Legislative Updates 
National Conference on Ending Homelessness
July 12 - 14, 2010
National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness
February 11 - 12, 2010
Legislative Priorities to End Homelessness Among Veterans
This two-pager provides four key legislative priorities for a comprehensive bill to address veterans homelessness. The Zero Tolerance for Homelessness Among Veterans Act of 2009 addresses all four priorities.
Perspectives on Youth Housing and Advocacy Efforts
This presentation by Rich Hooks Wayman of the Alliance at the 2009 National Homeless Youth Month Summit provides an overview of how many youth are homeless, youth housing models, the cost of youth housing, federal funding for youth housing, and other information.
Veterans Campaign Media Tips & Tools
This document provides information to help advocates answer questions from reporters regarding veterans homelessness and includes tips for local media outreach.
Sample Local Pitch (Veterans Media Campaign)
Media campaign participants should use the sample pitch to “sell” their story to reporters.
Sample Local Press Release (Veterans Media Campaign)
Media campaign participants should include local information in this sample press release, which should be forwarded to reporters on November 10.
Veterans Campaign Editorial Memo
This is the Alliance’s memo to media assignment editors regarding the Data Update to Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans.
Veterans Media Campaign Power Point Presentation
This is the presentation of the Veterans Media Campaign webinar on November 2. It contains information regarding the Data Update to Vital Missions: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans, as well as information to assist advocates with local media outreach.
Veterans Federal Policy Priorities
This document lists the Alliance’s legislative priorities to end homelessness among veterans.
Alliance Online News: HPRP Implementation Virtual Discussion
November 3, 2009
Ending Homelessness among Veterans in Five Years: VA Summit
November 3 - 5, 2009
Neighborhood Stabilization Fund Resources
Click here for more information about the Neighborhood Stabilization program, which provides funds to communities that have high rates of foreclosure and vacant properties. At least 25 percent of the funding must be used to provide housing, including permanent supportive housing, to people below 50 percent of area median income. This resource includes a fact sheet on how communities can use the funding, as well as links to additional resources.
Homeless Youth and Sexual Exploitation: Research Findings and Practice Implications
Homeless youth surviving day-to-day on the streets are at constant risk of solicitation and sexual exploitation. Homeless youth are far more likely to be physically and sexually victimized than their peers who are housed, and they are more likely to experience repeated episodes of sexual assaults. This publication reviews the research and practice implications for community-based services.
Alliance Online News: Helpful HPRP Resources
October 27, 2009
Annual Report 2008
The National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Report, 2008.
Alliance Online News: Poppe Named USICH Executive Director
October 20, 2009
National Alliance to End Homelessness Congratulates Barbara Poppe
Press Release | October 20, 2009
Summary of S. 1781, the REDUCE Act
The REDUCE Act, S. 1781, would create a demonstration program that would allow service providers to reimburse Medicaid for coordinated care management and community support services. The program targets Medicaid beneficiaries with complex medical and behavior health conditions who frequently rely on emergency health care services.
Legislative Text of REDUCE Act, S. 1781
This is a copy of the legislative text of S. 1781, the Reduce Emergency Department Utilization through Coordination and Empowerment (REDUCE) Act.
Alliance Online News: Veterans Media Campaign
October 13, 2009
October 21, 2009 Board Meeting
Interactive slideshow for presentation for NAEH Board on 10/21/09.
Testimony to the House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support for the Committee of Ways and Means
Written testimony to the House Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support of the Committee of Ways and Means Concerning the response of the "safety net" to the recession on October 8, 2009.
The Services for Ending Long Term Homelessness Act (SELHA)
SELHA would authorize funding for a flexible array of services in permanent supportive housing, focused on helping people move toward recovery and self sufficiency.
Alliance Online News: Video Fact Sheet on Data
October 6, 2009
Alliance Online News: Geography of Homelessness, Part 3 - Subpopulations
September 29, 2009
Geography of Homelessness, Part 3: Subpopulations by Geographic Type
This is the third in a series of briefs examining the geographic distribution of the population experiencing homelessness and the homeless assistance system in the United States. It examines the geographic distributions of homeless subpopulations and subgroups.
Alliance Online News: News Alert - HUD Releases 2009 CoC NOFA
September 25, 2009
Letter to Senator Baucus on Inclusion of Home Visiting Language in Health Care Reform Legislation
This September 24, 2009 letter from the Alliance and the National Center on Family Homelessness was sent to Senator Max Baucus (D-MT), Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. The letter thanks Senator Baucus for including a provision that provides states with funds to support the creation or expansion of home visiting programs in the Chairman’s Mark of the Senate Finance Committee’s health care reform proposal.
Alliance Online News: New Community Snapshot on Quincy, MA
September 22, 2009
Excerpts from Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in Dane County, WI
This document provides a status update as of 2008 on Dane County, WI's efforts to meet the goals of its plan to prevent and end homelessness.
Overview of Dane County, WI's Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
This document provides a brief overview of Dane County, WI's plan to prevent and end homelessness.
Progress Report on Grant Funded Housing First Program for Families in Dane County, WI
This document provides an overview of the progress being made by Dane County, WI on a Housing First program funded by a grant from the Henry J. Predolin Foundation.
Dane County, WI Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Dane County, WI to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Kalamazoo County, MI Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Kalamazoo County, MI to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Community Snapshot: Quincy, MA
Between 2005 and 2008, chronic homelessness in Quincy, MA decreased by 50 percent.
Clallam and Whatcomb County, WA Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Presentation
This presentation provides an overview of Clallum and Whatcomb County, WA's plans to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Grant.
Clallam and Whatcomb County, WA Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Clallam and Whatcomb County, WA to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Greater New Orleans, LA Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Greater New Orleans, LA to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Mercer County, NJ Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Presentation
This presentation provides an overview of Mercer County, NJ's plans to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Grant.
Trenton/Mercer County, NJ Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Trenton/Mercer County, NJ to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Allegheny County, PA Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Allegheny County, PA to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Lancaster City and County, PA Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Lancaster City and County, PA to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Austin/Travis County, TX Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Summary
This document provides a summary of the plan by Austin/Travis County, TX to use its Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration grant.
Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Program
Congress allocated $25 million for a Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration to serve homeless families. The experience of the 23 communities that received grants awards under the Demonstration can be an important resource for communities developing Rapid Re-Housing programs to serve families using HPRP or other funding resources. This resource collects information about what the Demonstration grantees are doing.
Alliance Online News: New 2008 Income and Poverty Data
September 15, 2009
CCD Letter to Secretary Sebelius
This September 15, 2009 letter from the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) TANF Task Force was sent to HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. It outlines the Task Force’s principles for TANF reauthorization.
National Foster Care Coalition Housing Policy Platform
In this policy platform, the National Foster Care Coalition makes numerous recommendations about housing supports that should be made available to youth transitioning from foster care.
Medicaid Reform: Organizational Sign-On Letter
The Alliance and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare sent a letter, which was endorsed by over 200 local, state, and national organizations, to U.S. House and Senate members of leadership to ensure final health reform legislation includes provisions to improve access and quality of health care for people experiencing homelessness.
This video includes a series of remarks made in July 2009, at the Annual Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. Congressman Al Green of Texas appears in this clip.
This video includes a series of remarks made in July 2009, at the Annual Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan is featured in this clip.
This video includes a series of remarks made in July 2009, at the Annual Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. Speakers in this clip include White House Director of Urban Affairs Adolfo Carrion, acclaimed scholar Dennis Culhane, and Alliance president Nan Roman.
This video includes a series of remarks made in July 2009, at the Annual Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, D.C. Speakers in this clip include Barb Poppe, Jim Ryczek, Sen. Jack Reed, and Alliance board member Irene Mabry-Moses.
Alliance Online News: Update on Analysis of Community Plans
September 8, 2009
A Shifting Focus: What's New in Community Plans to End Homelessness
This Data Update provides an updated content analysis of the 234 completed community plans to end homelessness. In addition to illustrating of the growth of 10-year plans, this update will compare the content of earlier (first 90 plans) and later plans (144).
Federal Policy Agenda: Housing for Homeless Street Youth
This policy brief outlines the Alliance's policy recommendations for ending homelessness for 50,000 street youth through the provision of supportive housing, rental assistance, and services for specific sub-populations of street youth.
Geography of Homelessness, Introduction
The Alliance launched a multi-part series called the "Geography of Homelessness", which examines rates of homelessness in rural, urban, and mixed areas. The first part of this ongoing series explains the goals and parameters of the project.
Underestanding the McKinney-Vento Assistance Act
Steve Berg, vice President of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, explains the history of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs and what we can expect in the future.
Ending Homelessness with HPRP
Norm Suchar, senior policy analyst for the National Alliance to End Homelessness, explains the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program and the nation's changing approach to addressing homelessness in the country.
Youth Homelessness and Housing
Richard HooksWayman, senior policy analyst and youth advocate at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, discuss the landscape of youth homelessness and offers information on the new youth housing page - a new resource for consumers.
Alliance Online News: Geography of Homelessness, Part 2
September 1, 2009
Health Care and the Homeless
Peggy Bailey, program and policy analyst at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, explains how health care fits into discussions about homelessness, and outlines the Alliance's priorities in the health care reform debate.
Norm Suchar, senior policy analyst at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, explains the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing program and it's potential to transform the homeless systems in the country.
VA Summit: Ending Homelessness among Veterans in Five Years
On November 3-5, 2009, the Department of Veterans' Affairs will host a national homeless veterans summit, "Ending Homelessness among Veterans in Five Years" in Washington, DC.
Geography of Homelessness, Part 2: Prevalence of Homelessness
This is the second in a series of briefs examining the geographic distribution of the population experiencing homelessness and the homeless assistance system in the United States. It evaluates how rates of homelessness in rural areas compare to rates in urban areas.
Alliance Online News: Adopting a Housing First Approach
August 25, 2009
Organizational Change: Adopting a Housing First Approach
This document can help organizations that are planning to use HPRP resources to shift their organization's approach toward a rapid re-housing model.
Medicaid Improvements In Health Reform: Sign-on Letter
The National Alliance to End Homelessness and National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare are circulating an organizational sign-on letter urging House and Senate leadership to consider two critical Medicaid provisions in health care reform.
Capitol Hill Day 2009: Summary and Report
Capitol Hill Day provides people who attend the Alliance’s Annual Conference, with an opportunity to take part in federal advocacy by meeting with their U.S. Senators and Representatives. This Summary and Report includes a list of the 2009 Capitol Hill Day Federal Policy Priorities, a report of the Hill Day activities, and a summary of the impact advocates had on each of the policy priorities before and during the conference. Note that we will not know the full extent of our achievements until there is additional follow up with Congressional offices throughout August and September.
Alliance Online News: State Mental Health Agencies Report
August 18, 2009
Defining the Spectrum of Youth Housing
This short brief provides information on the spectrum of structural variations of youth housing models, including host homes, community-based group homes, shared housing, supervised apartments, scattered-site housing, and dormitories. It also defines programmatic service delivery variations, including foyer employment-focused housing, transitional housing, permanent supportive housing, and host homes.
Federal Funding for Homelessness Assistance Programs, Including for Youth
This brief fact sheet provides information on how much the federal government appropriated in fiscal year 2009 for general homeless assistance programs and for dedicated youth homeless assistance programs.
Federal Funding for Affordable Housing, Including for Youth
This short fact provides information on how much the federal government appropriated on fiscal year 2009 on special population affordable housing, rental assistance programs, public housing, and youth housing.
Strategies of State Mental Health Agencies to Prevent and End Homelessness
For this paper, mental health officials in 10 states shared innovative approaches to building political will and creating affordable housing for clients who need mental health services. The paper provides examples of how states: engaged governors and mayors, created housing positions within the mental health agency, partnered with other state agencies and organizations, participated in plans to end homelessness, provided housing technical assistance throughout the state, leveraged state resources and used data to promote programs.
Housing Resources and a National Housing Agenda for Homeless Youth
Access a variety of resources regarding a national youth housing policy agenda, including information on federal funding, youth housing proposals, and other documents. This resource also includes a number of youth housing resources, including information on the spectrum of youth housing and other topics. Also included are a external links to useful resources.
Alliance Online News: Expert Q&A with Secretary Sebelius
August 11, 2009
Summer 2009 Research Newletter
Summer 2009
Alliance Online News: New HPRP Guides
August 4, 2009
Summary: S. 1547, the Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness Act of 2009
This one-pager provides a brief overview of S. 1547, the Zero Tolerance for Homeless Veterans Act of 2009. S. 1547 was introduced by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) on July 30, 2009.
Presentation on 2008 AHAR
HUD Released the 2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress on July 9, 2009. The AHAR research team (Alvaro Cortes, Abt Associates; Jill Khadduri, Abt Associates; Dennis Culhane, University of Pennsylvania) presented the results at the 2009 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. These are the slides from that Presentation.
TANF Recipients Living with a Disability: Policy Framework, Prevalence, and Service Strategies
This presentation by LaDonna Pavetti with Mathematica Policy Research was made for the July 16 webinar, "Serving Parents and Children with Disabilities in the TANF Program."
The Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities TANF Task Force hosted a webinar that offered an overview on how the TANF program is serving families that include a person with a disability on July 16, 2009. Featured speakers included LaDonna Pavetti, Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. and Elizabeth Lower-Basch, Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP). How the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund and TANF reauthorization in 2010 can improve services to parents and children with disabilities was also discussed.
TANF in the "Great Recession" and Beyond
This presentation by Elizabeth Lower-Basch of the Center on Law and Social Policy (CLASP) was made for the July 16 webinar, "Serving Parents and Children with Disabilities in the TANF Program."
Ending Youth Homelessness Before It Begins: Prevention and Early Intervention Services for Older Adolescents
This issue brief identifies proven interventions from the fields of child welfare, community mental health, and juvenile justice, and it promotes their use as a model for youth homelessness prevention and early intervention. It is directed at community planners and youth advocates, who should view these services as critical components of a service and housing spectrum that can end youth homelessness.
Take Five! Q & A with Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Creating a Continuum of Youth Housing
This presentation by Mark Kroner, Director of the Lighthouse Training Institute at Lighthouse Youth Services Inc., provides an overview of how to create a spectrum of youth housing and a comprehensive transition system.
Framing New Policy for Youth Housing: Going to Scale to Meet National Demand
This presentation by the Alliance provides information on how to respond to the national youth housing demand through focusing limited appropriations and recognizing varying demand for housing services by youth subpopulations. It makes policy recommendations for HUD and HHS regarding the provision of housing and services.
Funding for Youth Housing Programs
This presentation by Roxana Torrico, Senior Consultant at the National Center for Housing and Child Welfare, provides an overview of how to tap into federal housing resources, including FUP, HPRP, CDBG, and child welfare funding.
2009 Policy Guide
This policy guide provides information about the most important federal programs, policies, and legislation affecting homelessness. Key housing and homelessness topics are covered including HUD's McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and housing programs dedicated to people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Homelessness Prevention: Creating Programs that Work
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has published this guide and companion to help organizations create a homelessness prevention program or improve an existing prevention program.
Rapid Re-Housing: Creating Programs that Work
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has published this guide to help organizations develop Rapid Re-Housing programs.
HPRP Guide for Homeless Youth
This presentation by the Alliance provides information on how to use the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) to provide housing for homeless and at-risk youth.
Perspectives from Australia on Youth Housing
This presentation by Michael Coffey of YAA in Australia was presented at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness in July 2009. It provides an Australian perspective on the issue of housing for homeless youth.
2009 Annual Conference
July 29 - 31, 2009
Can HUD-VASH Help End Veterans' Homelessness?
As VA’s only permanent supportive housing intervention, HUD-VASH must be an integral part of ending homelessness for veterans. This document provides advocates and policymakers with a number of specific areas for improvement and recommendations to improve targeting and administration of HUD-VASH in the service of homeless veterans.
Ending Homelessness for Families: The Evidence for Affordable Housing
This joint paper by the Alliance and Enterprise Community Partners demonstrates the importance of affordable housing in ending homelessness for families.
Affordable Housing Key Component to Ending Family Homelessness
Press Release | July 27, 2009
Soloist Watch Party Toolkit!
Join the social action campaign to challenge false serotypes about people who have a mental illness and live on the street. Participate in the August 4 DVD release of the movie the Soloist—the story of Nathaniel Ayers, a gifted Juilliard-trained string player whose mental illness led him to become homeless. His story illustrates strength in community connections and relationships. It is not acceptable, regardless of a person's mental health, for anyone to experience homelessness—with proper supports, housing stability can be achieved. We can all take action to solve homelessness and de-stigmatize mental illness.
Webinar PowerPoint: Housing and Veterans Initiatives
On July 23, the Alliance hosted the Housing and Veterans Initiatives Webinar to provide Capitol Hill Day participants with the latest updates on the Hill Day policy priorities. Presenters discussed the status of and key talking points for each issue, as well as what action is needed to make as much progress as possible on these issues over the summer. This is the PowerPoint presentations. Unfortunately, the webinar did not record successfully.
Federal Policy Update Webinar: Services Appropriations PowerPoint Presentation
Federal Policy Update Webinar: Services Appropriations PowerPoint Presentation.
Webinar PowerPoint and Recording: Homelessness Services Initiatives
In preparation for Capitol Hill Day at the Alliance’s Annual Conference, the Alliance is hosted two webinars to provide participants with information about the 2009 Capitol Hill Day Policy Agenda.
POLICY UPDATE AND TARGETED REQUESTS
There are several important issues moving forward in Congress. In order to make as much progress as possible on these things, it will be important to PRIORITIZE. It is advantageous to only ask your Members of Congress to do one (or maybe two) things. In order to help you decide which issue to choose, this document provides Congressional targets for each issues and the specific policy request.
Alliance Online News: Geography of Homelessness
July 21, 2009
Ending Homelessness Among Veterans
President Obama and Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric Shinseki have made ending veterans homelessness a top priority, and Congress has been exploring legislative solutions to the problem. While there is great interest in Congress and the Administration, it is unclear how veterans legislation will move forward. The Alliance believes that any bill should bolster the capacity of the VA to provide assistance to all veterans who are homeless or are at risk, including through rapid re-housing, permanent supportive housing, short-term emergency assistance, and outreach services.
Section Eight Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA)
The Section Eight Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA), H.R. 3045, would streamline and make improvements to the Housing Choice Voucher program and authorize 150,000 new vouchers in FY 2010.
Capitalize the National Housing Trust Fund
The Alliance strongly urges Congress to provide a $1 billion mandatory allocation for the National Housing Trust Fund and identify additional funding sources to reach its goal of creating 1.5 million affordable housing units over the next 10 years.
Congressional Visit: Sample Agenda
This is a sample agenda and worksheet to help you think through the framework of your meeting with your Senator(s) or Representative(s). Think about who will chair the meeting and who will cover each agenda item.
Geography of Homelessness, Part 1: Defining the Spectrum
This serves as the first in a series of briefs examining the geographic distribution of the homeless population in the United States and provides some insight into the extent to which homelessness exists in rural and urban areas.
Alliance Online News: 2008 AHAR
July 14, 2009
FY 2010 Budget Chart: President's Request and House Allocations
This spreadsheet includes information about FY 2010 funding for a number of homelessness and housing programs. For each program, the chart includes information about the actual FY 2008 level, the enacted FY 2009 level, the President's request for FY 2010, and the House's allocation for FY 2010.
HEARTH Act: Next Steps in Implementation
Now that Congress has passed legislation reauthorizing the McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, many people are wondering what the next steps are. This one-pager provides an overview of the next steps in implementation of the HEARTH Act, including an anticipated timeline and information on what you can do.
Alliance Responds to the Release of the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report
Press Release | July 9, 2009
Alliance Applauds 11-Year Old Zach Bonner for His “My House to the White House” Walk
Press Release | July 9, 2009
Capitol Hill Day 2009: Federal Policy Agenda
The Capitol Hill Day Federal Policy Agenda is a set of high priority issues on which Congress is currently working and we can make significant progress during Capitol Hill Day at our Annual Conference, July 29-31. This is not a complete list of the policy initiatives that the Alliance supports.
Alliance Online News: New Blog
July 7, 2009
"Some Stimulus Money Preventing Homelessness" Homeless programs are about to get a big push in a new direction. They used to focus on providing food and shelter. Now, the economic stimulus package is providing $1.5 billion to prevent people from becoming homeless and to quickly re-house those who do.
Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies in Your Health Center Presentatino - Miriam Komaromy
This presentation was used by Miriam Komaromy on the June 3, 2009 webinar, "Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies in Your Health Center."
Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies in Your Health Center Presentation - Ed Stellon
This presentation was used by Ed Stellon in the June 3, 2009 webinar, "Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies in Your Health Center."
Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies in Your Health Center Presentation - Jan Caughlan
This presentation was used by Jan Caughlan on the June 3, 2009 webinar, "Implementing Harm Reduction Strategies in Your Health Center."
Take Five! Q & A with Steve Hilton
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
FY 2010 Appropriations: Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
Congress could offer necessary, crisis services for homeless youth by appropriating $165 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010, a $50 million increase over the FY 2009 level for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs. The Administration’s FY 2010 budget did not include an increase for the program, proposing level funding of $115 million.
Health Care Reform Recommendations
Given the debate in Congress over health care reform, the Alliance has prepared two recommendations for inclusion in health care reform. First, that at least every American living below the federal poverty level must be eligible for Medicaid; second, that Medicaid eligible populations must have access to integrated health services that include mental health and substance use treatment.
Foreclosure to Homelessness: The Forgotten Victims of the Subprime Crisis
In June 2009, the Alliance, along with the National Coalition for the Homeless, the National Health Care for the Homeless Council, the National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth, the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, the National Low Income Housing Coalition, and the National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness, released this report. It provides insight into the contribution that foreclosures have had on 2008 homeless populations.
National Homelessness Advocacy Groups Release “Foreclosure to Homelessness”
Press Release | June 26, 2009
Appropriations Priorities and Specific FY 2010 “Asks”
This document includes information about the specific policy request related to the FY 2010 appropriations priorities.
A Place at the Table - Identifying Partners for Planning
This one-pager discusses key partners worth identifying when planning a Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP). It was used during a June 23, 2009 webinar entitled "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas."
Ohio's HPRP Application
This document shows the application being used by the State of Ohio for nonprofit organizations and local governments interested in receiving HPRP funds.
Who to Serve - Targeting Those with Highest Risk Factors
This one-pager discusses how to target assistance toward those with the greatest risk of becoming homeless. It was used during a June 23, 2009 webinar entitled "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas."
Presentation for "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas" Webinar - COHHIO
This is the PowerPoint presentation used by the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) on the June 23, 2009 webinar entitled "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas."
Presentation for "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas" Webinar - Jamey Burden
This is the PowerPoint presentation used by Jamey Burden on the June 23, 2009 webinar entitled "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas."
In June 2009, the Alliance and the Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (COHHIO) co-hosted a webinar entitled "Implementing HPRP in Rural Areas." Speakers explored the unique challenges that rural communities face as they implement their Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) plans. They also delved into new and significant opportunities to address these challenges through effective program design and collaborative strategies.
Alliance Online News: Capitol Hill Day
June 23, 2009
Form 990
View the Alliance’s most recently audited 990 (2008). The 990 form is submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by nonprofit organizations and provides information on the filing organization's mission, programs, and finances.
Conference Advocacy Agenda
This is a schedule of policy and advocacy-related workshops and activities at the annual conference.
FY 2010 Appropriations: Second Chance Act Programs
This document provides information about the Second Chance Act programs, which were passed into law in April 2008, and recommendations for funding in FY 2010.
FY 2010 Appropriations: Housing Choice Vouchers
Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance (Housing Choice Voucher program) is the core program intended to assist extremely low-income people with the cost of housing. Approximately 2 million households receive rental assistance through this program. Congress should fund all existing vouchers and 200,000 additional Housing Choice Vouchers in FY 2010.
2009 Capitol Hill Day Policy Priorities
This page provides information about policy priorities for the 2009 Capitol Hill Day in July.
HEARTH Act Section-by-Section Analysis
This document provides a section-by-section analysis of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act signed into law in May 2009.
Alliance Applauds the Passing of the Homes for Heroes Act
Press Release | June 15, 2009
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: FAQs
This report by the National Foster Care Coalition is entitled "Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Frequently Asked Questions on the Provisions Designed to Impact Youth and Young Adults." It reviews numerous common questions, including those around the extension of foster care to age 21, which was included in the Act.
Annual Report 2007
The National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Report, 2007.
Alliance Online News: New Interactive Tools Webpage
June 9, 2009
Testimony to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity
Testimony to the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity Concerning the Proposed Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) on June 4, 2009.
Highlights of HEARTH Act, S. 896
This two-page brief provides highlights of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act that was signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009.
Summary of HEARTH Act
This brief provides a detailed overview of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act that was included in the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which was signed into law on May 20, 2009 by President Obama. The document explains the legislation's background, provides details on its provisions, and discusses the ramifications of the bill's language for implementation and application procedures.
On June 3, the Alliance and the National Health Care for the Homeless Council co-hosted a webinar on harm reduction strategies within Health Care for the Homeless clinics. Adopting a harm reduction approach can be controversial, but communities across the country have found it to be an effective strategy to engage vulnerable persons into primary care, behavioral health, and other stabilizing services, including housing.
Fairfax County, VA's HPRP Substantial Amendment
This is Fairfax County, VA's Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan, which describes its plan to use the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds.
Take Five! Q & A with Secretary Shaun Donovan
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
HEARTH Act: Homeless Families Benefit
This one-pager explains how homeless families will benefit from the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act, which reauthorizes McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs and was signed into law on May 20, 2009.
Written Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Written Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. May 21, 2009.
Legislative Text of Final HEARTH Act
This document provides the legislative text of S. 896, the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act, which was signed into law by President Obama on May 20, 2009. Contained within S. 896 was the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act. The text of the HEARTH Act begins on page 32 of the bill.
Alliance Applauds Congress and President Obama for Enacting the HEARTH Act
Press Release | May 20, 2009
Alliance Online News: Alliance Annual Conference
May 19, 2009
Advocacy Update: Congress Passes the HEARTH Act!
May 16, 2009
FY 2010 McKinney Appropriations Sign-On Letter
On May 15, Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mel Martinez (R-FL), along with 21 other Senators, sent a letter to the Senate Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD) Appropriations Subcommittee urging them to include $2.2 billion for HUD's McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program in fiscal year (FY) 2010.
The National Community Development Association and the National Alliance to End Homelessness hosted an audio conference presentation on the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) on April 30. The presentation included a brief review of program requirements and strategies from two communities to implement the program locally. Time was reserved for questions and answers. Featured speakers included Steve Berg and Norm Suchar of the National Alliance to End Homelessness; Bob Gehret from the City of Boston and Keith Theriot from the City of Orlando.
Clark County, NV's Draft HPRP Substantial Amendment
This is a draft version of Clark County, NV's Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan, which describes its plan to use the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds.
City of Sacramento, CA's HPRP Substantial Amendment
This is the City of Sacramento, CA's Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan, which describes its plan to use the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds.
County of Sacramento, CA's HPRP Substantial Amendment
This is the County of Sacramento, CA's Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan, which describes its plan to use the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds.
2009 Donation Form
Please use this form to mail in or fax a donation.
Alliance Online News: Sample HPRP Plans
May 12, 2009
PowerPoint Presentation: FY 2010 Budget Brefing
FY 2010 Federal Budget Brefing, PowerPoint Presentation
FY 2010 President's Budget Rundown
This document provides a brief rundown on funding for homeless and housing programs that were included in President Obama's FY 2010 budget proposal.
2009 Advocacy Calendar
This calendar provides a timeline and key dates in 2009 for advocates wishing to work on federal homelessness and housing policy.
State of Minnesota's Draft HPRP Substantial Amendment
This is a draft version of the State of Minnesota's Substantial Amendment to its Consolidated Plan, which describes its plan to use the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) funds.
Sample Community Substantial Amendments
A number of communities have posted their plans or draft plans online for how they intend to use HPRP funding locally. This resource includes links to sample substantial amendments that communities are planning to submit to HUD.
CA - Kern County
Home First! Kern County's Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
TX - Fort Worth
Directions Home: Making Homelessness Rare, Short-term and non-recurring in Fort Worth, Texas Within Ten Years
OH - Allen County
Blueprint to End Homelessness in Allen County Ohio
CA - Arcata
City of Arcata Homeless Services Plan: 2007-2016
Alliance Applauds President Obama’s Support of Homeless Assistance Programs
Press Release | May 7, 2009
President's FY 2010 Budget Proposal Chart
This chart provides information about targeted homeless assistance programs included in President Obama's fiscal year (FY) 2010 Budget Proposal, which was released on May 7, 2009. The chart also includes historical appropriations levels from FY 2008 and FY 2009.
Information for Capitol Hill Day 2009
This toolkit will provide information about the 2009 Hill Day to be held in conjunction with the Alliance's annual National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, DC.
Alliance Commends Senate for Passing McKinney-Vento Reauthorization
Press Release | May 6, 2009
NM - Albuquerque
A Community Response to Homelessness in Albuquerque
OR - State of Oregon
A Home for Hope: A 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Oregon
VA - Arlington County
A Passageway Home
LA - State of Louisiana
State of Louisiana Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness: The Road to Supportive Housing
NM - Santa Fe
Plan to End HOmelessness in Santa Fe in 5 Years
MS - Jackson
Destination Home: Jackson's Ten Year Strategic Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
VA - Fairfax-Falls Church
Blueprint for Succe3ss: Strategic Directions for the Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in the Fairfax-Falls Church Community
ID - Boise
Boise's 10 Year Plan to Reduce and Prevent Chronic Homelessness
MA - Lowell
City of Lowell Partnership for Change: Action Plan to End Homelessness
MA - North Shore
The Plan to End Homelessness on the North Shore
MI - Grand Traverse Region
Vision to End Homelessness in the Greater Grand Traverse Region
Spring 2009 Research Newsletter
Spring 2009
MA - Pioneer Valley
All roads lead home: The Pioneer Valley's Plan to End Homelessness
TX - Houston/Harris County
Strategic Plan to Address Homelessness in Houston/Harris County
NE - Omaha/Council Bluffs
Homes for All 2008 - 2018
OR - Washington County
A Road Home: 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
VA - Chesapeake
Chesapeake Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
WA - Cowlitz County
Cowlitz County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
Advocacy Update: HEARTH Act Amendment Vote
May 6, 2009
Alliance Online News: Hill Update
May 5, 2009
Sens. Reed and Bond Team up with Mayor Fenty to Announce New Approach to Preventing Homelessness Nationwide
Media Advisory | May 4, 2009
Capitol Hill Briefing Scheduled for April 15th About Homelessness and Mental Health
Media Advisory | Apr. 13, 2009
Outstanding Achievements In Ending Homelessness Recognized at Kennedy Center
Press Release | Apr. 3, 2009
Advocacy Update: Senate to Consider HEARTH Act
May 4, 2009
Related Substance Use and Mental Health Links
Click here to access links to our partner organizations that serve as strong resources on the intersection of substance use, mental health, and homelessness.
Related Health Care Links
Click here to access links to our partner organizations that serve as strong resources on the intersection of health care and homelessness.
Written Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Written Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. April 30, 2009.
Join us in urging Congress to TAKE ACTION in 2009
Many communities have reduced the number of people who are homeless by using efficient, solution-focused interventions. In the midst of the current recession, adequate federal resources are needed to continue making progress and combat a potential surge in homelessness. Join us in urging Congress to TAKE ACTION in 2009.
New Targeted Case Management Rule and Homelessness
Many health care agencies assisting those experiencing homelessness are able to receive Medicaid reimbursement for by providing targeted case management services. The Alliance outlines three main reason for the Administration not to limit case management activities.
Protecting Health Care for the Homeless Programs
In May 2008, the Alliance provided comments to the Department of Health and Human Services explaining the importance of protecting health care for the homeless clinics and consolidated community health centers across the country. These clinics and centers provide an important safety net for people without health insurance or with insufficient access to health care services.
Mental Health and Substance Use Resources
Click here for additional resources on how mental health and substance use issues affect homelessness. Materials include "Chronic Homelessness," "Christian Community Health Center in Chicago, Illinois: Providing Supportive Housing and Health Care," and "Amethyst Inc. in Columbus, Ohio: Helping Addicted Women to Gain and Maintain Sobriety."
Health Care and Medicaid Resources
Click here to access additional resources related to health care and Medicaid. Materials include "New Targeted Case Management Rule and Homelessness," "Medicaid Coverage for Rehabilitation Services," "Medicaid Proof of Citizenship," and "Protecting Health Care for the Homeless Programs."
Alliance Online News: Briefing on President's Budget
April 28, 2009
FY 2010 McKinney Appropriations "Dear Colleague" Letter
Senators Reed (D-RI) and Martinez (R-FL) are seeking signatures on an FY 2010 McKinney appropriations letter.
Copy of FY 2010 McKinney Appropriations Letter
This is a copy of a letter being circulated by Senators Reed (D-RI) and Martinez (R-FL) urging Congress to provide $2.2 billion for HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program in FY 2010.
FY 2009 McKinney Letter Signers
This is a list of Senators who signed the FY 2009 McKinney appropriations letter.
Advocacy Update: Urge Senators to Sign McKinney-Vento
April 28, 2009
President’s FY 2010 Budget Briefing
The Alliance is hosting its Annual Federal Budget Briefing, “The President’s FY 2010 Budget Proposal: Implications for Housing and Homeless Assistance”, via audio conference on Tuesday, May 12 from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm ET. This link provides information and materials for the audio conference
Release of "The Soloist" in Theaters
24 April 2009
This April 23, 2009 audio conference included a discussion of how HPRP can be used for child welfare involved families and youth aging out of care to promote better program housing and perhaps reduce foster care placements.
Child Welfare Agencies: Using HPRP Resources
This presentation was used for an audio conference on April 23, 2009 entitled "Using the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program in Child Welfare Agencies."
Alliance Online News: Congressional Briefing
April 21, 2009
Speakers on this audio conference provided concrete steps for using HPRP to create a more effective and efficient homelessness assistance system centered on housing stability and addressed strategies for sustaining programs beyond the three years of HPRP funding.
Participant Agenda
This agenda highlights the content of the April 16, 2009 audio conference entitled "Using HPRP to Transform Your Homeless Assistance System."
HPRP: Opportunities for Systems Transformation and Sustainability
This paper provides basic steps for using HPRP to facilitate the transformation of homeless assistance from a system organized around emergency shelter to one centered on housing stability. Although no community has perfected homeless assistance, the steps in this paper have been used in communities to spark the process of transformation.
Alliance Online News: HPRP Audio Conference
April 14, 2009
A National Approach to Meeting the Needs of LGBTQ Homeless Youth
This two-page fact sheet provides an overview of the prevalence and experience of LGBTQ youth, causal factors, and risks to LGBTQ youth while homeless. It also highlights a reform agenda to end homelessness for LGBTQ youth and makes best practices recommendations for youth-serving professionals, case workers, and advocates, for administrators and supervisors, and for residential services.
National Recommended Best Practices for Serving LGBT Homeless Youth
This policy brief by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Lambda Legal, the National Network for Youth, and the National Center for Lesbian Rights provides a brief overview of homelessness among LBGT youth. It makes recommendations about improving practice, improving organizational culture, and improving residential services.
The Soloist - Wallet Card
On April 24, 2009, the film "The Soloist" will premier in theaters. This downloadable document folds up and fits into your pocket. Users can easily download this PDF of Myths, Facts, and Tips to carry with them and make change everyday.
House Section 8 Appropriations Sign-On Letter
Representatives Nadler (D-NY) and Velazquez (D-NY) and 41 other Representatives, sent a letter to Chairman Olver (D-MA) and Ranking Member Latham (R-IA) of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (T-HUD) urging them to fully fund the Section 8 Tenant-Based and Project-Based Rental Assistance Programs and 200,000 additional tenant-based vouchers in fiscal year 2010.
Co-Sponsors of Past McKinney Reauthorization Bills
This is a list of co-sponsors of previous versions of McKinney Reauthorization legislation.
HEARTH Act Original Co-sponsors
This is a list of original co-sponsors of the HEARTH Act, S. 808 / H.R. 1877.
Homelessness Prevention and Re-Housing: Key Partnerships
This paper explores key partnerships that communities should consider for both the planning and program design stage and the implementation, oversight, and evaluation stage of their HPRP program.
Advocacy Update: McKinney Reauthorization Introduced
April 3, 2009
2009 Awards Ceremony
2 April 2009
Alliance Online News: Upcoming HPRP Audio Conferences
March 31, 2009
Housing Location
Housing location is a core function of a good prevention and re-housing program. Many programs have staff whose sole function is housing location. Other programs have staff who split time between housing location and case management. This brief includes tips on how to locate and then acquire affordable housing units for your homeless or at-risk clients.
Advocacy Update: Sign Seciton 8 Appropriations Letter
March 28, 2009
This video describes New York City's HomeBase program, one of the most effective homelessness prevention programs in the United States.
National Alliance to End Homlessness to Recognize Outstanding Achievements In Ending Homelessness
Media Advisory | Mar. 25, 2009
House Section 8 “Dear Colleague”
DRAFT House Section 8 “Dear Colleague”
Alliance Online News: HPRP Guidance
March 24, 2009
Overview of HUD HPRP Notice
This short brief provides an overview of many of the important provisions that were contained in HUD's Notice for the HPRP funds.
On March 24, 2009, the Alliance and CSH co-hosted a conference call on the recent SAMHSA RFA. SAMHSA staff made a brief presentation and were available to answer questions.
Sample Housing Resource Coordinator Job Description
This document is an example of a Housing Resource Coordinator job description used by one city.
New Funding for Homeless Youth Services and Housing
New Funding for Homeless Youth Services and Housing This brief includes information on new funding benefiting homeless youth in ARRA and the HPRP program. It offers local organizations serving homeless youth action steps, ideas, and model programs on re-housing and prevention for homeless youth, information on establishing a framework for youth homelessness prevention and re-housing, and details regarding other federal appropriations benefiting homeless youth.
Program Models: Homelessness Prevention and Re-Housing Fund
Many communities have in place best practices which can be funded through HUD’s new Homelessness Prevention and Re-Housing Fund. Highlighted below are model community-based and statewide programs, which are preventing homelessness, diverting people from shelter, and rapidly re-housing those who become homeless. Provided are the programs’ focus (noted under its name) and websites, and Alliance Audio Conferences, Best Practice write-ups, and National Conference presentations pertaining to the program.
FY 2010 RHYA Appropriations
This issue brief provides a recommendation for funding the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs and explains why such funding levels are necessary to adequately address the problem of youth homelessness.
Massachusetts Dudley Diversion Project
The Dudley Diversion Project was a collaboration between several service-providing organizations and the Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA). The purpose of this two-month pilot was to test the use of a diversion intervention for families seeking shelter at DTA’s Dudley Square office.
Housing for Homeless Youth
When runaways and homeless youth cannot be reunited with their families, the creation of housing models that also address the service needs of youth is one solution to ending youth homelessness. The goal of this brief is to outline a spectrum of youth housing models that connect affordable housing, self-sufficiency services, and positive youth development approaches. This brief examines youth housing combined with positive youth development services and highlights four housing models and programs that demonstrate promise in housing for older adolescents and young adults.
Alliance Online News: HPF Audio Conference
March 17, 2009
On March 12, the Alliance co-hosted an audio conference with the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities focusing on how the Homeless Prevention Fund and TANF Emergency Contingency Funds can be coordinated and used to prevent homelessness and re-house families. The audio conference was intended for state and local poverty and homeless advocates and providers.
Using HPRP and TANF Funds to Help Homeless and At-Risk Families
This presentation provides information on the HPRP and TANF Emergency Contingency Fund programs from the economic recovery act. The presentation includes an overview of each fund, information on opportunities for collaboration, steps to take, and suggestions on how to be part of the solution to homelessness.
This audio conference included basic information about the program, recommendations on how to think about structuring the program locally, and next steps that advocates, public officials, and providers should begin taking immediately. Speakers included Steve Berg, Vice President for Programs and Policy at the Alliance, and Norm Suchar, Senior Policy Analyst at the Alliance. The call was moderated by Sarah Kahn, Director of Field Mobilization at the Alliance.
Homeless Youth Letter to Obama Administration
The National Alliance to End Homelessness joined nearly 200 other organizations in sending a letter to the Obama Administration requesting its support in ending youth homelessness. The letter makes numerous recommendations about how to achieve that goal.
Alliance Online News: HPRP Audio Conferences
March 10, 2009
Coordinating Prevention and Re-Housing Initiatives: TANF Programs
Local planners can improve the effectiveness of their local HPRP efforts by coordinating with TANF agencies. This one-pager provides an overview of ways in which communities can coordinate HPRP and TANF resources.
TANF Emergency Contingency Fund
Up to $5 billion is available to states under the economic recovery act for the TANF Emergency Contingency Fund. This brief explores how improving TANF agencies' capacity to work in concert with local efforts to prevent homelessness and re-house families can be used effectively to improve outcomes and end homelessness.
Steps in Planning: Checklist
This document provides a checklist of steps to guide state and local coalitions, CoCs, provider organizations, advocates, and others interested in ending homelessness through the planning process for the HPRP funds.
Alliance Congressional Briefing on Solutions to Homelessness
On February 23, the Alliance hosted a Congressional Briefing, "Homelessness and the Economic Crisis.” This link provides materials which were included in the Congressional Briefing packet, including information about high-priority policy issues on which the Alliance urges Congress to act in 2009.
FY 2010 Appropriations: HUD-VA Supportive Housing Program
The National Alliance to End Homelessness urges Congress to make ending homelessness among veterans a top priority, and provide $75 million for Section 8 vouchers for the HUD-VASH program in fiscal year 2010, enough to house approximately 10,000 veterans.
Housing Homeless Youth
Increase funding to $2.2 billion for HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants Program and continue the rapid re-housing for families program. Homeless youth require housing programs tailored to meet the demands of transition from adolescence to adulthood on an individual basis. This paper explores housing options for young people experiencing homelessness.
Long-Term Federal Policy Priorities
A movement to end homelessness is underway in our nation. Nearly 300 communities have adopted concrete plans to end homelessness, utilizing focused, outcome-driven strategies. As a result, leading communities have substantially reduced the number of people who are homeless. However, almost 3.5 million Americans will still experience homelessness this year and the recession could put many more low income families and individuals at risk. Federal investments in proven interventions should be taken to scale to ensure those who are most at risk do not become homeless, and that we address the housing and service needs of those who are or who become homeless.
Testimony of Michael Kelly: February 23, 2009
Testimony of Michael Kelly: February 23, 2009
FY 2010 Appropriations: SAMHSA Homeless Services Programs
SAMHSA Homeless Services Programs, the Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) and Treatment Systems for Homeless programs, provide essential mental health and substance use treatment services needed to help homeless people maintain their housing and make progress toward recovery and self-sufficiency.
FY 2010 Appropriations: The Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs are essential to prevent exploitation of youth on the streets and to support reconnection to their families, schools, employment, and housing options. In 2007, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act programs served over 600,000 homeless youth, yet less than 50,000 received access to a shelter bed. Congress could offer necessary, crisis services for homeless youth by appropriating $165 million in fiscal year (FY) 2010 for the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) programs.
Policy Update: McKinney Reauthorization
In the 110th Congress, work was nearly completed on the first reauthorization of HUD's McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance programs since 1992. A compromise was negotiated (the HEARTH Act, H.R. 7221), which was passed by the House in October, but could not be completed by the Senate before adjournment.
Policy Update: Section Eight Voucher Reform
Congress should pass Section Eight Voucher Reform legislation to increase the number of vouchers available to prevent and end homelessness by streamlining the program and making it more effective and efficient.
Federal Policy Priorities
Communities have significantly increased their ability to confront homelessness using efficient, solution-focused interventions. This is a set of issues focused on preventing and ending homelessness on which the Alliance, along with our national, state, and local partners, urge Congress to act in 2009.
FY 2010 Appropriations: McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants
HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants fund thousands of homeless assistance programs in nearly every community. Congress should include $2.2 billion for the program and continue the rapid re-housing for families program in the FY 2010 Appropriations Bill.
FY 2010 Appropriations: SAMHSA Homeless Services Programs
The National Alliance to End Homelessness joins several other national organizations in requesting that Congress appropriate $120 million in funding in FY2010 for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) homeless programs. These programs fund mental health and substance use treatment services for homeless populations. This one-pager includes a justification for that request and information on the need for sufficient services funding for homeless individuals and families.
Creating a Plan for the Homelessness Prevention Fund
The Alliance has created this guide to help communities prepare a HPRP plan to submit to HUD. This guide can be used by public agencies responsible for submitting the plan, as well as the public and private partners who will be involved in developing the plan. The Guide was prepared before HUD issued its guidelines for the HPRP.
Alliance Recommendations: Using the New Prevention and Re-Housing Funds
Although HPRP provides a tremendous opportunity to prevent or end homelessness, there are not enough resources to adequately serve everybody who is homeless or at risk. This one-pager provides an overview of the Alliance’s principles for achieving the maximum benefit from these funds.
Christian Community Health Center in Chicago, Illinois: Providing Supportive Housing and Health Care
Christian Community Health Center (CCHC) is based in Chicago and provides permanent supportive housing for families and individuals. CCHC started as a Community Health Center in 1991 and has expanded to include housing placement and support services. CCHC is able to maintain housing for 100 percent of clients 6 months after housing placement.
Advocacy Update: FY 2009 Appropriations Bill
March 2, 2009
President's 2010 Budget Proposal Boosts Affordable Housing and Homelessness Assistance
Press Release | Feb. 26, 2009
Alliance Online News: News Alert: HUD Announces Stimulus Allocations
February 25, 2009
UPDATED: Additional ARRA Homelessness Resources
The economic recovery act also included funding for several other programs that aid homeless individuals and families. This fact sheet provides a brief overview of some of these programs. It also highlights resources that provide more information on each program.
Alliance Online News: FY 2009 Appropriations
February 24, 2009
PATH FY2010 Appropriations Recommendation
This one-pager provides background information on SAMHSA's Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program. It also explains the Alliance's recommendation that in FY2010 the PATH program receive at least $75 million in appropriations.
Congress Proposes Increased Homeless Assistance for FY 2009
Press Release | Feb. 23, 2009
Community Partnership for the Homeless National Program
February 20 - 21, 2009
Alliance Online News: $1.5 Billion for Prevention and Re-Housing
February 17, 2009
Legislative Text of Homelessness Prevention Fund
This document contains the legislative text from HR 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, relating to the creation of a homelessness prevention fund. The economic recovery bill included $1.5 billion for this fund.
Alliance Online News: News Alert: Congress Passes Economic Recovery Act
February 13, 2009
Alliance Online News: News Alert: Passage of Recovery Act Expected Soon
February 12, 2009
2009 National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness
February 12 - 13, 2009
Over 500 gather in San Diego at National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness
Press Release | Feb. 11, 2009
Alliance Online News: Alliance Launches New Webpage
February 10, 2009.
UPDATED: Homelessness Prevention and Re-Housing: Overview of Funds
This document provides a brief overview of the HPRP funding, how communities should begin preparing for it, and what opportunities it presents.
Economic Recovery Includes Addressing Increased Homelessness
Both the House and Senate economic recovery bills include $1.5 billion for one-time grants to state and local government, to prevent people from becoming homeless or quickly rehouse those who become homeless. The funding, combined with know-how that has improved dramatically over the past ten years, will give communities a fighting chance to avoid the kind of massive increases in homelessness that took place during the recession of the early 1980s.
Alliance Online News: $1.5 Billion for Prevention and Re-Housing
February 3, 2009
Take Five! Q & A with Richard LeMieux
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Advocacy Update: Housing and Prevention in Economic Recovery
January 28, 2009
Alliance Online News: Economic Recovery Proposal
January 27, 2009
Alliance Online News: Recession to Increase Homelessness
January 21, 2009
Shifting Gears - Final Evaluation Summary
In June 2004, the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation launched the Shifting Gears Initiative: Fast Track to Housing for Bay Area Families. The grants supported a shift away from “managing” homelessness toward programs and strategies aimed at ending homelessness. As a result, providers increasingly based their service delivery on rapid re-housing principles, families had shorter stays in shelter, and many families avoided entering the homeless service system altogether.
Advocacy Update: Economic Recovery Sign-on Letter
January 16, 2009
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - Draft House Bill
On January 15, 2009, the House Democrats released an $825 billion economic recovery plan. Included in the proposal are a number of funding provisions for programs related to housing and people that are homeless.
Moore Economic Recovery Letter
Representative Gwen Moore (D-WI) began circulating a Congressional sign-on letter to teh House Appropriations Committee. The letter calls on Congress to include in final economic recovery legislation: $2 billion in the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program for preventing and ending homelessness, $10 billion for the National Housing Trust Fund, and $3.6 billion for 400,000 Section 8 vouchers.
Alliance Online News: News Alert: Congress Proposes Funding for Recovery, Housing, and Homelessness
January 15, 2009
Homelessness Looms as Potential Outcome of Recession
Recessions mean more homelessness. Increasing numbers of unemployed people are unable to afford rent, and charities and local governments are unable to keep up. Based on estimates of the depth likely to be reached by the current recession, 1.5 million additional Americans are likely to experience homelessness over the next two years, over and above the number who usually become homeless. However, the worst increases in homelessness can be prevented by providing emergency assistance to help stabilize or rehouse people experiencing a housing crisis.
Alliance Online News: Homelessness Counts
January 13, 2009
Homelessness Down 10 Percent Nationally between 2005 and 2007; State Data Varies
Press Release | Jan. 13, 2009
Homelessness Counts: Changes in Homelessness from 2005 to 2007
In 2007, the National Alliance to End Homelessness released Homelessness Counts, establishing a 2005 baseline for measuring progress in the fight to end homelessness. This report is a follow up to that report. Here, we analyze the changes from 2005 to 2007, looking more closely at changes at the state level and among subpopulations.
Joint Letter to President-Elect Obama
Joint Letter to President-Elect Obama
Obama Administration Homeless Youth Letter
Obama Administration Homeless Youth Letter
2009 Awards Ceremony Donation Form
Please use this form if you would like to contribute to the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Awards Ceremony.
The expansion of rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing models for families experiencing homelessness has prompted communities to explore how to use their transitional housing resources. This has resulted in narrower targeting of transitional housing programs and, in some cases, shifting missions. Speakers for this audio conference included Kay Moshier McDivitt, Community Homeless Advisor for Lancaster County, PA, and Sharon McDonald, Senior Policy Analyst at the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
Audio Conference Supplemental Material: Maximizing Transitional Housing Resources
This presentation, made my Kay Moshier McDivitt, examines the use of transitional housing as a whole, and more specifically within Lancaster County, PA.
Alliance Online News: Register for Family Conference
January 6, 2009
Organizations Call for Increased Funding for SAMHSA Homeless Programs
The Alliance was joined by 140 national, state, and local organizations in signing two letters to Congress and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), calling on them to support both the SOAR (SSI / SSDI Outreach, Access and Recovery) initiative and an increase in funding for SAMHSA homeless programs in the FY 2009 Appropriations Bill.
Alliance Online News: Donovan for HUD Secretary
December 16, 2008
Alliance's Letter to President-elect Obama
On December 16, the Alliance sent a letter to President-elect Obama urging him to adopt specific goals for ending homelessness. In January, the new Administration and Congress will take office, providing advocates with a great opportunity to help shape a national agenda that prioritizes ending homelessness.
Homelessness Counts Report: Media Campaign
On January 13th, the Homelessness Research Institute of the National Alliance to End Homelessness will release its second Homelessness Counts report. We are pleased to be working with our state and local partners to strengthen media efforts.
Advocacy Update: Economic Recovery
December 15, 2008
Economic Recovery Talking Points
Ask your Senators and Representatives to invest in programs that prevent and end homelessness in the economic recovery package. Call or email the staff who work on housing issues or copy the staff on a letter and fax it to your Members of Congress’ office. Personalize the following talking points to make your case.
Homelessness and Economic Recovery
Congress and the incoming Obama Administration are planning to develop an economic recovery bill to boost the economy and relieve suffering. Reports indicate that it will cost between approximately $500 billion and $1 trillion over 24 months. Work is being done on the recovery package right now, and it is crucial that Members of Congress hear from their constituents about the need to prevent increases in homelessness that are likely to result from the recession.
Where God Left His Shoes
12 December 2008
Many homeless youth do not receive the consistent developmental support from their families, leaving youth housing programs to assume the role of guardian and life skills coach for homeless youth. This audio conference call focused on the age-appropriate service delivery component of youth housing models. Speakers discussed the strengths and challenges presented by scattered-site and single-site housing models; the case management services necessary to ensure a successful transition from youth housing programs to independent housing; and how a variety of housing models can support homeless youth through services that address their entire well-being.
Audio Conference Supplemental Material: Teen Living Programs
This document is the supplemental material for "Youth Hosing: It's More than Bricks and Mortar."
Alliance Online News: Youth Housing Audio Conference
December 9, 2008
Ticket Teleconference: Training to Help Homeless People with Disabilities Go to Work
9 December 2008
Incidence and Vulnerability of LGBTQ Homeless Youth
This report highlights the incidence of homelessness among LGBTQ youth and the vulnerability of LGBTQ youth to becoming homeless. As compared to their heterosexual peers, LGBTQ youth face a greater risk of exploitation. This brief explores pathways into homelessness for LGBTQ youth and ways to end homelessness for this group. It also includes a chart on the systems components for addressing homelessness among all youth, including LGBTQ youth.
Congressional Letter of Support for SAMHSA funding
Congressional letter of support for SAMHSA funding
SAMHSA Letter of Support for SOAR
SAMHSA letter of support for the SOAR initiative.
Alliance Online News: Conference Registration Now Open
December 2, 2008
Advocacy Update: Sign SAMHSA Support Letters
December 2, 2008
Alliance Online News: $20 Million NOFA for FUP
Novemeber 25, 2008
Alliance Online News: Annual Conference Dates
November 18, 2008
Homeless Youth Research Bibliography
This document is a review of research focused on unaccompanied homeless youth.
This edition of the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference Series focused on using the Continuum of Care process to help end homelessness.
Alliance Online News: CoC Audio Conference
November 12, 2008
Supporting the Employment Success of Veterans with TBI and PTSD
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has recently launched the "America's Heroes at Work" initiative. This one-pager explains the initiative and provides an overview of resources that can be found on the initiative's website.
On Veterans' Day 2008, Nan Roman rang the closing bell of the NASDAQ Stock Exchange in New York City. The ceremony was broadcast live in Times Square on the jumbotron screen. This video shows a recording of the ceremony, as seen from Times square.
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA): An Overview
This document, provided by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, provides information about key provisions in the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act.
Donation Form
Please use this form if you would like to make a check or credit card donation to the Alliance via mail or fax.
Alliance Online News: Family Conference
November 4, 2008
Take Five! Q & A with Ben Israel
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News: New Homeless Assistance Resources
October 28, 2008
Homeless Assistance and the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
HUD is providing $3.9 billion to communities that have been hit hard by the foreclosure crisis through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). This fact sheet explores how communities can use this opportunity to create permanent housing and permanent supportive housing for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
Rural Homelessness Counts
This document includes a discussion addressing: point-in-time count methods, challenges, and best practices; an outline of South Carolina’s approach; a sampling/extrapolation strategy from Georgia; and a tool to help communities choose the best approach based on local considerations.
Vital Mission: 2007 Data Update
This brief report provides an update to the Alliance's report, Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness among Veterans. This update utilizes data collected during 2007 about homelessness among veterans.
FY 2009 PATH Recommendation
This one-pager provides an overview of the Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program. It includes information current funding levels and the Alliance’s recommendation for FY 2009 funding.
SAMHSA Reauthorization Recommendation
This April 2007 document describes the Alliance’s priorities for reauthorizing SAMHSA. The Alliance supports creating a system of care for homeless individuals, families, and youth, as well as authorizing S. 593, the Services to End Long-Term Homelessness Act (SELHA).
Services Funding among Federal Agencies
This one-pager describes how the funding for homeless services is distributed across various federal agencies.
The Homelessness Budget
This handout describes The Homelessness Budget, an index that combines the funding levels of eleven major federal programs dedicated to homelessness. It provides a quick look at the Federal commitment to homelessness and how it is changing. It also includes a broader indicator of federal housing spending and need.
Section 8 Resources
Click here to access resources on Section 8 programs, including information on how to answer difficult questions about Section 8 from the media and Congressional staff. Also available is an overview of Section 8.
Federal Spending on Housing and Low-Income Housing
This one-pager provides an overview of how much the federal government spends on homelessness and low-income housing.
HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH)
This document provides an overview of the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program, the Alliance’s recommendation for funding the program, and the current status of funding for HUD-VASH.
Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA)
This section provides resources on the HOPWA program, as well as additional resources relating to homelessness and HIV/AIDS.
Supporting Young Mothers: Hilton Initiative Overview
This document provides an overview of the "Strengthening At Risk and Homeless Young Mothers and Children" initiative. This initiative is sponsored by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, in partnership with the National Center on Family Homelessness, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and the Child Welfare League of America. The project is aimed at improving the housing, health, and development of homeless and at-risk young mothers and children.
Supporting Young Mothers: Working with Landlords
This technical assistance session focused on strategies that programs have developed to cultivate landlords to provide housing to families experiencing homelessness.
Family Unification Program
This brief discusses the Family Unification Program (FUP) and its impact on homeless families with children. Specifically, it focuses on the intersection between homelessness and child welfare as it relates to FUP and the ways in which FUP can help promote successful partnerships to help families and youth.
This audio conference addressed these particular NIMBY issues, with a special focus on the right messaging and communication strategy.
National Advisory Council on LGBTQ Homeless Youth to Meet in DC with Congressional Representatives for the First Time
Press Release | Oct. 1, 2008
Snapshot: Community Plans to End Homelessness
Hundreds of communities have committed to ending homelessness by dramatically transforming their homeless assistance systems. This document provides a summary of strategies and subpopulations included in those plans.
Overcoming the Challenges of NIMBYism
North Carolina Housing Coalition
Advocacy Update: House Passes McKinney Reauthorization
October 3, 2008
Amethyst Inc. in Columbus, Ohio: Helping Addicted Women to Gain and Maintain Sobriety
Amethyst, Inc., in Columbus, Ohio, is a substance use treatment program that seeks to create a safe, supportive, nurturing, and woman-centered environment that encourages trust, bonding, and connection.
This audio conference offered practical strategies for conducting homelessness counts in rural areas and lessons learned from both local and national perspectives.
Rural Homelessness Counts Audio Conference Agenda
This document outlines what will be discussed on the Rural Counts audio conference held on September 17, 2008 at 3 pm ET.
Take Five! Q & A with Ralph F. Boyd, Jr.
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
This audio conference reviewed changes regarding the new FUP vouchers and will feature a program that has used FUP vouchers in the past. This call also explored the latest housing resource available for families and youth involved with the foster care system.
Number of Homeless People Living on the Streets of Norfolk, Va. down 69 Percent
Press Release | August 28, 2008
Housing Credit Modernization Becomes Law
This document was prepared by the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). It summarizes changes to the Low Income Housing Tax Credit that were included in the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act. The changes make it much easier to use the tax credit to develop permanent supportive housing.
Statutory Language Establishing a Capital Magnet Fund (from Public Law 110-289)
This document contains the text of the Capital Magnet Fund section of the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act. The Fund provides resources for Community Development Financial Institutions and nonprofit housing developers for housing and economic development.
Statutory Language Establishing a National Housing Trust Fund (from Public Law 110-289)
This document contains the text of the National Housing Trust Fund section of the recently enacted Housing and Economic Recovery Act. The Trust Fund provides resources that will primarily develop rental housing affordable to extremely low income households.
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008: National Policy Update
This update describes three major parts of the Housing Bill recently passed by Congress and signed by the President.
OP-ED by Nan Roman: Denver welcomes homeless during DNC
OP-ED (published in Denver Post) | Aug. 27, 2008
Over One Thousand Gather for Nation's Largest Annual Conference on Ending Homelessness
Press Release | July 25, 2008
HUD and VA to Provide Permanent Supportive Housing for an Estimated 10,000 Homeless Veterans
Press Release | April 17, 2008
Focusing the Media on Ending Homelessness: A how-to guide for aspiring communications pros, concerned advocates, and anyone with a story to tell
Engaging the media is an invaluable tool when advocating for change. That’s why the National Alliance to End Homelessness has provided recommendations to nonprofits and advocacy groups on specific steps they can take to increase coverage of homelessness and poverty issues. Even with little to no funding available for communications efforts, these valuable tools can be utilized to encourage print, broadcast, and online media to cover the issues that are important to you. Press coverage can help you get your message out to millions in one broad stroke, educate the general public about your goals of ending homelessness, and direct information to influential policymakers, community leaders, and funders who have the power to move your goals ahead. Learn how to write a press release or opinion piece, pitch reporters, conduct an interview, effectively monitor the media, and more in this easy to read how-to guide.
Take Five! Q & A with Laurence Belinsky
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Vote for Homes Media Coverage
Vote for Home, a voter education coalition in Philadelphia including Project HOME, received media coverage on their activities in 2004.
Felony Disenfranchisement Laws in the United States
The Sentencing Project has information on the status of felon and ex-felon disenfranchisement laws in your state.
A Voice and a Vote: Protecting the Constitutional Right to Vote for Homeless Persons
A voting rights fact sheet published by the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty.
Permissible Election Activities Checklist
Published by the Alliance for Justice, this checklist provides information on the nonpartisan voter education activities in which 501(c)(3) non profit organizations can be engaged.
Election 2008 Resources
A list of resources to help you get involved in nonpartisan electoral activities.
Alliance Online News: McKinney Vento Reauthorization
August 5, 2008
Community Snapshot: Norfolk
From 2006 to 2008, Norfolk reduced homelessness by 25 percent.
The 2007 Annual Homeless Assessment Report: A Summary of Findings
In its Third Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that last year the country has experienced about an 11 percent decrease in homelessness, including a 30 percent drop in chronic homelessness since 2005.
Advocacy Update: HEARTH Act Passes House Committee
August 1, 2008
Advocacy Update: McKinney Reauthorization: House Markup
July 30, 2008
Targeting the Most Vulnerable: New Assessment Tools
Who is the most vulnerable to illness, mortality, and continued homelessness? Many communities are taking steps to identify people who experience chronic homelessness. Some are going further, developing tools to prioritize homeless people who are most at risk. Workshop speakers described a new Vulnerability Index for assessiong who is most at-risk of mortality and other tools to identify vulnerability and help target permanent supportive housing.
Analyzing HMIS Data: What Can it Tell you?
A Homeless Management Information System (HMIS) is a powerful tool for program administrators. HMIS can help you evaluate and understand the effectiveness of your program, ultimately leading to improved service delivery. Workshop speakers described how to use HMIS to answer important questions about the characteristics of homeless people, patterns of
homelessness, and ways to allocate resources more effectively within a community.
Annual Conference July 2008
July 28 - 30, 2008
Property Management and Permanent Supportive Housing
The movement to end chronic homelessness using permanent supportive housing has required many homeless assistance providers to also become property managers. This workshop covered the basics of sound property management for permanent supportive housing. Workshop speakers discussed how to overcome some of the biggest challenges, such as screening tenants for supportive housing, addressing disruptive behaviors, effectively
coordinating with supportive services staff, and preventing evictions.
Nan Roman’s Keynote Address—Annual Conference 2008
National Alliance to End Homelessness President Nan Roman's keynote address from the National Conference on Ending Homelessness 2008 on July 28, 2008.
Targeting Interventions for Homeless Families and Individuals
Matching families and individuals with interventions that meet their needs and represent the most efficient use of scarce resources is challenging many communities. This interactive workshop included speakers with program and system level expertise in targeting and designing interventions. The workshop explored the data needed to improve targeting and the assessment tools and strategies communities are currently using to maximize their
resources to end homelessness.
2008 Policy Guide
This policy guide provides information about the most important federal programs, policies, and legislation affecting homelessness. Key housing and homelessness topics are covered including HUD's McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and housing programs dedicated to people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
What Gets Measured, Gets Done: A Toolkit on Performance Measurement for Ending Homelessness
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This toolkit provides an overview of performance measurement 101, including how to design a system and build it from scratch, using data to manage or change a homeless system, and understanding and implementing system-level performance measurement.
What Gets Measured, Gets Done: A Toolkit on Performance Measurement for Ending Homelessness
This toolkit provides an overview of performance measurement 101, including how to design a system and build it from scratch, using data to manage or change a homeless system, and understanding and implementing system-level performance measurement.
Annual Conference Program: July 2008
This conference program contains an schedule and descriptions of all preconference meetings and workshops. It also has biographies and contact information of speakers.
Alliance Online News: SuperNOFA Webcast
July 22, 2008
Capitol Hill Day Policy Agenda and Materials
In preparation for Capitol Hill Day, the Alliance recently hosted two Federal Policy Updates to brief participants on the Capitol Hill Day Federal Policy Agenda which is a set of high-priority issues that are current and we can significantly impact. This link provides materials on each of those policy issues.
Alliance Online News: Hill Update
July 15, 2008
Advocacy Update: McKinney Reauthorization
July 14, 2008
Definition of Homelessness in the Manager's Amendment
The Manager’s Amendment is a compromise.
On this call, Dr. Jill Levenson, a national expert on residence restrictions and professor at Lynn University discussed the impact of these laws and what they mean for homelessness and public safety.
Jill Levenson -- Audio Conference Presentation
The Impact of Residence Restrictions for Sex Offenders
Jill Levenson -- Audio Conference Supplemental Materials
The Impact of Residence Restrictions for Sex Offenders
Alliance Online News: Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration
July 8, 2008
Rapid Re-Housing
Communities will be invited to compete for funds to provide short-term rental assistance, housing placement and short-term rental assistance as part of this year’s Continuum of Care application process. This brief provides currently available details on how the funds will be awarded and how they can be used.
MI - Saginaw
A Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Saginaw County
MI - Oakland
Misson Possible: Oakland County's Community Plan to End Homelessness
GA - Savannah
Building A Bridge to the Future: Savannah's Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
MI - Van Buren
The Plan to End Homelessness
NH - Manchester
A Home for Everyone: A 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in the City of Manchester
KS - Wichita-Sedgwick County
Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
TN - Murfreesboro
The Strategic Framework for Ending Chronic Homelessness in Murfreesboro
MD - Baltimore
The Journey Home: Baltimore City's 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
OR - Lincoln County
At Home in Lincoln County: A Ten-Year Housing Plan for Lincoln County With a Special Focus on Chronic Homelessness
CT - Middlesex County
Middlesex County Ten Yar Plan to End Homelessness
ND - Bismarck-Mandan
A Comprehensive 10-Year Plan to End Long-Term Homelessness in the Bismarck-Mandan Area
CT - Windham
The Greater Windham Region Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
CT - New Britain
Building Hope Together: New Britain's Work Plan to End Homelessness
NC - Guilford County
Partnering to End Chronic Homelessness in Guilford County, High Point, and Greensboro
NC - Orange County
Welcome Home: A Bold Proposal to End Homelessness
CA - Long Beach
Within Our Reach: A Community Partnership to Prevent and End Homelessness
VA - Richmond
Ten Year Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in the Richmond Region
FL - Jacksonville
Ending Homelessness in Jacksonville: A Blueprint for the Future
NC - Cape Fear
The Street is No Place to Live: Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness and Reduce HOmelessness in the Cape Fear Region
MI - Lapeer County
A Plan to End Homelessness in Lapeer COunty
MI - Branch County
Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
CA - Riverside
10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness
WA - Skagit County
10-Year Homeless Housing Plan
KY - Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky's Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
MI - Macomb County
Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Macomb County
FL - Monroe County
10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness: KEYS for Housing the Homeless
Take Five! Q & A with Brenda Combs
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Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News: Hill Update
June 24, 2008
Alliance Online News: Housing Discrimination
June 17, 2008
Take Five! Q & A with Senator Kit Bond
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News: New HUD Secretary Confirmed
June 10, 2008
Conference Advocacy Agenda: Policy and Advocacy-Related Workshops and Activities
This is a schedule of policy and advocacy-related workshops and activities at the annual conference.
Toolkit: Organizing a Reception for Your Congressional Delegation
A Congressional Delegation Reception is a reception for the Members of Congress who represent your State. Many have found it successful to organize a reception in conjunction with the Annual Conference of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. This toolkit provides concrete steps for organizing a Reception for your Congressional Delegation.
State Captains’ Toolkit: Organizing Your State’s Hill Day Advocacy Activities
Capitol Hill Day is always held on the Wednesday afternoon of the Annual Conference of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, held in July. This event allows conference participants to take the opportunity of being in Washington to meet with their U.S. Senators and Representatives and respective offices. This toolkit provides step-by-step information to help you be most effective in organizing Capitol Hill Day.
Alliance Online News: Annual Conference
June 3, 2008
Preconference Meetings and Workshop Descriptions
This document contains the preconference meetings and workshop descriptions for the National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness, hosted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on July 28-30 in Washington, DC.
2008 National Conference on Ending Homelessness Brochure
The 2008 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, hosted by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, will be held on July 28-30, 2008 in Washington, DC.
Alliance Online News: Hill Update
May 28, 2008
KY - Kentucky State Plan
Kentucky's Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
CA - Riverside County
County of Riverside 10-Year Strategy to End Homelessness
WA - Skagit County
10-Year Homeless Housing Plan
Alliance Online News: Rental Housing
May 20, 2008
Take Five! Q & A with Brenda Karyl Lee-Wilson
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News: SuperNOFA Published
May 13, 2008
This audio conference highlighted strategies to prevent evictions from public housing.
Action Needed: McKinney Reauthorization Update - Support a Permanent Housing and Solutions Focus
May 2, 2008
Alliance Online News: McKinney Vento Reauthorization
April 29, 2008
Written Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Written Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education by the National Alliance to End Homelessness. April 28, 2008.
Michigan Conference on Affordable Housing
April 27 - 30, 2008
Alliance Online News: President's Nominee for HUD Secretary
April 22, 2008
Alliance Online News: Mental Health and Housing Policy
April 15, 2008
3rd Young Children Without Homes National Conference
April 15 - 18, 2008
COHHIO's Annual Conference
April 14 - 15, 2008
Chicago Housing for Health Partnership
Materials for "HIV/AIDS Housing Strategies," an installment of the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference Series.
This audio conference presented highlights from the National AIDS Housing Coalition (NAHC) HIV/AIDS Research Summit and discussed the opportunities for increasing access to housing for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Outstanding Public, Private and Nonprofit Achievement in Ending Homelessness Honored at Kennedy Center
Press Release | April 9, 2008
Alliance Online News: Housing Affordability
April 8, 2008
SAMHSA Homeless Programs FAQ
SAMHSA homeless programs award grants across the U.S. to improve the treatment of mental health and substance use disorders for those experiencing homelessness. These grants go to community-based public and private nonprofit organizations that provide substance abuse services and mental health treatment for homeless individuals.
Streets to Homes, Housing First in Toronto, Ontario: Getting Chronically Homeless People Back Into Housing
Streets to Homes is a Housing First program that has been operated by the city of Toronto since 2005. This strategy targets unsheltered homeless people, and provides them with government subsidized permanent housing with follow-up supports. To date, approximately 1,500 people have moved directly from living on the street into permanent housing units, and 87 percent have remained housed. Program administrators attribute the effectiveness of this program to the cooperation of community agencies and the coordination of the Shelter, Support, and Housing Administration of the City of Toronto.
List of Last Year’s Senate Signers
List of Last Year’s Senate Signers to the FY 2008 Senate McKinney Appropriations Letter
“Dear Colleague” Letter Seeking Senate Signatures
A letter urging the Transportation and HUD Appropriations Subcommittee to help prevent and reduce homelessness by funding the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program at $2 billion in FY 2009.
Copy of FY 2009 Senate McKinney Appropriations Letter
A copy of a letter urging the Transportation and HUD Appropriations Subcommittee to help prevent and reduce homelessness by funding the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program at $2 billion in FY 2009.
Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central Ohio: A National Model for Planning to End Rural Homelessness
This report provides an extensive discussion of the RHISCO Project, the issue of rural homelessness, and the nature of the participating counties, and also highlights the cross cutting findings, promising practices, and challenges and opportunities that emerged from the RHISCO Project. This report is a useful tool for all rural communities looking to develop ten year plans to end homelessness and working to advance better approaches to address the issue.
National Transitional Jobs Conference: Building opportunities for workers, employers, and communities
April 1 - 2, 2008
Alliance Online News: Rural Homelessness Initiative
April 1, 2008
Written Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health andces, and Education Human Services, and Education
Written testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. March 31, 2008
National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act and Section Eight Voucher Reform Act: Information for Advocates
Advocates are urged to ask their Senators to co-sponsor the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, S. 2523, and the Section Eight Voucher Reform Act of 2008 (SEVRA), S. 2684, recently introduced in the U.S. Senate. This link provides advocacy-related tools and information on both bills.
Take Five! Q & A with Mayor Greg Nickels
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News: Study on Homeless Older Adults
March 25, 2008
Alliance Online News: Second Chance Act Passes
March 18, 2008
Homelessness among Chicago Families Down by approximately One Quarter
Press Release | March 13, 2008
Housing subsidies are a key ingredient in ending family homelessness. Unfortunately, federal subsidies are scarce and difficult to obtain. Programs are responding by developing their own subsidy programs, including short-term, shallow, and declining subsidies. This audio conference will feature Beth Stokes, executive director of Hamilton Family Services. She will discuss First Avenues: Housing Solutions for Families, a shallow subsidy program in San Francisco, CA.
Alliance Online News: Decrease in Homeless Veterans
March 11, 2008
Advocacy Update: House McKinney Appropriations Letter
March 6, 2008
Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH)
The Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program allocates funds by formula to states to serve homeless people with serious mental illness. Eligible services include outreach, screening and diagnosis, habilitation and rehabilitation, community mental health services, substance abuse treatment, case management, residential supervision, and housing.
Services Appropriations Request: Sample Letter
Make ending homelessness a priority in Congress by calling on your Senators and Representatives to support an increase in funding for services in homeless programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Services in Supportive Housing: National Call Summary
This document provides information which was presented on a national call, Services in Supportive Housing: Efforts to Garner New Federal Resources on February 12. The focus of the discussion was on the status of, and efforts to increase, federal resources for supportive services.
FY 2010 Appropriations: Services for Homeless Populations
This document describes the Alliance’s request for an increase in federal funding for services in homeless programs administered by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This funding request will help provide mental health substance use treatment and other services necessary for someone to maintain housing such as outreach and engagement, housing retention supports, financial management, intensive case management, assertive community treatment team interaction and income support.
House McKinney-Vento Appropriations Sign-On Letter
This letter urges Chairman Olver and Ranking Member Knollenberg of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Subcommittee to provide $2.0 billion for Homeless Assistance Grants in the FY 2009 Transportation-HUD Appropriations Act.
National Housing and HIV/AIDS Research Summit
March 5 - 7, 2008
HELP USA
This case study describes organizational changes at HELP USA, one of the largest shelter and transitional housing providers in New York City.
Alliance Online News: New Case Study
March 4, 2008
Advocacy Update: Senate Support for Affordable Housing
February 27, 2008
Alliance Online News: Translated Policy Toolkit
February 26, 2008
Senators Dodd and Schumer: Support the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008
February 20, 2008 - Letter inviting other senators to co-sponsor the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2008 (SEVRA).
A tribute to Governor Jennifer M. Granholm for the statwide effort Michigan made to create ten year plans to end homelessness.
Alliance Online News: 2007 Research Symposium
February 19, 2008
Planning Worksheet
RHISCO County partners used this worksheet to guide their planning process. This tool would be useful for any community looking to create a ten year plan to end homelessness.
Planning Recommendations
This document provides recommendations for how to create a ten year plan to end homelessness and identifies different communities that have successfully incorporated particular elements of a ten year plan.
Regional Themes and Strategies
This extensive document outlines the major regional themes of the RHISCO Project – emergency prevention, systems prevention, outreach, shorten homelessness, rapid re-housing, services, permanent housing, income, and implementing the plan – and identifies particular strategies that relate to each theme. It then assesses the extent to which each County’s plan includes those strategies.
Homeless Survey Instructions
This document outlines the various options for administering a homeless survey.
RHISCO Funding Opportunities
This document highlights the different funding opportunities – including from foundations, corporations, and the federal government – that were available to the RHISCO Counties and to other rural communities working to end homelessness.
Survey of RHISCO Counties
This document provides a survey of the seventeen different counties participating in the RHISCO Project. It also provides a summary of the Project.
Stakeholder Survey Report
This document is a summary of a stakeholder survey, which was emailed at the beginning of the RHISCO Project to approximately 150 community stakeholders of the seventeen participating counties. The survey was designed to capture the residents’ opinions of homelessness in their region.
Ten Year Plan Template
This document served as a template as RHISCO Counties created their ten year plans to end homelessness. Other communities can look to this document for suggestions on creating their own local ten year plans.
Rapidly re-housing homeless families is critical to ending homelessness. In communities where there is a lack of affordable housing and no infrastructure to triage and assess housing needs, rapid re-housing is challenging. Is rapid re-housing in rural areas possible? Hear from one service provider about how to create a rapid re-housing program in a rural community, why it’s important to engage partners, and where to find affordable housing resources.
Alliance Online News: Ending Family Homelessness
February 12, 2008
Improving State and Local Policy Through Advocacy
States and localities have been successful at developing, modifying, and implementing policies that assist families experiencing homelessness. This has resulted in improved programs and more resources for affordable housing and homeless assistance programs, including state and local trust funds and new homelessness prevention resources. Workshop speakers discussed successful advocacy strategies for improving state and local policy and how to replicate them in your community.
Predicting Homelessness and Targeting Dollars
Homelessness prevention is a challenging but potentially powerful tool for ending homelessness. Those interested or involved in planning, designing, or advocating for prevention strategies or resources will be interested in this discussion of the merits of different new approaches to targeting prevention. Instead of highlighting specific models, workshop speakers addressed questions on how much assistance should be provided, when, and to whom.
Domestic Violence: Key Services and Outcomes
Survivors of domestic violence have both short and long-term housing needs that must be met so that they do not have to choose between staying with an abusive partner and residing in shelter or on the streets. These families face unique challenges that require unique solutions. Workshop speakers focused on increasing family safety and financial and housing security while helping families cope with and overcome the effects of trauma and violence.
Measuring Success Using Performance Measurement
What does your organization do well? What could it improve? Program measurement is an important element in moving programs forward. Understanding what is effective helps program managers monitor their programs, deliver services, and secure funding. Topics included program and system-wide performance measures.
Improving Children's Outcomes
A healthy home environment and comprehensive early education are critical components of a child’s success later in life. Homeless children are at high risk for disruptions in development and education. Workshop speakers focused on strategies to link children with school (preschool through elementary school) and appropriate interventions that promote healthy physical and mental development. This workshop addressed the importance of engaging parents in meeting the child’s developmental needs both directly and through advocacy on the child’s behalf.
Addressing Mental Health Needs in Families with Children
Mental illness and trauma are familiar issues for homeless service providers. Workshop speakers discussed basic elements of common mental disabilities and what you as a service provider need to know to identify these issues and serve families effectively. In addition, speakers in this workshop addressed how to assist the children of parents living with mental illness.
Ending Family Homelessness in Rural America
Rural communities face a unique set of challenges and opportunities in responding to the problem of family homelessness. Workshop speakers examined how rural communities can use their existing service systems to respond to family homelessness. Workshop speakers discussed promising models and effective strategies.
Linking Families to Support Services
Families who experience homelessness are often eligible for important sources of public financial and social supports ranging from TANF cash assistance to Head Start services for children. Unfortunately, many families do not utilize these services and programs. This workshop examined how homeless programs can improve families’ access to critical supports by building relationships with the key public systems that serve low income families and children.
Working Towards Employment
Families need a steady source of income in order to maintain or re-access housing. Increasing employment skills and opportunities also helps families achieve greater stability and family well-being. This workshop focused on employment promotion strategies and explored lessons culled from research on promoting employment among welfare recipients.
Permanent Supportive Housing for Families
For families with significant barriers to maintaining housing, permanent supportive housing is an effective solution. This workshop offered examples of effective permanent supportive housing strategies. Workshop speakers provided examples of how permanent supportive housing is targeted to families with the greatest barriers to maintaining housing and how these efforts fit into their communities' overall homelessness strategies.
Assessment Tools Roundtable
Assessment tools that can accurately identify the service and housing supports required to help families quickly escape homelessness are in great demand. This interactive discussion explored the limitations and potential of assessment tools to target the appropriate housing and service packages to families. The Arizona Self-Sufficiency Scale was examined and its appropriate use and potential explored.
Healthcare Matters: Providing Health Services to Diverse Populations
Homeless families with children suffer from high rates of mental and physical health problems, including HIV/AIDS, which are often exacerbated by living on the streets and in shelters. In addition, there are serious health disparities that also play a role in the health of homeless families. This workshop highlighted recent research in health disparities, best practices in public health, and what they mean for families experiencing homelessness.
Supporting and Retaining Staff: Promoting Consistency in the Lives of Families
Experts in responding to high-need homeless families report that it is the families’ relationship with their caseworker that promotes stability and improved outcomes. This workshop examined the service strategies that benefit high-need families and how organizations can support and retain the frontline workers who offer a stable relationship and consistency in the lives of vulnerable families.
Ending Family Homelessness: The Basics
This workshop provided an overview of the promising strategies that communities are using to end family homelessness. This introductory workshop covered Housing First approaches, explored how communities are targeting prevention resources, and recommended when to use more intensive service models such as transitional housing and permanent supportive housing.
Building the Will in the Nonprofit Sector
Many communities have developed plans to end homelessness but full implementation requires the infusion of new resources and broad commitment, from political leaders to nonprofit providers, to reshape the response to family homelessness. This workshop, designed for public sector officials and other community leaders, examined strategies to transform the service system from a shelter-based approach to a focus on permanent housing. Speakers explored funding mechanisms, such as performance based contracting, as well as strategies that can be used when community leaders have no financial resources to facilitate service shifts.
Emergency Assistance: Preventing Homelessness
This workshop examined promising emergency assistance strategies to prevent family homelessness as well as approaches that are responsive to the housing needs of families residing in precarious housing situations. Workshop speakers explored a range of interventions that both help families retain their current housing and re-house families living in doubled up situations or in motels who are at imminent risk of homelessness.
Shifting Resources, Maintaining Emergency Responses
Maintaining shelter capacity to meet the pressing needs of families while embracing and funding new strategies to end homelessness is challenging. This workshop, designed for systems level leaders, examined how communities are balancing existing shelter needs and investments in new permanent housing strategies. Workshop speakers also discussed strategies for targeting more intensive resources to higher need families.
Cross-Cultural Situations: From Sensitivity to Competency
Making decisions about housing and serving clients is often viewed from a lens that is culturally biased. Organizations must continuously promote the skills, practices, and interactions necessary to ensure that social services are delivered in a culturally responsive and competent manner. This workshop addressed cultural competency among your staff and board and how to build it into a program design that will lead to respectful interactions, efficient operations, and improved client outcomes.
Foundations: Agents of Systems Change
Foundations are making investments to reshape the provision of services to families within communities. Examples range from introducing new housing and service models to facilitating the integration of early education activities in homeless programs. In this workshop, speakers provided examples from their own communities and discussed strategies to fully engage foundations (and win support) in the effort to end family homelessness.
Online Communication and Engaging the Media as a Strategic Tool
Effective public education and communication can help an organization raise visibility within the community, increase funding, and improve awareness and knowledge of the solutions to homelessness. This beginner workshop taught how to effectively engage the print and broadcast media as well as utilize new online tools, like blogs and electronic newsletters, to disseminate a comprehensive, effective message.
Effective Federal Advocacy and Policy Updates
Advocacy is the best strategy for convincing Congress to make ending family homelessness a top priority. This beginner to intermediate workshop provided participants with a brief update on current policies targeted to ending family homelessness. Workshop speakers discussed effective advocacy strategies for moving these initiatives forward and encourage participants to share their own advocacy experiences.
Financing It: Innovatice Public Funding Strategies
Ending homelessness requires new resources including funding to support housing and services. This workshop explored policy strategies that communities have utilized to generate new resources. This workshop also provided an overview of how communities are using state and local resources, such as TANF and HOME funds, to support ending family homelessness and developing partnerships that leverage services for families.
Nan Roman’s Keynote Address—National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness 2008
National Alliance to End Homelessness President Nan Roman's keynote address from the National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness 2008 on February 7, 2008.
Partnering with Housing Agencies
Partnering with local public housing authorities (PHAs), housing finance agencies, and community development corporations can be a valuable tool for acquiring housing subsidies to serve homeless families. This entry-level workshop, which was intended for homeless service providers and public officials, focused on effective strategies and models for engaging PHAs and other housing agencies.
Youth Development and Youth as Parents
Adolescence is a stage in human development that includes important physical, psychosocial, and cognitive development. This workshop reviewed youth development concepts for providers who are serving adolescents, pregnant and parenting youth, and young adults. Workshop speakers focused on how to help youth and young parents prepare for a successful transition to adulthood.
Promoting Recovery: Substance Use Treatment Services
This workshop explored the merits and challenges of various substance use treatment models for assisting families struggling with substance use disorders. Workshop speakers from the treatment community focused on how to place clients in a treatment model that will work best for them.
Systems Planning: New Research and Implications for Targeting Resources
New research examining patterns of family shelter use is raising questions about how communities should allocate homeless assistance resources. This advanced workshop for public and community leaders examined new research on shelter utilization and highlight strategies communities are using to target resources more efficiently and achieve better system-wide outcomes.
Working with Landlords to Find Housing
With the increasing focus on helping homeless people obtain permanent housing, providers have come up with creative ways to locate affordable housing and entice landlords to become partners. This workshop is for anyone involved in helping homeless families move into private market housing. Workshop speakers described the strategies they use when working with landlords and provide suggestions on how to find affordable housing in your community.
Rapid Re-housing
Helping families experiencing homelessness to quickly re-access permanent housing and offering them home-based case management services following a housing placement has contributed to declines in family homelessness. This workshop examined the key elements of rapid re-housing programs, including how they operate, how to fund them, and how to know if they are successful.
Faith in Housing: Moving from Social Justice to Housing Planning and Development
This workshop explored involvement of faith-based communities in delivering permanent housing to homeless families. In particular, the workshop highlighted case examples of faith-based organizations that have become housing developers or have assisted communities in converting buildings into affordable housing for homeless families. In addition, workshop speakers highlighted how smaller faith-based organizations can contribute to ending homelessness among families.
Over 700 Gather in Seattle to End Family Homelessness Nationwide
Press Release | February 7, 2008
National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness 2008
February 7 - 8, 2008
Alliance Online News: President's Budget
February 5, 2008
Annual Federal Budget Briefing held on February 5, 2008.
The President's FY 2009 Budget Proposal: Analysis and Policy Implications
Annual Federal Budget Briefing held on February 5, 2008.
Take Five! Q & A with Martha Burt
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Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Community Snapshot: Chicago
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Homelessness in Chicago decreased 12 percent from 6,715 in 2005 to 5,922 in 2007.
Housing Vouchers Are Critical for Ending Family Homelessness
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Housing vouchers are successful in helping families exit homelessness and can protect poor families from becoming homeless. This paper summarizes those research findings and draws out their implications for housing policymakers.
Alliance Online News: Housing Vouchers
January 29, 2008
Alliance Online News
January 22, 2008
Alliance Online News
January 15, 2008
Substance Abuse Treatment Models for Homeless People
10 January 2008
Engagement Center at Maryhaven Admission Criteria
This document was supplemental material for the "Substance Abuse Treatment Models for Homeless People" audio conference held on January 10, 2008.
Families with Substance Use Disorders – Housing Options
This presentation was given during the "Substance Abuse Treatment Models for Homeless People" audio conference on January 10, 2008.
This audio conference call highlighted two substance use treatment programs.
Supporting Young Mothers: Housing Series
This technical assistance session focused on strategies that have been utilized by local providers and communities to build partnerships with local public housing authorities (PHA’s), state Housing Finance Agencies and Community Development Corporations (CDC’s) that have expanded the housing opportunities for families experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness.
Recommendations for the Reauthorization of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
The Runaway and Homeless Youth Act is the leading federal legislation focused on ending youth homelessness by funding emergency shelter tied to family reunification, street-based outreach, and transitional housing. The Act is scheduled for reauthorization in 2008 which offers an opportunity to strengthen federal policy.
Alliance Online News
January 8, 2008
Take Five! Q & A with Bob Erlenbusch
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Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Advocacy Update: Congress Passes Omnibus Appropriations Bill
December 21, 2007
Alliance Online News
December 18, 2007
This audio conference featured a review of existing data and demographics on homeless youth and covered reports released earlier this year from the Congressional Research Service, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the Government Accountability Office.
Research on Youth Homelessness
13 December 2007
Alliance Online News
December 11, 2007
Deficiencies of Housing Policies for Veterans by Florence Roisman
This Article examines the nature and extent of housing assistance provided
by the United States government to veterans of its military service. It finds that assistance remarkably limited and inconsistent with our nation’s history and rhetoric, providing a sobering corrective for those who wish to believe that public policy in the United States progressively becomes more humane or that national declarations are matched by national performance. The Article also considers the reasons and potential cures for these inadequacies and inconsistencies.
Advocacy Update
December 10, 2007
FY 2008 Appropriations Bill Targets
This is a list of Republicans who should be more likely to support the bill because of how they have voted on recent bills.
Advocacy Update
December 4, 2007
Alliance Online News
December 4, 2007
National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness 2008 Brochure
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness will hold its fourth annual national conference on ending family homelessness in Seattle on February 7 and 8, 2008. The conference will bring together leaders from all parts of the country, from the nonprofit provider community, to local, state, and federal government, to business and philanthropy. We will share solutions, confront issues, and unite in our resolve to ensure that the day is near when no child or parent will experience homelessness.
AL - Birmingham
Birmingham's Plan to Prevent and End Chronic Homelessness
MA - Springfield
Homes Within Reach: Springfield's 10-Year Plan to End Long-Term Homelessness
NJ - Camden City/County
Endings Have Beginnings: A 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Camden County/Camden City
OH - Mahoning County
Mahoning County Continuum of Care 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness 2008
Supporting Young Mothers: Paying for Housing
This technical assistance session provided an overview of housing subsidies that local providers or communities have developed to help families experiencing homelessness transition back into housing. The session reviewed the sources of funding that communities have used and how support for using funds for housing assistance was built.
Alliance Online News
November 27, 2007
Alliance Online News
November 20, 2007
Advocacy Update
November 13, 2007
Alliance Online News
November 13, 2007
Learn how Housing Trust Funds work, what they typically fund, who gets the money, how to tap the Trust Fund in your state, and how to ensure that the Trust Fund targets funds to the lowest income individuals and those that are currently homeless.
Homelessness Research Institute Releases New Report on Homeless Veterans
Press Release | November 8, 2007
Revised November 10, 2007
Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans
Homeless veterans can be found in every state across the country and live in rural, suburban, and urban communities. In 2006, approximately 195,827 veterans were homeless on a given night—an increase of 0.8 percent from 194,254 in 2005. More veterans experience homeless over the course of the year. We estimate that 336,627 were homeless in 2006. This report analyzes data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau to examine homelessness and severe housing cost burden among veterans.
Vital Mission: Ending Homelessness Among Veterans
Homeless veterans can be found in every state across the country and live in rural, suburban, and urban communities. This report analyzes data from the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Census Bureau to examine homelessness and severe housing cost burden among veterans.
Alliance Online News
November 6, 2007
OH - Fairfield County
Fairfield County Housing Coalition's Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Licking County
Ten Year Plan for Licking County, OH
KY - State of Kentucky
Kentucky's Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
The Second Chance Act of 2007 (H.R. 1593 / S. 1060)
The Second Chance Act will help ensure the transition people make from prison or jail to the community is safe and successful.
Alliance Online News
October 30, 2007
Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007
This document summarizes the significant features of the Act, describing how homeless assistance would differ from existing practice, and how homeless people, providers, and communities would be affected. The summary is followed by a more detailed description of the bill’s features.
Alliance Online News
October 23, 2007
Take Five! Q & A with Senator Richard Burr
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Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
October 16, 2007
Advocacy Update
October 10, 2007
Alliance Comments on Medicaid Coverage for Rehabilitative Services Proposed Rule, File Code CMS-2261-P
On August 13, 2007, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued new proposed rules to make several definition and rule clarifications to the rehabilitation option that Medicaid agencies use to provide services for people with mental health disorders, physical disabilities, developmental delays, and other disabilities or chronic illnesses. In addition, the rehabilitation option package of services has been used for youth in therapeutic foster care. The National Alliance to End Homelessness has concerns that, if this proposed rule were implemented in its current form, people experiencing homelessness would have less access to health related services.
U.S. House of Representatives Passes National Affordable Housing Trust Fund
Press Release | October 11, 2007
This edition of the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference focused on outreach to and elimination of homelessness encampments.
Alliance Online News
October 10, 2007
Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging
Testimony of Steve Berg for the U.S. Senate Committee on Aging about Health Issues Affecting Aging Veterans on October 3, 2007.
Homelessness Fact Sheet for High School Students
October 10, 2007
Homelessness Fact Sheet for Kindergarten Through Grade 2
October 10, 2007
Homelessness Fact Sheet for Middle School Students
October 10, 2007
Homelessness Fact Sheet for Students in Grades 3 Through 5
October 10, 2007
Alliance Online News
October 2, 2007
Explainer: What is a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness?
In 2000, the National Alliance to End Homelessness released A Plan, Not a Dream: How to End Homelessness in Ten Years. Drawing on research and innovative programs from around the country, the plan outlined key strategies in addressing the issue locally, which cumulatively can address the issue nationally. Since the release of this blueprint, over 300 communities have undertaken efforts to end homelessness and over 180 communities have completed plans to end homelessness.
Take Five! Q & A with Tim Marx
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
September 25, 2007
Data Snapshot: Doubled Up in the United States
There have been recent proposals to expand the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's definition of homeless to include households that are doubled up for economic reasons. To assess the impact of this proposal, a new data snapshot from the Homelessness Research Institute at the Alliance looks at how many people would be added to the homelessness population if the proposal were adopted. The data snapshot shows that expanding the definition would increase the current homeless population (744,313 on any given night) by 3.8 million. The amount that would have to be appropriated so that the amount of funding per homeless or doubled up person matched the actual amount of funding per homeless person in 2005 is $7.725 billion.
After Years of Legislative Setbacks on Reauthorization of HUD Homelessness Programs, The Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act is Approved by the Senate Banking Committee
Press Release | Sepember 20, 2007
Denver’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Reduces Chronically Homeless Population by 36 Percent
Press Release | Sepember 19, 2007
Advocacy Update
September 20, 2007
Community Snapshot: Denver
Homelessness in Denver decreased 13 percent from 4,444 in 2005 to 3,954 in 2007. Chronic homelessness decreased 36 percent from 942 in 2005 to 602 in 2007.
Community Snapshot: Denver
Homelessness in Denver decreased 13 percent from 4,444 in 2005 to 3,954 in 2007. Chronic homelessness decreased 36 percent from 942 in 2005 to 602 in 2007.
Community Snapshot: Denver
Homelessness in Denver decreased 13 percent from 4,444 in 2005 to 3,954 in 2007. Chronic homelessness decreased 36 percent from 942 in 2005 to 602 in 2007.
Alliance Online News
September 18, 2007
Advocacy Update
September 17, 2007
The focus of this audio conference was rehousing strategies for families.
Alliance Online News
September 11, 2007
Advocacy Update
September 7, 2007
Alliance Online News
September 4, 2007
Alliance Online News
August 29, 2007
PA - State of Pennsylvania
Agenda for Ending Homelessness in Pennsylvania
AL - State of Alabama
Blueprint Towards a Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Alabama
CA - Santa Barbara
Bringing Our Community Home: Santa Barbara County-wide 10-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
WA - Benton and Franklin Counties
10 Year Homeless Housing Plan
WA - Thurston County
Ten Year Homeless Housing Plan
NC - Winston-Salem
Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
NH - State of New Hampshire
A Home for Everyone: New Hampshire's Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
WI - Dane County
Community Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness in Dane County
Advocacy Update
August 22, 2007
Alliance Online News
August 21, 2007
Ask House Members to Co-sponsor the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund, H.R. 2895
The National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act would establish a dedicated source of revenue to build, rehabilitate and preserve housing for the lowest income households with a goal of creating 1.5 million affordable homes over the next 10 years. The bill passed the House Financial Services Committee on July 31 and Chairman Frank expects that the House of Representatives will vote on the bill in September. Representatives must submit their names to the committee by September 4 to be added to the bill.
Republican Targets
House Republicans who voted in support of one or both of the dedicated funding sources for H.R. 2895 (GSE bill, H.R. 1472/FHO bill, H.R. 1852)
Advocacy Update
August 20, 2007
Explainer: What is a Continuum of Care?
This resource that details the necessary parts of a Continuum of Care (CoC) and how to plan a CoC. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development began to require communities to submit a single application for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants in 1995. In 2006, there were 476 CoCs.
Alliance Online News
August 14, 2007
Explainer: Why is Homelessness an Important Issue?
This document provides statistics on the prevalence of homelessness and describes what is being done local and nationally to end homelessness.
OH - Delaware County
Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Gallia-Jackson-Meigs Counties
10-Year Plan to Address Homelessness
OH - Hocking County
10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Pickaway County
Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Washington County
A Place to Call Home
OH - Knox County
Our Plan to End Homelessness, 2007 - 2017
OH - Madison County
Promoting Stable Homes and Stable Families
OH - Morgan County
A Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Perry County
Ten-year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Union County
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Athens County
The Athens County Plan to End Homelessness
OH - Ross County
Ten Year Plan to Eradicate Homelessness
OH - Fayette County
Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
Call on Members of Congress to Support the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA), S. 1518
Senator Reed (D-RI), Senator Allard (R-CO), and 11 other Senators introduced the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA), S. 1518 in late May. The legislation will provide resources to help communities provide permanent housing for families and the services needed to assist a family to get and keep housing, assist doubled up families, prevent homelessness, and compete more effectively in rural communities.
Alliance Online News
August 7, 2007
2007 Policy Guide
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has published a Policy Guide to help policymakers and advocates understand federal programs and policies regarding housing and homelessness. The 63-page guide includes information about relevant federal programs and proposals, including homelessness funding, proposals to reauthorize HUD’s McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, and information about funding levels of mainstream housing and services programs.
The Total Package: Housing and Serving Homeless Children
Homelessness can be particularly hard on children. This workshop will examine service strategies designed to minimize the detrimental effects of homelessness on children and promote child well-being. Strategies to enhance stability and consistency in the lives of children and a program to identify developmental delays in homeless children will be explored. This workshop examined how providers can ensure children are receiving appropriate supportive services through coordination with school liaisons, Head Start programs, and partnerships with other public systems.
Alliance Online News
July 31, 2007
Alliance Online News
July 24, 2007
Advocacy Update
July 20, 2007
Despite Progress of McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, Over 3 Million Remain Homeless in U.S.
Press Release | July. 18, 2007
A Research Agenda for Ending Homelessness
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This Research Agenda was developed in order to better inform government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and other funders about research questions that will help move policy and practice forward.
Take Five! Q & A with Sister Mary Scullion
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
A Research Agenda for Ending Homelessness
This Research Agenda was developed in order to better inform government agencies, philanthropic organizations, and other funders about research questions that will help move policy and practice forward.
Alliance Online News
July 17, 2007
This audio conference featured experts on examining the costs of homelessness.
Rural Homelessness Counts
Reliable data is critical to inform policy and program development and attract the federal and local resources necessary to end homelessness. In sparsely populated geographic areas with fewer homeless specific service providers, however, counting the number of people that are homeless poses significant challenges. This workshop highlighted how some rural communities have overcome the challenges to capturing reliable data and offer guidance to how rural areas can improve their point-in-time counts.
Follow the Dollar: Conducting your Own Case Studies
The effects homelessness has on a community can sometimes be quantified with a dollar amount. Cost analysis is a powerful tool for program administrators who make decisions on how to allocate scarce funding for housing and services and for advocates who are seeking to demonstrate a case for ending homelessness. This workshop explored how to perform a cost study with different levels of sophistication from back of the envelope estimates to rigorous research studies.
Whose Backyard Is It Anyway? Overcoming NIMBY
Fear and prejudice about affordable housing, particularly for people with special needs, can quickly erupt into strong community opposition and lead to major road blocks in developing housing for homeless people. This workshop presented successful programmatic and community-based strategies to overcome NIMBY (Not in My Backyard) and how to turn concerned neighbors into supportive partners.
Win, Win: Working with Your PHA
After a period of declining resources, many Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) have more resources to serve all populations of homeless people, including families, youth, veterans, and people with disabilities. This workshop was intended for homeless assistance providers, who learned not only how to acquire more housing resources for their clients, but also how they as providers can help PHAs be more effective, creating a mutually beneficial partnership.
Stable Source of Income: Benefits and Employment
Having a stable source of income is necessary to secure and maintain housing. The challenges are in connecting people who are able to work with employment or training that will help them to move into careers that sustain them in permanent housing, and connecting those who cannot work with the benefits that will support them. This workshop examined promising strategies for long-term income stability for those who are likely facing multiple obstacles.
Dedicated Revenue: State and Local Housing Trust Funds
Housing Trust Funds exist in all but a few states across the country and can be an important resource for developing affordable housing. Learn how Housing Trust Funds work, what they typically fund, who gets the money, how to tap the Trust Fund in your state, and how to ensure that the Trust Fund targets funds to the lowest income individuals and those that are currently homeless.
Who’s the Boss? Overseeing Plan Implementation
As communities are implementing their plans to end homelessness, one of the biggest lessons they are learning is that oversight of plan implementation is critical. Who should be in charge of making sure that strategies are implemented, funding is secured, and outcomes are measured? How many staff does it take? What qualifications should they hold? What authority should they have? Workshop speakers will address these questions and more.
Hot Off the Press: New Research on Homelessness
This workshop provided the opportunity to hear about research on homelessness that is paving the way towards policies and programs that are more effective. Workshop participants had the opportunity to interact with the leading researchers in the field and hear from policy experts about implications of research findings.
Maximizing Consumer Decision Making
Consumer choice is often a critical ingredient for success in achieving housing stability and treatment. This workshop was designed for caseworkers and program directors who serve people with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and substance use disorders and who are trying to maximize consumer or tenant participation.
Obtaining and Leveraging Rural Resources
Rural homeless providers know that, with scarce funding for housing and services, they must leverage dollars and become adept collaborators. This session examined how creative local partnerships can help bring needed services and housing dollars to people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in rural and small town America.
Generations: Stable Housing for Seniors
Communities across the country are seeing an increasing number of frail, elderly individuals in their homeless programs. This workshop featured new research on the aging chronic homeless population and highlight housing and service models that can help older people age with dignity, regardless of special medical, mental health, or social needs.
Creative Change: How One State Re-Shaped the Status Quo
Moving from meeting about ending homelessness to implementing an action plan is always difficult, but communities are overcoming obstacles and finding new ways to solve old problems. This workshop highlighted how Connecticut reshaped complex social systems, such as TANF, health, mental health, and local provider networks, to provide housing and services to clients.
Financing Affordable Housing: An Introduction
This workshop provided participants with a general overview of how to finance affordable housing. The course covered how to read real estate pro forma and general information regarding different financing sources for affordable housing, including CDBG, HOME funds, grants, low-income housing tax credits, and bond financing. Workshop participants will learn the basics of how to put together financing to house formerly homeless individuals—whether you are developing five units or 105.
Making Headlines: Getting Attention in the Media
The media plays a critical role in promoting your organization as well as its greater advocacy agenda. One well-placed newspaper article or op-ed can give a tremendous boost to your organization’s goals of ending homelessness. Learn how to craft a compelling message, create a news hook, and set the stage for groundbreaking coverage. Workshop speakers presented tips on how to write press releases, op-eds, and letters to the editor.
Cultural Competence
It is critical that homeless service providers—who must address a wide array of cultural differences—offer culturally competent services which value individual uniqueness and demonstrate the capacity to deliver services in line with the beliefs, values, and practices of those served. In this interactive workshop, participants learned about the importance of cultural competence and acquire the skills necessary to apply that understanding to their work.
Building Blocks: Youth Housing Models with Services
Housing is a key ingredient in the effort to end youth homelessness. There are a number of housing and service models that show promise in helping homeless youth attain and maintain stable housing. This interactive workshop explored housing models and supportive services, their design and scope, and funding options.
The Key to Ending Chronic Homelessness: Scattered Site Approaches
Put together a few tenant based vouchers, a consumer oriented service team, a Housing First philosophy, and what do you have? A powerful strategy for ending homelessness for people with serious mental illness and substance use disorders. Pioneered by the Pathways to Housing Program in New York, this Housing First strategy has been successfully replicated in dozens of cities. Workshop speakers described some of the challenges they encountered and how they implemented a successful Housing First program targeting chronically homeless individuals.
All Politics Is Local (and State)
States and municipalities have been successful in developing innovative ways to create affordable housing and fund local homeless assistance programs. In addition, they have raised homelessness on the local and state agendas. Workshop speakers shared how they implemented local and state strategies for ending homelessness and offer guidance on how to develop relationships with state and local policymakers.
Designing a Local Housing Subsidy Program
Almost all of the communities showing progress in ending homelessness have initiated some type of rental assistance program that subsidizes housing for people who are homeless. These programs vary in size and scope with some offering one-time cash infusion, some offering ongoing shallow support, and others offering deeper subsidies. This workshop examined key considerations in designing a local housing subsidy program and where to find the funding to make it a reality.
Responding to Domestic Violence
Like other families experiencing homelessness, victims of domestic violence require immediate shelter assistance and linkages to appropriate transitional or permanent housing and support. Within this context, providers must be attentive to safety issues and the effects of recent violence on the lives of women and children. This workshop examined how homeless shelter and Housing First providers are improving their services to families fleeing domestic violence.
Second Chances: Housing and Services for Those Reentering from Prison
Far too many individuals who leave prison become homeless, either immediately after discharge or after intermediate, temporary housing placements. This workshop discussed housing models and services that are effective in preventing homelessness and reducing recidivism among individuals leaving prisons. It also addressed the Second Chance Act, a bill that would provide states with additional reentry resources.
Taking Stock: Managing the Supply of Shelter and Transitional Housing
One ongoing challenge in the movement to end homelessness is managing the supply of shelters and transitional housing during a shift to a Housing First system. This workshop highlighte how to plan ahead to efficiently increase or decrease the supply of shelter to reflect fluctuating demand, and how to assure that transitional housing is being put to the most effective use.
One Stop Homeless Centers: Avoiding Pitfalls
Some cities are developing centralized intake and service centers for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Some of these sites provide controversial services and the sheer number of homeless people frequenting these sites can lead to NIMBYism. What are the benefits and risks of developing such facilities, and if a community is going to build a “one stop” center, what elements need to be in place to make it a successful strategy for ending homelessness?
Navigating Service Systems for Your Clients
Policy trends at the state and federal levels affect how homeless providers link and partner with local social service agencies such as local welfare, child welfare, food stamps, health or other public agencies. Workshop speakers, representing these government and social service agencies, explained highlight what providers around the country are doing and innovative policy changes at the local, state, or federal level that can help end homelessness.
Delivering for Families and Children: Community-Wide Housing First
A handful of communities are adopting community-wide Housing First approaches. In these communities, all families seeking shelter are assessed for Housing First services. The adoption of a community-wide Housing First strategy allows for system-wide reductions in shelter demand and targeting transitional and permanent supportive housing resources more efficiently. This workshop featured jurisdictions that have pioneered community-wide Housing First programs.
Becoming a Landlord Part I: Housing Development
In many cities, affordable rental housing is scarce and, as thousands of affordable housing units go offline each year, the stock continues to dwindle. Out of necessity, homeless providers are getting into the housing development business. This interactive workshop explored innovative ways to acquire or develop a stable housing stock and give tips to programs looking to own rental properties.
Design for Results: Developing a Ten Year Plan
This workshop covered the development of a plan to end homelessness from start to finish presented by communities that have done it. Planning steps include enlisting the right stakeholders, developing a work plan and structuring committees, researching needs and best practices, refining strategies, and maintaining momentum. Workshop speakers also discussed how to ensure that the plan moves from paper to action and how the process itself changed their community.
Keeping Families and Children Housed: Emergency Prevention
Designing effective homeless prevention programs for families is challenging. This workshop weaved together research and promising practices that can inform program design and planning. The workshop also examined strategies communities have implemented to achieve more effective targeting.
What Gets Measured, Gets Done: Performance Measurement
It is more critical than ever for programs to measure and articulate their effectiveness. Both for funding purposes and for effective planning, communities must be able to assess whether their systems of care are successfully meeting the needs of people who are homeless and be able to track that success over time. This workshop provided introductory-level guidance on creating a performance measurement system.
Rural Homelessness: The RHISCO Project
This half-day institute offered an inside look at how to create a rural plan, strategies that work in rural areas, and how to cultivate partnerships in rural areas. The workshop highlighted the achievements in the first year of the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central Ohio (RHISCO). This innovative venture brought together 17 rural and Appalachian counties of Ohio to collaborate on regional strategies and develop Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness. With a focus on rural themes and regional cooperation, institute speakers highlighted lessons learned during 2006 and provide insight into promoting and improving planning to end homelessness in rural communities.
Exploring Racism's Impact on Youth Homelessness in America
Research reveals troubling over-representation of African Americans and American Indians among homeless youth. Providers are interested in finding ways to appropriately serve youth of color, from a cultural and youth development perspective, and are increasingly aware of the overrepresentation of American Indian and African American youth in programs. This meeting included a broad discussion on race and youth homelessness to review current data and research and explore the link between child welfare systems and juvenile justice systems and youth homelessness.
Enumeration Station: Conducting Better Point-in-Time Counts
Getting accurate counts of homeless people is a difficult but important process. The value of the counts goes beyond fulfilling a HUD requirement. Communities can use homeless counts to increase public awareness, attract resources that lead to the eradication of the problem, and help program administrators and policymakers to understand the needs of people who experience homelessness. This workshop highlighted effective count strategies for different types of communities.
Nan Roman’s Keynote Address—Annual Conference 2007
National Alliance to End Homelessness President Nan Roman's keynote address from the Annual Conference July 2007 on July 9, 2007.
Over One Thousand Gather to End Homelessness Nationwide
Press Release | July 9, 2007
National Alliance to End Homelessness 2007 Annual Conference
July 9 - 11, 2007
Portland’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness Reduces Chronically Homeless Population by 70 Percent
Press Release | July 6, 2007
Alliance Online News
July 3, 2007
Community Snapshot: Portland, Oregon
June 2007
Community Snapshot: Portland, Oregon
June 2007
House of Representatives Introduces Bill to Create a National Housing Trust Fund
Press Release | June 28, 2007
Alliance Online News
June 26, 2007
Planning and Oversight: Conference Track
Recommended workshops for conference participants who are developing or implementing a plan to end homelessness.
Testimony to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Testimony of Nan Roman for the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs about the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (S. 1518) on June 21, 2007.
Advocates for the Homeless Re-Energized by Housing First Approach
NeighborWorks Bright Ideas | Spring 2007
Alliance Online News
June 19, 2007
Missing and Exploited Children: Background, Policies, and Issues
Beginning in the late 1970s, highly-publicized cases of children abducted,
sexually abused, and often murdered prompted policymakers and child advocates to declare a missing children problem. At that time, about one and a half million children were reported missing annually. A more recent count, in 1999, estimated that approximately 1.3 million children went missing from their caretakers that year due to a family or non-family abduction, running away or being forced to leave home, becoming lost or injured, or for benign reasons, such as a miscommunication about schedules. About half of all missing children ran away or were forced to leave home, and nearly all missing children were returned to their homes. The number of children who are sexually exploited — defined broadly to include a continuum of abuse, from child pornography to commercial sexual exploitation — is unknown. Verified incidents of child sexual exploitation that were reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) from 1998 to 2006 exceeded 180,000.
Fact Checker: Youth Homelessness
Youth homelessness is disturbingly common. Although the prevalence of youth homelessness is difficult to measure, researchers estimate that about 5 to 7.7 percent of youth experience homelessness each year.
Fact Checker: Affordable Housing Shortage
As incomes fail to keep pace with housing costs, Americans face complicated choices: desperately trying to put food on the table, pay for quality healthcare, educate their children, and keep a roof over their head. Those that cannot manage that balancing act become homeless or live on the periphery.
Congress Holds Hearing on Youth Homelessness
Press Release | June 18, 2007
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This audio conference covered the HUD-VA Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program.
Ending Family Homelessness: Conference Track
Recommended workshops for conference participants focused on ending family homelessness. The recommended workshops focus on the five strategies that promising communities have adopted to respond to family homelessness. The five strategies are highlighted in Promising Strategies to End Family Homelessness. The final workshop will focus on the policy shifts that are required to facilitate broader progress.
Housing Development: Conference Track
Recommended workshops for conference participants who are developing or interested in developing affordable or permanent supportive housing.
Alliance Online News
June 12, 2007
Ending Rural Homelessness: Conference Track
Rural homelessness providers and community planners have been developing and refining strategies for effectively serving homeless people and preventing homelessness among those at risk, despite the challenges they face with regard to resources, geography, awareness and capacity. This year at the Alliance's annual conference, we will feature several workshops describing these efforts aimed to educate and promote increase discussion and networking among rural providers.
Ending Youth Homelessness: Conference Track
As we approach our second year in offering a homeless youth track, the workshops have become more specific and focused on issues that help us to understand youth homelessness and find answers to the challenges of serving this population.
Fact Checker: Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is the immediate cause of homelessness for many women and children. In November 2006, over 22,000 victims of domestic violence—12,000 children and 10,000 adults—received housing services from 1,243 domestic violence service providers.
Families reap substantial benefits under the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007
Families with children are the group that would probably benefit most from the changes that CPEHA makes in the current system.
Alliance Online News
June 5, 2007
Ending Chronic Homelessness: Conference Track
Homelessness providers, planners, and researchers have developed and refined strategies for serving chronically homeless people. The Alliance’s annual conference will feature several workshops describing these developments. Topics include employment for people in recovery, low-demand housing, maximizing consumer decision making, moving on from permanent supportive housing, scattered site approaches, effective partnerships, engaging people living on the streets, cognitive impairments, and new research on homelessness.
Alliance Online News
May 29, 2007
2007 Capitol Hill Day
Advocates bring us further towards the goal of ending homelessness by calling on legislatures to support stronger policies and programs that enable homeless individuals, families and young people to make positive changes in their lives. Plan to visit the offices of your Congressional Delegation during Capitol Hill Day at the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Annual Conference, “Ending Homelessness: The Time is Now!” on July 11th between 1:30 and 5:00pm. Look here for updated information and materials about the event.
Take Five! Q & A with Governor Granholm
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
May 22, 2007
Advocacy Update
May 18, 2007
Scholarship Application
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has established a Scholarship Program, with two components, to assist homeless and formerly
homeless people, as well as individuals who work for organizations that cannot afford to cover the full cost of conference fees or travel
and hotel.
Alliance Online News
May 15, 2007
Advocacy Update
May, 15, 2007
Sign-on Letter: Senators Call for Increase in Homeless Assistance Grants
Senators Jack Reed (D-RI) and Mel Martinez (R-FL) circulated a sign-on letter in support of including $1.8 billion in funding for HUD’s McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program in the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill, a $358 million increase over last year.
Advocates Urge Increase in HUD Funding
Last week, the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of both the House and Senate Appropriations committee urging them to include sufficient funding for HUD programs in Fiscal Year 2008. The letter, signed by 35 organizations including the National Alliance to End Homelessness, argued that HUD has been significantly underfunded the past several years, and increased appropriations are needed for critical housing programs. The Appropriations Committee in each chamber directs funds to individual subcommittees during its 302(b) allocation process.
Annual Conference July 2007 Registration Form
Mail your registration form with payment to:
National Alliance to End Homelessness
Attention: 2006 Conference
1518 K Street, NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC 20005
Annual Conference July 2007 Brochure
The Alliance is hosting "Ending Homelessness: The Time is Now!" on July 9-11, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Please join the Alliance and a thousand other leaders from around the country to meet, share, and learn about the best people doing the best work, from effective day-to-day practices to overall system design, to policy initiatives and priorities.
This audio conference examined the progress in implementing plans to end homelessness.
McKinney-Vento FY 2008 Appropriations Campaign
We will be advocating in partnership with national, state, and local organizations for an increase of $358 million for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants bringing the total to $1.8 billion. Call on your Senators and House Members to take action in support of this increase in the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bill.
Alliance Online News
May 8, 2007
Alliance Online News
May 1, 2007
Advocacy Update
May 1, 2007
Take Five! Q & A with Commissioner Robert V. Hess
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Hamilton Family Center, a Housing First program in San Francisco, ends family homelessnesss through housing assistance, eviction prevention, shelter, and home based support services.
A highlight of the work Freddie Mac does to end family homelessness.
Several leading politicians talk about how ending homelessness is possible and how homelessness is being solved across the country.
Vulnerable Youth: Background and Policies
The majority of young people in the United States grow up healthy and safe in their communities. Most of those of school age live with parents who provide for their well-being, and they attend schools that prepare them for advanced education or vocational training, and ultimately, self-sufficiency. Many youth also receive assistance from their families during the transition to adulthood. During this period, young adults cycle between attending school, living independently, and staying with their families. On average, parents give their children an estimated $38,000, or about $2,200 a year, while they are between the ages of 18 and 34 to supplement wages, pay for college tuition, and assist with down payments on a house, among other types of financial help. Even with this assistance, the current move from adolescence to adulthood has become longer and increasingly complex.
Fact Checker: Chronic Homelessness
Although chronic homelessness represents a small share of the overall homeless population, chronically homeless people use up more than 50 percent of the services. The most successful model for housing people who experience chronic homelessness is permanent supportive housing using a
Housing First approach.
Alliance Online News
April 24, 2007
Advocacy Update
April 23, 2007
Rural Housing Dear Colleague Letter and Sign-On Letter
Join us in supporting funding for rural housing programs in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.
Rural Resources
This document provides a list of resources available for homeless people and homeless service providers in rural areas.
Public, Private, and Nonprofit Efforts to End Homelessness Honored at Kennedy Center
Media Advisory | April 17, 2007
Fact Checker: Rural Homelessness
The number of people who experience rural homelessness is unknown, but the last national count of homeless people found that 9 percent live in rural areas. The same structural factors that contribute to urban homelessness—
lack of affordable housing and inadequate income—also lead to rural homelessness. One of the most important strategies in ending rural homelessness is prevention.
Alliance Online News
April 17, 2007
Written Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concerning funding for HUD's McKinney Vento homeless assistance programs. April 16, 2007.
This edition of the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference focused on Home Free, a program in Portland, OR that helps domestic violence survivors find safety and quickly gain permanent housing.
MI - Isabella County
Isabella County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Huron and Tuscola Counties
Project Homeward – Huron/Tuscola County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Ottawa County
A Place to Call Home: Ottawa County’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Schoolcraft County
There’s No Place Like Home in Schoolcraft County: Our Plan to End Homelessness in Ten Years
MI - Shiawassee County
Shiawassee County’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - St. Joseph County
Ten Year County Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Wexford and Missaukee Counties
10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Monroe County
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Muskegon County
Blueprint for Ending Homelessness
MI - Oceana County
10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Oceana County
MI - Otswego County
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Otsego County
MI - Alcona, Alpena, Iosco, Montmorency, Presque Isle Counties
A Place to Call Homes: The Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Northeast Michigan
MI - Marquette and Alger Counties
Building Upon Community Assets: A Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Marquette and Alger Counties
MI - Midland County
Midland County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Newaygo County
Under One Roof: The Coalition to End Homelessness in Newaygo County Ten year Plan
MI - Delta County
10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Delta County
MI - Dickinson and Iron Counties
10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Dickinson and Iron Counties
MI - Manistee County
A Vision to End Homelessness in Manistee County
MI - Mason County
Mason County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Menominee County
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness by 2016
MI - Lenawee County
A Legacy of Compassion: Lenawees County, Michigan’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Livingston County
…And Housing For All: The Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Livingston County
MI - Jackson County
Jackson County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Lake County
The Lake County Plan to End Homelessness in Ten Years
MI - Hillsdale County
Ending Homelessness: Connecting People to Community – The Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Hillsdale County, MI
MI - Ingham County
Housing Ingham: The 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in Ingham County
MI - Ionia and Montcalm Counties
Ionia/Montcalm Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Gratiot County
Gratiot County 10 Year Plan
MI - Chippewa, Luce, and Mackinac Counties
The Tri-County Partnership Homeless Prevention and Self-Sufficiency 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Clare and Gladwin Counties
10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in Clare and Gladwin Counties
MI - Clinton County
Clinton County 10-Year Plan to End Homelessness – 2007-2017
MI - Crawford, Ogemaw, Oscoda, and Roscommon Counties
COOR Continuum of Care 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Flint and Genesee County
A Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Flint/Genesee County
MI - Arenac
10-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Arenac County
MI - Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw Counties
Ending Homelessness in Baraga, Houghton, and Keweenaw Counties by 2016
MI - Barry County
10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in Barry County
MI - Berrien County
Berrien County Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Cheboygan County
Cheboygan County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MA - New Bedford
Ten Year Plan to Address and Eliminate Homelessness in the City of New Bedford, Massachusetts
MN - Hennepin county
Heading Home Hennepin: The Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County
NC - Charlotte-Mecklenburg
More Than Shelter!
WA - Snohomish County
Everyone at Home Now
AZ - Pima County
Plan to End Homelessness in Pima County
NC - Durham
Durham’s 10 Year Results Plan to End Homelessness
NY - Buffalo and Erie County
PRISM: A Community Solution to Homelessness
MD - State of Maryland
10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
ND - Fargo
Going Home: A 10 Year Plan to End Long Term Homelessness in Fargo
SD - Sioux Falls
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness in Sioux Falls
MT - State of Montana
no longer Homeless in Montana
AK - State of Alaska
Keeping Alaskans Out of the Cold
MI - Bay County
Bay County Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Calhoun County
A Place to Call Home: Calhoun County’s Plan to End Homelessness
MI - Cass County
Cass County: A Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness, 2006-2016
CA - San Mateo County
Housing Our People Effectively (HOPE): Ending Homelessness in San Mateo County
DE - State of Delaware
Breaking the Cycle: Delaware’s Ten Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness And Reduce Long Term Homelessness
FL - St. Petersburg and Pinellas County
Opening Doors of Opportunity: A 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness in Pinellas County
ID - State of Idaho
Idaho’s Action Plan to Reduce Homelessness
UT - Mountainland Region
10 Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness
CT - Southeastern Connecticut
Next Stop, Home: Southeastern Connecticut 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness
NV - Reno and Sparks, Washoe County
Housing for All: A Plan to End Homelessness
Alliance Online News
April 10, 2007
Alliance Online News
April 3, 2007
Juvenile Justice: Legislative History and Current Legislative Issues
Juvenile justice in the United States has predominantly been the province of the states and their localities. The first juvenile court in America was founded in 1899 in Cook County, Illinois, and, by 1925, all but two states had established juvenile court systems. The mission of these early juvenile courts was to rehabilitate young delinquents instead of just punishing them for their crimes; in practice, this led to marked procedural and substantive differences between the adult and juvenile court
systems in the states, including a focus on the offenders and not the offenses, and rehabilitation instead of punishment.
Take Five! Q & A with Mayor John Hickenlooper
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Second Chance Act Sample Letter
Second Chance Act Sample Letter
Advocacy Update
April 2, 2007
Written Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education by The National Alliance to End Homelessness. March 30, 2007
Advocacy Update
March 29, 2007
Alliance Online News
March 27, 2007
Alliance Online News
March 20, 2007
Advocacy Update
March 20, 2007
HUD’s Homeless Assistance Programs
This document describes the history of homelessness funding with comparisons to overall federal spending, the benefits of permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing programs, and the funding levels and policies needed for the McKinney program.
Alliance Online News
March 13, 2007
Advocacy Update
March 13, 2007
The Alliance has released an updated brief on chronic homelessness, describing its characteristics, causes, and solutions. The brief summarizes the interaction between emergency shelters, health care systems, and criminal justice and chronic homelessness. It also describes the benefits and cost effectiveness of permanent supportive housing and the success that many communities have achieved.
Congressional Briefing: Showing Results: Federal, State, and Local Responses to Homelessness
12 March 2007
Fact Checker: Family Homelessness
Every year 600,000 families with 1.35 million children experience homelessness in the United States, making up about 50 percent of the homeless population over the course of the year. This fact sheet examines the causes and demographics of family homelessness and the programs and policies that are making progress in ending family homelessness.
This audio conference focused on CAMBA, a community based homeless prevention program.
Alliance Online News
March 6, 2007
Showing Results: Federal, State, and Local Responses to Homelessness
Media Advisory | March 5, 2007
Take Five! Q & A with Anthony Love
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Current Signers as of February 27, 2007:
Current Signers on the Julia Carson (D-IN) and Geoff Davis’s (R-KY)“Dear Colleague” sign-on letter to the House Transportation and HUD Appropriations Subcommittee, as of February 27, 2007
Community Snapshot: Westchester County, NY
February 2007
Alliance Online News
February 27, 2007
Advocacy Update
February 27, 2007
I don’t want to be homeless
This article, first published in the Charlotte Observer on February 23, 2007, was written by Tommy Yarborough. Yarborough, who is currently homeless in Charlotte, tells the story of how he became homeless and how he struggles with an incurable illness that prevents him from working and accessing housing.
Grants for the Benefit of Homeless Individuals (GBHI) Program: Frequently Asked Questions
February 2007
Advocacy Update
February 21, 2007
Congressional Letter: "Showing Results: Federal, State and Local"
Congressional Briefing: March 12, 2007
HUD Announces Homelessness Assistance Grants
Press Release | February 20, 2007
Alliance Online News
February 20, 2007
Advocacy Update
February 20, 2007
Seize chance to end national tragedy of homelessness
An oped by Henry G. Cisneros in the San Antonio Express News on February 17, 2007.
Alliance Online News
February 13, 2007
Tapping Into Health Resources for Homeless Families by Susan Kline
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Susan Kline. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Instituting a System-Wide Housing First Approach in Norfolk by Katie Kitchin
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Katie Kitchin. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Providing Mental Health Services for Families Impacted by Psychological and Physical Homelessness by Kimberly Bradley
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Kimberly Bradley. Friday, February 9, 2007.
San Francisco Homeless Families Services Redesign by Cindy Ward
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Cindy Ward. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Housing Stability and Intimate Partner Violence by Chiquita Rollins
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Chiquita Rollins. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Share Project: A Study of the Effectiveness of a Housing Intervention for Battered Women by Chiquita Rollins
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Chiquita Rollins. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Young Mothers: Targeting Housing and Services by Katie Volk
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Katie Volk. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Crashing the Party: Competing for Mainstream Resources by Bridget Kurtt DeJong
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Bridget Kurtt DeJong. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Prove It: Using Performance Measurement Systems to Show Success by Tom Albanese
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Tom Albanese. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Supporting Families with Serious Mental Illness by John Hoover
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by John Hoover. Friday, February 9, 2007.
Michigan Statewide HMIS: Performance Improvement Using Outcome and Indicator Measures by Barbara Ritter
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Barbara Ritter. Friday, February 9, 2007.
This edition of the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference featured a housing first program that provides housing and support for chronically homeless individuals with substance use disorders.
Paying the Rent: Designing State and Local Housing Subsidy Programs by Michelle Flynn
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Michelle Flynn. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Service Enriched HousingL Curan House by Quyen Le
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Quyen Le. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Short Term Rent Assistance: Redesigning Short Term Rent Assistance to Create a Unified System in Portland/Multnomah County, Oregon by Rachel Devlin
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Rachel Devlin. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
State Your Case: Policy Change in States-UTAH by Michelle Flynn
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Michelle Flynn. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Why Does Prevention Matter? by Marge Wherley
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Marge Wherley. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
How Do You Spell Housing? P-H-A by Hazel Weiss
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Hazel Weiss. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Outcomes Measurement in Service Enriched Housing: What it is, Why it matters, & How to do it by Joelle Greene
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Joelle Greene. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
The Norfolk Hotline and the Homeless Action Response Team (HART) by Jill Baker
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Jill Baker. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Nan Roman, Keynote Address-National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness 2007
National Alliance to End Homelessness President Nan Roman's keynote address from the National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness on February 8, 2007.
Homelessness and Substance Abuse: SAMHSA-CSAT Response by H. Westley Clark
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by H. Westley Clark. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Partnering with Your Public Housing Authority to Help End Homelessness by Sally Erickson
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Sally Erickson. Thursday, February 8, 2007.
Research on Permanent Supportive Housing for Families by Jacqueline Anderson
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Jacquelyn Anderson. Thursday, February 8 2007.
MA Emergency Assistance (EA) Sheltering Program for Homeless Families by John Wagner
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by John Wagner. Thursday, February 8 2007.
Conceptualizing and Creating a Homeless Families Typology by Debra Rog
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness by Debra Rog. Thursday, February 8 2007.
2007 Policy Preview
The Alliance has produced this Policy Preview to inform advocates, providers, public officials and community leaders about some of the important issues for ending homelessness that are likely to be debated in Congress this year. This year could mark a significant change in the direction of Federal policy on housing and homelessness. The new Congress has put affordable housing closer to the top of its agenda. The recent election brought new Members of Congress and new leaders of committees who could improve the direction of federal spending on important programs.
National Conference On Ending Family Homelessness 2007
February 8 - 9, 2007
Goal of Ending Homelessness Not Matched by Budget Request
Press Release | February 6, 2007
Alliance Online News
February 6, 2007
Advocacy Update
February 6, 2007
Alliance Comments on HRSA Proposed Rule Regarding Ryan White Housing Time Limits
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) heard from over 150 organizations regarding the proposed rule published December 6, 2006 imposing a lifetime cumulative cap of 24 months on clients receiving Ryan White CARE Act funded housing assistance. Read the Alliance's comments.
Services to End Long Term Homelessness (SELHA)
The Services to End Long-Term Homelessness Act (SELHA) was a legislative initiative, proposed by the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Corporation for Supportive Housing, National Alliance on Mental Illness, National AIDS Housing Coalition, and Enterprise, to fund supportive services for the permanent supportive housing necessary to end long-term homelessness.
Increasing Federal Funding for Services for Permanent Supportive Housing: Rural Fact Sheet
February 1, 2007
The Ending Long-Term Homelessness Services Initiative (ELHSI): FY 2008 Appropriations Campaign
February 1, 2007
Advocacy Update
February 1, 2007
Take Five! Q & A with Katie Hong
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Federal Homeless Assistance Programs Funding Increase Passes House; Largest Since 1999
Press Release | January 31, 2007
Alliance Online News
January 30, 2007
Federal Homeless Assistance Programs Proposed Funding Increase; Largest Since 1999
Press Release | January 30, 2007
Advocacy Update
January 24, 2007
Alliance Online News
January 23, 2007
Supportive Housing is Cost Effective
January 19, 2007
FY 2007 Appropriations- Homeless Assistance Grants
Congressional appropriators have suggested that they plan to fund HUD’s Homeless Assistance Grants at the Fiscal Year 2006 level, a decision that would have disastrous consequences for over 14,000 homeless people.
Alliance Online News
January 16, 2007
Advocacy Update
January 12, 2007
First Nationwide Estimate of Homeless Population in a Decade Announced
Press Release | January 10, 2007
How many people are homeless? This report lays the groundwork for measuring efforts to end homelessness by establishing a baseline number of homeless people from which to monitor trends in homelessness. We use local point-in-time counts of homeless people to create an estimate of the number of homeless people nationwide.
Homelessness Counts
How community approaches to homelessness are changing dramatically, what we should be doing to track progress, and how many people are homeless in your community. A movement to end homelessness is underway. How will we know if these efforts are successful? This report lays the groundwork for measuring efforts to end homelessness by establishing a baseline number of homeless people from which to monitor trends in homelessness. We use local point-in-time counts of homeless people to create an estimate of the number of homeless people nationwide.
Homelessness in America: Media Handbook
Homelessness is one of our nation’s most misunderstood and vexing social problems. Because homelessness is complex, it is often difficult for the media to cover the issue with the background and nuance necessary to capture the full picture, particularly for stories that are time sensitive. This guide aims to streamline this process by providing context and reliable sources for reporters to access quickly. The goal of this guide is to stimulate thoughtful and insightful reporting on a population that is often poorly understood. While typical stories on homelessness often involve local panhandling ordinances or deaths of homeless people caused by extreme weather—valued coverage that brings attention to the issue—these stories can be developed further into examinations of what strategies are effective in ending homelessness, how communities can better address the needs of their homeless population, or how future homelessness can be prevented. In this guide, we present homelessness issues by population. We hope that by providing quick facts, background, and a listing of the most knowledgeable experts, more enriching and informative reporting will result.
Alliance Online News
January 9, 2007
Runaway and Homeless Youth: Demographics, Programs, and Emerging Issues
There is no single definition of the term “runaway youth” or “homeless youth.” However, both groups of youth share the risk of not having adequate shelter and other provisions, and may engage in harmful behaviors while away from a permanent home. The precise number of homeless and runaway youth is unknown due to their residential mobility and overlap among the populations. Determining the number of these youth is further complicated by the lack of a standardized methodology for counting the population and inconsistent definitions of what it means to be homeless or a runaway. Estimates of the homeless youth population range from 52,000 to over one million. Estimates of runaway youth — including “thrownaway” youth — are between 1 million and 1.7 million.
Advocacy Update
January 8, 2007
First Nationwide Estimate of Homeless Population in a Decade To Be Announced
Media Advisory | January 4, 2007
Take Five! Q & A with G. Allan Kingston
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Nonprofit Lobbying Guide
This resource will help you understand the dos and don’ts of nonprofit lobbying, what lobbying is, determining how your organization measures lobbying activities, and how to get more involved in Federal advocacy.
Alliance Online News
December 19, 2006
This audio conference focused on critical barriers and innovative solutions to the unique nature and conditions of selected rural communities.
Alliance Online News
December 12, 2006
CA - Sacramento City and County
Sacramento City and County Ten-Year Plan to End Chronic Homelessness: 2006 - 2016
Alliance Online News
December 5, 2006
IN - Fort Wayne
10 Year Plan to End Homelessness: City of Fort Wayne and United Way of Allen County and Northeast Indiana Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness
Take Five! Q & A with R.T. Rybak
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
November 28, 2006
Frequently Asked Questions about Housing First for Individuals and Families
Answers to questions frequently asked about housing first for families and individuals.
Housing First for Individuals and Families
Housing First is an approach that guides a set of interventions designed to help homeless people transition more rapidly out of the shelter system; it includes crisis intervention, re-housing as quickly as possible, follow-up case management, and housing support services to prevent the reoccurrence of homelessness.
Alliance Online News
November 21, 2006
National Conference On Ending Family Homelessness 2007 Scholarship Program
The National Alliance to End Homelessness has established a Scholarship Program to assist homeless and formerly homeless people, as well as indi-viduals who work with organizations that cannot afford to cover the full cost of participating in the conference and/or travel and hotel costs for the conference.
Section 8 and the Media: Answering Difficult Questions About Section 8 and Homelessness
November 20, 2006
Section 8: Answering Tough Questions-Responses to Congressional Staff About Section 8 Housing Vouchers
November 20, 2006
National Conference On Ending Family Homelessness 2007 Registration Form
National Conference on Ending Family Homelessness 2007 registration form to be mailed to the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
National Conference On Ending Family Homelessness 2007 Brochure
The National Alliance to End Homelessness is holding its third national conference aimed specifically at ending homelessness among families with children. We hope you will come to Oakland on February 8-9, 2007 to learn about the most effective practices and to share what’s happening in your community. Together, we are making progress, and we believe that hundreds of people gathering together from around the country to work for a solution will help us move faster and further.
Example: A Supportive Housing Site Visit Planned by the Partnership for Strong Communities
The Partnership for Strong Communities, in Connecticut, did an excellent job of planning and conducting an effective supportive housing tour with Representative Rob Simmons (R-CT-2nd).
Invite Members of Congress to Visit Your Program
Inviting elected officials to tour local homeless programs gives them the opportunity to see first hand how federal policy affects real people and programs.
Advocacy Update
November 15, 2006
Take Five! Q & A with Dan Mudd
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
November 14, 2006
What is Housing First?
Housing First is an approach that centers on providing homeless people with housing quickly and then providing services as needed. What differentiates a Housing First approach from other strategies is that there is an immediate and primary focus on helping individuals and families quickly access and sustain permanent housing. This approach has the benefit of being consistent with what most people experiencing homelessness want and seek help to achieve.
This audio conference described ACT programs, explained successes and challenges they have faced in serving homeless families and individuals, provided participants with ideas for how to engage their local HCH programs, helped health care providers connect with their housing counterparts, and discussed how they have helped their clients maintain housing.
Alliance Online News
November 7, 2006
Fact Checker: Veterans and Homelessness
Counting the number of homeless veterans and determining the causes of homelessness for veterans are difficult tasks. This fact sheet examines these questions and programs and policies in place to assist homeless veterans.
Federal Advocacy Resources
Resources are available to make following and learning about federal policy easier. Our job at the National Alliance to End Homelessness is to provide you with the tools to be an effective federal homeless policy advocate.
Communities Nation-Wide Need To Take Ten Year Plans To End Homelessness Into Action
Press Release | November 1, 2006
A New Vision: What is in Community Plans to End Homelessness?
A New Vision: What is in Community Plans to End Homelessness? examines the content of Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness from across the country. This study reveals that 90 communities have completed plans that dramatically transform their homeless assistance systems and analyzes the strength of the plans by calculating a score for each strategy based on the likelihood that it would be implemented.
A New Vision: What is in Community Plans to End Homelessness?
A New Vision: What is in Community Plans to End Homelessness? examines the content of Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness from across the country. This study reveals that 90 communities have completed plans that dramatically transform their homeless assistance systems. The study also shows that communities must set clear numeric goals, timetables, and identify funding and implementing bodies to ensure they move from planning to action. In each of the plans, communities outline a wide range of strategies, including: creating data systems; preventing homelessness — both emergency prevention and prevention at the systems level; outreach to homeless people to get them back into housing; shortening the time that people spend homeless by using rapid re-housing strategies; creating permanent housing options for homeless people; and, once homeless people become housed, linking them to services and to programs that will help them boost their income and increase their ability to afford housing in the future. The report then goes on to analyze the strength of the plans by calculating a score for each strategy based on the likelihood that it would be implemented.
Alliance Online News
October 31, 2006
MI - St. Clair County
Blueprint of the Plan to End Homelessnes
Alliance Online News
October 24, 2006
MI - Eaton County
10 Years Is Too Long.....The Eaton County Plan to End Homelessness Today
Allegan County Michigan
Allegan County Homelessness Plan
Alliance Online News
October 17, 2006
How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Homelessness?
$1.928 billion dollars is spent on federal programs dedicated to homeless people.
Explainer: How Much Does the Federal Government Spend on Homelessness?
Answering the question about how much the federal government spends on homelessness should be as simple as summing the total expenditures for homeless assistance programs. Homeless programs, however, do not fit neatly into one federal agency; instead they are spread across several, including the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Social Security Administration (SSA), the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Education (ED), and the Department of Labor (DOL).
MI - Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park
Moving Forward Together: A Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness in Detroit, Hamtramck, and Highland Park, Michigan
MI - Kalamazoo
A 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness and Create Affordable Housing in Kalamazoo County
MI - Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
A Roadmap to Ending Homelessness in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties
The Central City Concern Continuum of Care "Circle of Life"
Supplemental material for the November 9, 2006 installment of the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference Series, "Housing is Health Care."
Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry
More than 10 percent of those coming in and out of prisons and jail are homeless in the months before their incarceration. For those with mental illness, the rates are even higher—about 20 percent.
This audio conference featured Rob Hess, Director of Adult Services in the city of Philadelphia, who discussed how Philadelphia uses HMIS for planning and monitoring the success of the city’s homeless services.
This audio conference featured representatives from three central Texas Transition Centers.
The number of families in shelter in Westchester County, New York declined by 57 percent over a two year period.
Alliance Online News
October 10, 2006
Researchers estimate that about 5 to 7.7 percent of youth experience homelessness.
Alliance Online News
October 3, 2006
Take Five! Q & A with Dennis Culhane
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
September 26, 2006
Approximately 41 percent of completed ten year plans outline strategies to end family homelessness.
Alliance Online News
September 19, 2006
In Columbus Ohio family homelessness decreased 46 percent—from 1,297 families in 1997 to 696 families in 2004.
This conference featured technical assistance providers and program planners talking about how to prepare and plan for using HMIS in your community’s point in time counts.
Resources for Addressing Data Quality to Use HMIS to Generate Counts of Homeless Persons
This handout provides a list of resources for using HMIS to collect annual homelessness counts. Michelle Hayes of Abt Associates presented the handout during “Using HMIS to Collect Annual Point-in-Time Data,” an audio conference in the Leadership to End Homelessness Audio Conference Series.
Building Relationships with your Members of Congress
Developing strong relationships with the your Senators and Representatives is the most powerful way to influence decisions made on federal policies that impact homeless families and individuals. There are specific strategies for building relationships and becoming a valuable resource for your Congressional offices.
Preparing for Capitol Hill Visits
Setting up meetings with your Congressional offices is the best way to educate them about the work you do locally and to persuade them to support federal policies that affect homelessness in your community. This document provides information to help you prepare for and participate in Capitol Hill Day.
Vermont Balance of State Continuum of Care PIT Form
This tool was developed by the Vermont Balance of State Continuum of Care to collect annual point-in-time data. The tool was presented by Brian Smith, Vermont Department of Health-Mental Health Division; Richard Rankin; Data Remedies; and Kim Woolaver, Vermont State Housing Authority during a Leadership to End Homelessness audio conference on September 14, 2006.
Using HMIS for Point-in-Time Counts of Homeless People prepared by Abt Associates
This handout provides suggestions for how to plan and prepare for using HMIS for annual data collection efforts, including the benefits of using HMIS and a planning timeline. The handout was presented by Erin Wilson of Abt Associates during a Leadership to End Homelessness audio conference on September 14, 2006.
Alliance Online News
September 12, 2006
National Alliance to End Homelessness Launches New Resource
Press Release | September 11, 2006
America's Homeless Youth: Recommendations to Congress on the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act
This issue brief provides up to date information on the FY 2008 appropriations for runaway and homeless youth programs.
Alliance Online News
September 5, 2006
Alliance Online News
August 29, 2006
Take Five! Q & A with Henry Cisneros
Take a five minute break from whatever you are doing to hear about emerging issues, new research, and personal stories from experts and leaders in homelessness and housing policy.
Alliance Online News
August 22, 2006
Federal Advocacy Training
The Alliance’s federal advocacy experts present Federal Advocacy Trainings at a variety of conferences and forums year round. Materials used in those trainings provide helpful information about the nuts and bolts of Federal advocacy and lobbying.
66 percent of community plans to end homelessness target all homeless people and 34 percent focus on chronically homeless people.
Policy Book 2006
This policy guide provides information about the most important federal programs, policies, and legislation affecting homelessness. Key housing and homelessness topics are covered including HUD's McKinney-Vento homeless assistance programs, Section 8 housing choice vouchers, and housing programs dedicated to people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
Alliance Online News
August 15, 2006
Why We Can End Homelessness in Ten Years
An essay by Nan Roman published in Housing Facts & Findings, Fannie Mae
Homelessness and Prisoner Reentry
This fact sheet examines the relationship between prison and jail reentry and homelessness.
Public Housing Authorities and Prisoner Reentry
This fact sheet examines how public housing authorities can play a role in ensuring that people released from prison or jail become stably housed.
Fact Sheet Homelessness and HIV/AIDS
This fact sheet examines issues facing homeless people who have HIV/AIDS.
Medicaid Proof of Citizenship Requirement
In August, the Alliance provided comments to the Department of Health and Human Services explaining the difficulty those experiencing homelessness could have meeting this requirement, the role Medicaid plays in ending homelessness, and suggestions for ensuring that homeless families and individuals do not lose Medicaid coverage while proving citizenship.
Changes to HMIS in the Violence Against Women Act 2005
This fact sheet examines what recent changes in VAWA mean for HMIS.
Fact Sheet on Homeless Youth
This fact sheet provides a brief overview of the prevalence and causes of youth homelessness.
Fundemental Issues to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness
This issue brief reviews the key issues surrounding youth homelessness, including causes and characteristics of homeless youth. It also contains an introductory explanation of the youth housing continuum, a development model for stable and supportive housing for young adults and policy implications regarding youth homelessness. The brief also features the Ten Essentials Your Community Needs to Prevent and End Youth Homelessness, designed by the National Partnership to End Youth Homelessness.
Housing First: A New Approach to Ending Homelessness
This document provides a brief overview of Housing First.
Alliance Online News
August 8, 2006
Sourcebook on Ending Family Homelessness
This sourcebook provides resources to assist communities in ending family homelessness. It includes the following:
- The Mayor's Checklist
- The Essential Systems Needed to End Family Homelessness
- What You Should Know About Family Homelessness
- Tools to End Homelessness Among Families
- What State and Local TANF Agencies Can Do to End Family Homelessness
- What PHAs Can Do to End Family Homelessness
- What Child Welfare Agencies Can Do to End Family Homelessness
- Family Unification Program Using TANF Block Grant Funds to House Homeless Families
TN - Chattanooga
The Blueprint to End Chronic Homelessness in the Chattanooga Region in Ten Years
CO - Denver
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness: A Report to the Citizens of Denver by the Denver Commission to End Homelessness
TX - Corpus Christi
A Strategic Plan to End Chronic Homelessness in Seven Years, Corpus Christi
MI - Grand Rapids and Kent County
Vision to End Homelessness: Grand Rapids Area Housing Continuum of Care
WA - King County
A Roof Over Every Bed in King County: Our Community's Ten-Year Plan to End Homelessness
AZ - Maricopa County
Ending Homelessness is Everyone's Responsibility: Regional Plan to End Homelessness
PA - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Greater Philadelphia urban Affairs Coalition
Our Way Home: A Blueprint to End Homelessness in Philadelphia
PA - Philadelphia, Pensylvania: Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness
Opening the Door, to Let the Future In
WA - Pierce County
The Road Home: A Ten-Year Plan for Pierce County
CO - State of Colorado
State of Colorado Homeless Policy Academy Mainstream Resources Action Plan
FL - Tampa and Hillsborough County
Places for People: A 10 Year Community Response Initiative to End Homelessness
RI - State of Rhode Island
With Its State Motto, Rhode Island Promises Hope. Fulfilling That Promise For All Rhode Islanders Means Ending Homelessness
MI - Washtenaw County
A Home for Everyone: A Blueprint to End Homelessness in Washtenaw County
OH - Warren and Trumbull Counties
Blueprint to End Homelessness: A Ten Year Plan 2006-2016
Alliance Online News
August 1, 2006
Alliance Online News
July 25, 2006
Accessing Public Benefits: SSI and SSDI by Yvonne M. Perret
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Yvonne M. Perret. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Developing Plans to End Homelessness in Rural Communities by Keith Wasserman
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Keith Wasserman. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Education Services for Homeless Children and Youth by Joy Moses
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Joy Moses. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Family Services in Pennsylvania by Carla H. Falkenstein
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Carla H. Falkenstein. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Improving Services for Homeless Children by Katie Volk
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Katie Volk. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Influencing Change Through Advocacy at the State Level by Betsy Lieberman
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Betsy Lieberman. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Influencing Change Through Advocacy at the State Level: Suggestions from a Hennepin County Bureaucrat by Marge Wherley
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Marge Wherley. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Promising Outcomes to End Youth Homelessness Using Transitional Living Programs: The Lighthouse Transition System by Mark Kroner
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Mark Kroner. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Promoting Successful Transition from Foster / Group Home Settings to Independent Living Among Pregnant and Parenting Teens by Janet Max
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Janet Max. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central Ohio by Cynthia Tindongan
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Cynthia Tindongan. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Service Enriched Housing / Resident Services by Kathryn Bryan
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Kathryn Bryan. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
The Public Housing Authority Code by Debbie Thiele
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Debbie Thiele. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Working With Your Public Housing Authority: The Lancaster County Pennsylvania Experience by Kay Moshier McDivitt
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Kay Moshier McDivitt. Wednesday, July 19, 2006.
Community Focus: Westchester County by Robert Sanborn
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Robert Sanborn. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
ECS FAST Housing: The Keys to Success by Shana L. Mitchell
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Shanna L. Mitchell. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Funding Innovations for Housing Youth by Peter Lawrence
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Peter Lawrence. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Funding Innovations for Housing Youth by Roxana Torrico
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Roxana Torrico. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Hospital Discharge of Homeless Persons in Chicago by Arturo Bendixen
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Arturo Bendixen. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Mental Health Systems Response to Homelessness by Martha Are
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Martha Are. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Stabilizing Homeless Families: Case Management Before & After The Move Into Permanent Housing by Tanya Tull
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Tanya Tull. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Strange Bedfellows: Thoughts on the Once and Future Role of Hospitals and Academic Medical Centers in the Care of Homeless Persons by James O'Connell
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by James O'Connell. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
The Right Mix; Targeting Housing and Services Resources by Suzanne Wagner
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Suzanne Wagner. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
The Role of Transitional Housing In Ending Homelessness "The Carpenter's Shelter Model" by Donald H. Whitehead
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Donald Whitehead. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Using Data: Mining the HMIS Treasure Chest by Tracy D'Alanno
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Tracy D'Alanno. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Converting Transitional Housing to Permanent Supportive Housing by Colleen Bain Gold
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Colleen Bain Gold. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Diversion and Jail Discharge Strategies by Ron Honberg
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Ron Honberg. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Housing Chronically Homeless People: HOUSING FIRST Programs in Philadelphia by David Dunbeck
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by David Dunbeck. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Housing Chronically Homeless People; Scattered Site by Lloyd Pendleton and Sam Tsemberis
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Lloyd Pendleton and Sam Tsemberis. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Working With Landlords: A Community Level Perspective on How Providers Can Help To Connect Homeless People With Housing by Hazel Weiss
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Hazel Weiss. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Alternatives To Shelter by Liora Berry
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Liora Berry. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Building Housing First into Your Community's Homeless System by Liz Drapa
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Liz Drapa. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Building Housing First into Your Community's Homeless System: The Lancaster County Pennsylvania Experience by Kay Moshier McDivitt
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Kay Moshier McDivitt. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Community Engagement Program by Sarah Goforth
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Sarah Goforth. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Critical Decision Making: Designing Rental Subsidy Programs by Betsy Benito
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Betsy Benito. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Housing Families with Substance Use Challenges by Deborah Werner
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Deborah Werner. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Housing Families with Substance Use Challenges: Amethyst, Inc. by Ginny O'Keefe
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Ginny O'Keefe. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Housing Stability Plus: The Nation's Largest Local Rental Subsidy Program for the Homeless by Barbara Rosenberg
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Barbara Rosenberg. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Innovations in Domestic Violence Response: Creating New Options for Survivors by Kris Billhardt
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Kris Billhardt. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Innovative Rent Assistance: Preventing & Ending Homelessness by Heather Lyons
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Heather Lyons. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Preventing Family Homelessness by Barbara C. Banaszynski
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Barbara Banaszynski. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Preventing Family Homelessness by Melissa Mowery
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Melissa Mowery. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Preventing Homelessness: The Housing Help Program by Jo Gonsalves
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Jo Gonsalves. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
State Government: Addressing Youth Homelessness by Tracy D'Alanno
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Tracy D'Alanno. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Substance Abuse and Homelessness by Charlene E. Le Fauve
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Charlene E. Le Fauve. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Taking Charge: Effective Oversight Structures for Plan Implementation - The Chicago Continuum of Care by Gabe Bodzin
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Gabe Bodzin. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
Taking Charge: Effective Oversight Structures for Plan Implementation by Barbara Poppe
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Barbara Poppe. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
The Threats & Promises/Opportunities of Downsizing Shelter by Susanne Beaton
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Suzanne Beaton. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
What's Up in California: New Funding Sources for Mental Health Services by Alecia Hopper and Jonathan Hunter
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Alecia Hopper and Jonathan Hunter. Tuesday, July 18, 2006.
A Service - Enriched Supportive Housing Model by Deborah Cutler and May Shields
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Debroah Cutler and May Shields. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Family Interventions for Runaway Youth by David Pollio, Sanna Thompson, and Norweeta Milburn
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by David Pollio, Sanna Thompson, and Norweeta Milburn. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Hocking County Housing Coalition by Martin Hammer
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Martin Hammer. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Performance Based Contracting: The Do's OR Don'ts by William Phillips
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by William Phillips. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Performance Based Contracting: Hennepin County by Marge Wherley
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Marge Wherley. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Recent Actions By the City and County of Los Angeles To Address Family Homelessness by Ruth Schwartz
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Ruth Schwartz. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Sight Unseen: The Neglected Problems of Rural Homelessness by Diana T. Myers
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Diana T. Myers. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Tapping into the Child Welfare System: The Allegheny County Experience by Marc Cherna
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Marc Cherna. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Homeless and Prisoner Re-Entry by Katherine Brown
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Katherine Brown. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Housing Chronically Homeless People in Single Site Projects by Matthew Doherty, Kevin Sharps, Steven Shum, and Katrina Van Valkenburgh
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Matthew Doherty, Kevin Sharps, Steven Shum, and Katrina Van Valkenburgh. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Intersections between Child Welfare & Homeless Systems: Results from 2 Research Studies by Stephen Metraux
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Stephen Metraux. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Massachusetts' Efforts to End Family Homelessness by John Wagner
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by John Wagner. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Massachusetts' Efforts to End Family Homelessness by Linda Fosburgh
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Linda Fosburgh. Monday, July 17, 2006
Medicaid Citizenship Verification Requrement by Ilana Cohen
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Ilana Cohen. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Permanent Supportive Housing and Mental Health System Transformation: Key Elements in the Efforts to End and Prevent Homelessness by Marti Knisley and Stephen Day
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Marti Knisley and Stephen Day. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Responding to Violence Against Women through a Housing First Program by Kris Billhardt
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Kris Billhardt. Monday, July 17, 2006.
The Point in Time Enumeration Process in Washington, D.C. by Darlene Mathews
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Darlene Mathews. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Using Medicaid to End Homelessness by Brent Matthews
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Brent Matthews. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Using Medicaid to Help End Homelessness by Carol Wilkins
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Carol Wilkins. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Working with HFAs: Structured Financing Programs by Andrew Baldwin
Presented at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference by Andrew Baldwin. Monday, July 17, 2006.
Rural Homelessness: Challenges and Strategies by Mark Kudlowitz
07/16/06, Mark Kudlowitz, Housing Assistance Council
Presented by Mark Kudlowitz of the Housing Assistance Council as part of the workshop of the same title, held on Monday, July 17, 2006.
One Thousand Gather to End Homelessness
Press Release | July 13, 2006
On this audio conference experts discussed the role of service enriched housing in ending homelessness.
Alliance Online News
July 11, 2006
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June 27, 2006
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June 20, 2006
Experts discuss state and locally funded housing subsidies that help families transition out of homelessness and explored state and local rent subsidy programs, including an examination of funding constraints and other considerations that influenced the design of the subsidies
Alliance Online News
June 13, 2006
Alliance Online News
June 6, 2006
Promising Strategies to End Family Homelessness
Family homelessness is more widespread than many think, but it is not an unsolvable problem. Across the country, hundreds of communities are planning to end homelessness, and a handful of communities and many local programs are making progress in ending family homelessness. This paper highlights the strategies promising communities are using to accomplish the goal of ending family homelessness.
Alliance Online News
May 30, 2006
Alliance Online News
April 25, 2006
Poll Reveals Most Americans Think that Most Homeless People are Single Men
Press Release | May 24, 2006
Alliance Online News
May 23, 2006
Housing Assistance for Extremely Low Income People and Disabled People in H.R. 4939, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery
The National Alliance to End Homelessness requests that language providing $100 million for project-based rental subsidies, including 4,500 subsidies for use in permanent supportive housing, be included in the final, conferenced, version of H.R. 4939.
Alliance Online News
May 16, 2006
Permanent Supportive Housing in the Emergency Supplemental
Thanks to an amendment introduced by Senator Landrieu (D-LA) and supported by Senator Vitter (R-LA), the Senate version of the supplemental appropriations bill includes funding for supportive housing (housing linked with services for extremely low-income people) in the Gulf
Coast. The bill would make 4,500 project based rent subsidies available for use in supportive housing. These rent subsidies can be linked to the GO-Zone tax credits and service supports to create supportive housing for disabled and vulnerable residents of the Gulf Coast. This proposal
conforms to Louisiana’s The Road Home housing plan, and the needs of communities throughout the region.
Experts discussed how housing and services for homeless individuals benefit homeless individuals as well as the health care industry’s bottom-line.
Letter from Alliance President Nan Roman to House Appropriations Chair Jerry Lewis
This letter, from Alliance President Nan Roman to House Appropriations Chair Jerry Lewis, was written to urge the support, in conference, of a provision to provide housing for the Gulf COast's most vulnerable citizens that was included in the Senate version of H.R. 4939, the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery.
National Housing Groups Requests in Conference for Hurricane Recovery Supplemental Spending Bill
The Senate approved its $28.9 billion hurricane recovery package on May 4, 2006, improving in many ways upon the companion measure that passed the full House, H.R. 4939, on March 16. Several aspects of the Senate bill are critical to ensure the needs of elderly, disabled and other extremely low income renters in the Gulf coast are met, and we request that these changes remain in any compromise that emerges from conference committee negotiations.
Alliance Online News
May 9, 2006
Senate Bill Would House the Hardest Hit in the Gulf Coast
Press Release | May 5, 2006
Alliance Online News
May 2, 2006
Community Snapshot: Columbus
May 2006
Written Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. May 1, 2006.
Written Testimony to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Concerning Programs in the United States Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. May 1, 2006.
Successes in Ending Homelessness Honored
Press Release | April 27, 2006
Proposal To Fund Supportive Housing in the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Hurricane Recovery
Permanent supportive housing is affordable housing linked to supportive services. It is intended for people who are homeless, very low-income, and disabled. It is a cost-effective and highly successful intervention for people who would otherwise likely spend years in shelter or on the streets. In the Gulf Coast, supportive housing will provide a stable, permanent place for disabled residents to return to, and prevent vulnerable people from becoming homeless upon their return.
Alliance Online News
April 18, 2006
Experts discussed how Chattanooga is using a grant from HUD, HHS, and the VA to provided scattered site housing with assertive community treatment teams.
Alliance Online News
April 11, 2006
Awards Ceremony Recognizes Work to End Homelessness
Press Release | April 10, 2006
Alliance Online News
April 4, 2006
H.R. 5041 and S. 1801 Summary
April 4, 2006
Testimony of Steve Berg on The Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act S.1801
Subcommittee on Housing and Transportation, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. March 30, 2006
Alliance Online News
March 28, 2006
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March 21, 2006
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March 14, 2006
Federal Funding for Youth Housing Programs
This document was used as additional material for the the Federal Funding for Youth Housing Programs Audio Conference held on March 9, 2006.
Experts explored dedicated funding sources for affordable housing that can serve homeless youth.
Alliance Online News
March 7, 2006
HUD's Homeless Assistance Program
March 6, 2006
SELHA Sample Letter to Cosponsors
March 3, 2006
Federal Budget Outlook Fact Sheet
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Alliance Online News
February 28, 2006
CBPP Budget Process Presentation
February 27, 2006
Alliance Online News
February 21, 2006
Analysis of FY 2007 Funding for HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs
February 15, 2006
FY 2007 Funding for HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs
February 15, 2006
McKinney -Vento Homeless Assistance Programs: Success Stories
February 15, 2006
OMB Gives Highest Rating to Homeless Assistance Programs
February 15, 2006
Alliance Online News
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