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Spotlight On...
Alliance Releases Year One Progress Report on the Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness
On the one-year anniversary of the release of Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness (the Plan), the Alliance released a report analyzing the success of the member federal agencies of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness in meeting the Plan's ambitious goals. The Progress Report reveals that while there was a great deal of activity on the 52 strategies the Plan identified to meet the goals, measurable progress has been made on only 18 of the strategies. Moreover, preliminary data suggest that instead of going down, homelessness in the country may have increased slightly during the first year of the Plan.
Read the Report
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Hill Update
House Financial Services Committee Holds Section 8 Hearing
On Thursday, June 23, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled "Legislative Proposals to Reform the Housing Choice Voucher Program." The hearing focused largely on the draft of the Section Eight Savings Act of 2011 (SESA), recently released by the Committee. Witnesses included various representatives from public housing authorities; Linda Couch, Senior Vice President of the National Low Income Housing Coalition; Barbara Sard, Vice President for Housing Policy at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities; and Roberta Graham, Vice President of Housing Choice Voucher Services at Quadel Consulting.
Senate Hosts Youth Homelessness Congressional Brief
On Friday, June 17, Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) hosted a briefing entitled "Voices of Youth: A Discussion of Homelessness and the Power of Education" for Members of the Senate. Barb Dexter, a Secondary School Specialist with the Anchorage School District's Child in Transition/Title I Homeless Program, moderated the briefing. Presenters consisted of formerly homeless youth from ten different states. Presenters shared their stories of graduating high school despite experiencing homelessness and having little support. Students were asked about the accessibility of key support services, including child welfare support services, food stamps, and others.
The House is on recess this week and will return Wednesday, July 6. The Senate will be on recess next week for the Independence Day holiday, returning Monday, July 11.
Coordinated Entry Webinars Archived
Contribute to the Alliance's Coordinated Entry Resources
The Alliance is looking for examples of assessment tools, policy or procedures documents, or other resources from communities with coordinated intake or shelter diversion systems. These documents would serve as example materials and resources for other communities interested in establishing a coordinated entry system. Please send any materials, with a brief explanation of the intake system and the resource, to Kim Walker.
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