Newsletters

The Alliance publishes several regular newsletters to help you stay informed about developments at the Alliance, legislative updates, industry news, and other up-to-the-minute highlights from the homelessness and affordable housing fields.

The weekly Alliance Online News newsletter provides updates on news relevant to ending homelessness, including national policy achievements, Alliance events and publications, and information on recent research, successful programs, and national media coverage of the issue.  Other regular Alliance email publications include a Quarterly Research Newsletter, periodic Advocacy Updates, and a Quarterly Donor Newsletter.

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Newsletters | June 13, 2013
Due to overwhelming response, the Alliance now anticipates that registration for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, DC, originally scheduled to run to July 10, will reach capacity at some point this month. f you have not yet registered for the conference, we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
Advocacy Update | June 13, 2013
The President's Budget Proposal called for a 19 percent increase in funding for HUD's McKinney-Vento programs, to $2.381 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2014. However, the President's Budget Proposal is not law, but is meant to guide Congress as it works through the appropriations process. Therefore, we need YOUR help to make this proposal a reality!
Newsletters | June 4, 2013
The Alliance has submitted comments on a new proposal by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that would change regulations defining chronic homelessness for all of HUD's homeless assistance programs. The proposed definition would introduce a time measurement for an episode of homelessness that would disqualify a significant number of vulnerable people from receiving permanent supportive housing.
Newsletters | June 13, 2013
Due to overwhelming response, the Alliance now anticipates that registration for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness in Washington, DC, originally scheduled to run to July 10, will reach capacity at some point this month. f you have not yet registered for the conference, we encourage you to register as soon as possible.
Newsletters | May 28, 2013
On Thursday, May 30, at 4 p.m. ET, Alliance President Nan Roman will moderate a panel discussion on family homelessness at the Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference, which will be streamed live on the conference's webpage. During the panel discussion, federal officials and experts will explore the latest research on family homelessness as well as evidence supporting rapid re-housing.
Newsletters | May 21, 2013
Early registration for the Alliance's 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness will close at 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 22. At that time, the early registration rate of $500 per person will expire, and the registration fee will increase to the regular rate of $550. Open registration is scheduled to run to July 10, but may close early if the event reaches capacity. Register today to ensure your spot and take advantage of the early rate.
Newsletters | May 14, 2013
The Alliance has published workshop track descriptions for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, which will take place at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel this July 22 to 24. The eight tracks will be made up of 80 workshops covering a wide range of topics, including advocacy, youth, veterans, chronic homelessness, families, rapid re-housing, the systems approach, Continuums of Care (CoCs), and the HEARTH Act.
Newsletters | May 7, 2013
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is extending the public comment period for the proposed regulations for the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program to Monday, July 1. This deadline extension applies only to the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program.
Newsletters | April 30, 2013
The Homelessness Research Institute (HRI), the research and education arm of the Alliance, needs your help as it continues to track trends in the homeless populations in communities across the country Today is the deadline for submitting 2013 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count data to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). As you submit your data to HUD, please consider contributing to HRI's efforts to document progress toward ending homelessness.
Advocacy Update | April 24, 2013
Yesterday, Senator Jack Reed began asking his colleagues in the Senate to join a letter in support of robust funding in fiscal year (FY) 2014 for McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants within the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), as well as for the joint HUD - Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. The deadline for senators to join the letter is TOMORROW, Thursday, April 25.

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Newsletters | April 23, 2013
The Alliance is currently accepting applications for its scholarship and volunteer programs for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness, which will take place at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel, July 22 to 24. The deadline to submit an application for the scholarship program is Monday, May 20. Only individuals who are currently experiencing homelessness or who have experienced homelessness in the past are eligible to apply. More information about the scholarship program and the application process is available on the conference website.
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Newsletters | April 16, 2013
On Wednesday, April 10, the Administration released its complete fiscal year (FY) 2014 Budget Proposal, continuing the federal budget process for FY 2014. The Budget Proposal is typically released in early February; however, this year, due to complex issues such as the so-called fiscal cliff, sequestration, and a delay in finalizing the FY 2013 appropriations, the Administration released their proposed budget two months late. The FY 2014 Budget Proposal suggests funding levels for various key programs targeted at low-income people or people experiencing homelessness.
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Advocacy Update | April 4, 2013
Quarterly Report: Announcements and Recap. This Quarterly Report includes a preview of key upcoming activities for advocates. Specifically, this issue reviews: McKinney-Vento congressional sign-on letter circulating; President's FY 2014 Budget Briefing webinar; State of Homelessness in America 2013 report release and webinar;  FY 2013 finalized federal funding summary; Capitol Hill Day 2013 preview; and State-level TANF and Medicaid advocacy tools.  
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Newsletters | April 2, 2013
On Tuesday, April 9, at 3 p.m. ET, the Alliance will host a webinar on the release of the Alliance's annual research report: The State of Homelessness in America 2013. Samantha Batko, director of the Alliance's Homelessness Research Institute, will explain the latest data in The State of Homelessness 2013 and why it matters for communities working to prevent and end homelessness. The webinar will also cover media engagement and advocacy efforts around the report.
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Newsletters | March 26, 2013
The Alliance has published a new fact sheet highlighting key information about the implementation of health care reform. "Homeless Services and Medicaid Enrollment: What You Need to Know Now" has basic information on changes in Medicaid enrollment, which will begin to take effect later this year.
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Newsletters | March 19, 2013
The Alliance and its partners have submitted written testimony for a hearing on state waivers for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program. Submitted on March 14 to the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, the testimony addresses the Administration's decision, laid out in an information memorandum released by the Administration in July, to grant states, in the form of waivers, greater flexibility in determining work activity requirements for families receiving TANF assistance.
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Newsletters | March 12, 2013
The Alliance has published an interactive map of homelessness numbers collected this January as a part of the 2013 Point-In-Time (PIT) Count. Every Continuum of Care (CoC) participated in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) mandated PIT Count of their sheltered and unsheltered homeless populations. The data come from media reports and reports published on CoC and government websites.
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Newsletters | March 5, 2013
Workshop presentations from the Alliance's 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness are now available online. Presentations focus on a wide range of issues, from using data to size and scope the issue of youth homelessness, to reunifying homeless youth with parents through family interventions, to retooling transitional housing programs.
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Advocacy Letters | February 27, 2013
It does not appear that Congress will reach a compromise that will avert the across-the-board spending cuts to all security and non-security discretionary programs, also known as sequestration, scheduled to go into effect this Friday, March 1.
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Newsletters | February 26, 2013
On Monday, February 25, the Bipartisan Policy Center's Housing Commission released America's Future: New Directions for National Policy, providing recommendations for federal housing policy, which the Commission says in the report is currently "outdated and inadequate." The Commission, on which Alliance President and CEO Nan Roman serves as a member, endorses the 1949 Housing Act goal of a "decent home and a suitable living environment for every American family."
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Newsletters | February 19, 2013
The Alliance is looking forward to seeing you in Seattle on Thursday, February 21, and Friday, February 22 for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness.
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Newsletters | February 12, 2013
The Alliance's Homelessness Research Institute (HRI) is seeking data from the Point-In-Time Counts conducted by Continuums of Care (CoCs) last month. If you have 2013 count information available for your community, including any detailed data on specific subpopulations such as youth, families, and chronically homeless persons, please send it to the Alliance at counts@naeh.org. You contribution is invaluable to the Alliance's work to prevent and end homelessness.
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Newsletters | February 5, 2013
The Alliance is pleased to announce that the lineups for each of the plenary sessions at the 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness are confirmed. Among the speakers will be Mark Johnston, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Special Needs and Delegated Authority over Community Planning and Development Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and Nan Roman, president and CEO of the Alliance.
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Newsletters | January 29, 2013
The Alliance is honored to welcome U.S. Senator Patty Murray of Washington State as the keynote speaker for the lunch plenary of the 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness on Friday, February 22. Senator Murray has been a longtime leader in the homelessness field at the national level, and attendees can look forward to hearing her perspective on support in Congress for the work by the Alliance and its partners to end homelessness.
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Newsletters | January 22, 2013
The Alliance would like to thank everyone who has registered for he 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness. Due to overwhelming response,we have had to close registration for the nearly a month earlier than scheduled. Additionally, we will be unable to offer onsite registration.
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Newsletters | January 15, 2013
Registration for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness may close early due to overwhelming response. With roughly 60 registration slots available for the conference taking place in Seattle, WA, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel on Thursday, February 21 and Friday, February 22, the Alliance is encouraging everyone who plans to attend to register as soon as possible.
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Newsletters | January 8, 2013
On Tuesday, January 1, Congress passed legislation that averted or postponed a majority of the provisions and events that make up the so-called "fiscal cliff." The bill, known as the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (HR 8), was signed into law by the President early Thursday morning.
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Newsletters | December 18, 2012
This Quarterly Report includes a preview of key upcoming activities for advocates, as well as a review of major developments from the last quarter. Specifically, this issue reviews: Webinar on chronic-focused state advocacy efforts; FY 2013 appropriations and fiscal cliff update; Upcoming media opportunity on a new homelessness report; 113th Congress new Member advocacy; and Release of 2012 PIT data.
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Newsletters | December 11, 2012
On Monday, December 10, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a report showing a 7.2 percent decline in the number of veterans experiencing homelessness between 2011 and 2012 , and a 19.3 percent decline in the number of persons experiencing chronic homelessness since 2007.
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Newsletters | December 4, 2012
On Thursday, December 6, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET, Alliance Program and Policy Analyst Ian Lisman will appear as a member of the Homeless Veteran Advocacy National Working Group in "Discretionary Budget Cuts: Impact on Veterans," a congressional briefing on veteran homelessness.
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Newsletters | November 27, 2012
A new resource is now available from the Alliance that examines how one homeless service agency has partnered with the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) agency in their community to reduce family homelessness.
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Newsletters | November 20, 2012
The Alliance has published on its website a tentative agenda for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness.
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Newsletters | November 13, 2012
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) establishing the funding criteria for approximately $1.61 billion in Fiscal Year 2012 for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program.
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Newsletters | November 6, 2012
The Alliance has published three new resources that include: A History of Runaway and Homeless Youth Act Funding; Housing and Outreach Strategies for Rural Youth: Best Practices from the Rural Youth Survey; and Addressing Post-/traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Caused by Homelessness.
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Newsletters | October 23, 2012
The Alliance aims to be prepared with tools to help advocates working in their state capitals. To do this, we are seeking input on your current outlook and experience. If you have any strategy sessions coming up, our questions could help start a conversation in your network. Responses are due on November 9.
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Newsletters | October 16, 2012
The Alliance is proud to announce that the website and online registration for the 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness are now open.
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Newsletters | October 9, 2012
On Monday, October 15, online registration will open for the Alliance's 2013 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness. The conference will take place at the Sheraton in Seattle, WA, February 21 to 22.
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Newsletters | October 2, 2012
On Friday, September 28, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced in the Federal Register that it was extending the public comment period for the interim Continuum of Care (CoC) rule to Friday, November 16.
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Newsletters | September 25, 2012
On Thursday, October 4,at 1:30 p.m. EDT the Alliance and three of its partners will host a webinar, "It's a Data Driven World: Making the Most of the 2013 Youth-Inclusive PIT Count."
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Newsletters | September 18, 2012
On Tuesday, October 2, at 2 p.m. ET the Alliance will host a webinar on retooling transitional housing.
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Newsletters | September 11, 2012
The Alliance has published a draft version of its comments on the interim regulation for the Continuum of Care (CoC) program.
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Newsletters | September 4, 2012
The Alliance is seeking a director for its research and education arm, the Homelessness Research Institute.
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Newsletters | August 28, 2012
On September 10, 2012, the Alliance will host a webinar on implementing coordinated assessment under the new Interim Continuum of Care rule.
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Newsletters | August 21, 2012
The Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority and the California Homeless Youth Project recently released "A Toolkit for Counting Homeless Youth."
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Newsletters | August 14, 2012
Nan Roman's Remarks from the 2012 National Conference on Ending Homelessness
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Newsletters | August 7, 2012
Alliance Summary of CoC Regulations
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Newsletters | July 31, 2012
Interim CoC Regulations Officially Published in Federal Register
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Newsletters | July 25, 2012
New Resources Available in the Alliance's Coordinated Assessment Toolkit
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Newsletters | July 18, 2012
News Alert: HUD Releases New Continuum of Care Regulations
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Newsletters | July 10, 2012
Announcing the Alliance's 22nd Annual Award Recipients