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Spotlight On...
Alliance Releases Research Brief that Projects Increases in Homelessness
Last week, the Alliance released a paper entitled "Increases in Homelessness on the Horizon," detailing projections that, in the next three years, homelessness in the United States could increase by an estimated 5 percent, or 74,000 people. The projections are based on new evidence about increased poverty and future economic trends coupled with federal, state, and local budget cuts. Additionally, the paper recommends a series of four interventions that could be implemented to prevent an increase in future homelessness.
Download the Paper
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Hill Update
House Appropriations Committee Releases HHS Appropriations Bill
Last Thursday, September 29, the House Appropriations Committee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education released its fiscal year (FY) 2012 draft appropriations bill. The House bill included the following approximate proposed spending levels:
- $116 million for Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Programs, which represents flat funding from FY 2011 and is $5 million below the Administration's request;
- $224 million for Health Care for the Homeless;
- $65 million for PATH, which represents flat funding from FY 2011; and
- $63 million for Promoting Safe and Stable Families, which also represents flat funding from FY 2011.
Other items, such as the proposed funding level for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Homeless Services, are not available at this time.
The House and Senate are now expected to begin compromising on funding levels for all federal programs to produce final funding levels for FY 2012. For a comprehensive chart of homelessness programs and their proposed and past funding levels, please click here.
Correction: Congress Continues Work on FY 2012 Appropriations
In last week's Alliance Online News, it was noted that Congress passed a stopgap funding measure on September 26 funding the government through November 18. This measure actually did not pass. Instead, Congress passed a very short-term stopgap measure, also known as a Continuing Resolution (CR), funding the government for just a few days beyond the end of FY 2011, until today, October 4. Congress is planning to pass a similar CR today funding the government through November 18. We apologize for any inconvenience this error may have caused.
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