expand the definition of homelessness. This legislation expands the definition to include couch surfers but rejects proposals to expand the definition in a way that would shift substantial resources away from families and individuals who are living on the streets and in shelters. This legislation also provides new resources for prevention for doubled up and precariously housed families.
Banking Committee and ask that they vote in support of the bill during Wednesday's markup. |
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Legislative Updates 
This video highlights how communities across the country are decreasing homelessness among families. Thanks to the support of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, it’s yours to use for free. 