Alliance Online News: Follow the National Conference on Ending Homelessness Online

Newsletters | July 12, 2011

July 11, 2011

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Editor: Anna Blasco

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Follow the National Conference on Ending Homelessness Online

The Alliance will be using Twitter and Facebook to post content, updates, and information from the National Conference on Ending Homelessness and the Annual Awards Ceremony. The Alliance's Twitter handle is @naehomelessness and we will be using the hashtag #naeh11. Facebook users can stay updated by connecting to the Alliance page. For more information about the Alliance's social networks, please contact Catherine An.

Conference website

Hill Update

Appropriations Work Continues
On Wednesday, July 13, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science is scheduled to mark up the first draft of an appropriations bill for FY 2012 that contains funding for juvenile justice, prisoner re-entry, and domestic violence programs. The Alliance will be sure to release the details of both of these bills once they are available.

The Senate is tentatively scheduled to vote on and pass the final version of the Veterans Affairs appropriations bill for FY 2012 tomorrow, July 13. The bill contains $939 million over two years for programs targeted toward homeless veterans, including $224 million for the Grant and Per Diem Program. These are the same levels requested by the President in his February Budget Proposal.

Policy Update Webinar Materials Online

Last Thursday, July 7, the Alliance hosted a Federal Policy Update webinar. The webinar was intended to prepare participants and State Captains for this week's Capitol Hill Day at the National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Presenters provided an overview of logistics and the policy agenda for Capitol Hill Day. Presenters included Steve Berg, Kate Seif, Amanda Krusemark, Lisa Stand, and Samantha Batko from the Alliance. An audio recording and the materials from the webinar are now posted online here.

Capitol Hill Day

Urban Institute Hosts Webinar on Displaced Youth

The Urban Institute, in conjunction with Chapin Hall, is hosting a webinar entitled "Young and Displaced: A Multinational Look at Youth on Their Own, as Refugees, on the Run and in Need of Help" on Thursday, July 14 from 9 - 10:30 am ET. The webinar will explore the experiences of displaced youth and examine ways to better protect and serve this vulnerable population. The discussion will include a look at policy from the United States and abroad. Panelists for this webinar include representatives from Chapin Hall, the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants, the Urban Institute, and the U.S. Department of State. For more information on this series, please visit this website.

To view the webinar, please visit this website. Prior registration is not required.

Webinar Recording

ABOUT US
	The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, non profit organization dedicated to solving the problem of homelessness and preventing its continued growth. www.endhomelessness.org
UPCOMING EVENTS
	2011 National Conference on Ending Homelessness July 13 - 15, 2011 2011 Annual Awards Ceremony July 14, 2011
JOIN US!
	The Alliance is online: on Facebook, on Twitter, on our blog, and on our website! Join the Alliance's online community and stay up-to-date with homelessness and housing information.
NEED HELP?
	Visit the Center for Capacity Building to learn more about the ways the Center can help your community end homelessness.

Alliance Online News: Follow the National Conference on Ending Homelessness Online

Newsletters | July 12, 2011

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