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Advocacy Update | September 3, 2010
Urge Senators to Extend Critical Support for Low-Income Families AND Create Jobs
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Advocacy Letters | September 3, 2010
This is a Congressional sign-on letter written by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) to urge senators to extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Emergency Contingency Fund (TANF ECF), which expires on September 30. The deadline for senators to sign on to Senator Kerry's letter is September 15 at noon ET.
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Federal Policy Brief | August 31, 2010
This policy brief quantifies the changes to funding allocations made by the HEARTH Act and demonstrates the impact of a "Hold-Harmless" funding scenario for FY 2011.
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Online Training | August 31, 2010
The Alliance’s Center for Capacity Building is hosting a HEARTH Academy to prepare communities to meet the ambitious performance expectations of the HEARTH Act, particularly the outcomes of reducing homelessness episodes and reducing new and return entries into homelessness.
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Federal Policy Brief | August 30, 2010
This policy guide provides information about the most important federal programs, policies, and legislation affecting homelessness.
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Report | August 27, 2010
Form 990 Submitted to the IRS by the National Alliance to End Homelessness in 2009. The 990 is submitted to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) by nonprofit organizations and provides information on the filing organization's mission, programs, and finances.
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Video | August 26, 2010
In this video, Laura Webb, Community Engagement Manager at Walden Sierra in Maryland, discusses how to most effectively utilize storytelling in advocacy efforts. She describes how to tell compelling stories, including where to find stories, how to edit them to fit an organization’s needs, and how to incorporate policy issues into storytelling.
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Newsletters | August 24, 2010
Alliance Launches Youth Site Visit Campaign
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Advocacy Update | August 18, 2010
This Quarterly Report includes updates on several different policy and advocacy initiatives, as well as a preview of upcoming opportunities.
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Newsletters | August 17, 2010
Alliance Launches First Ever Photo Contest
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Federal Policy Brief | August 17, 2010
Paper on the Early Childhood Home Visiting Program, which will provide $1.5 billion over the next five years to support implementation of evidence based home visiting programs that improve the health and development of very young at-risk children and reduce child abuse and neglect.
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Federal Policy Brief | August 16, 2010
The Recovery Act provided $5 billion to reimburse states for increased
costs of meeting the needs of low-income families in the TANF Emergency Contingency Funds (ECF). Unfortunately, the funds expire on September 20, 2010, so the Alliance urges Congress to extend the ECF.
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Federal Policy Brief | August 16, 2010
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. This document was updated in August 2010.
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Federal Policy Brief | August 12, 2010
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.
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Federal Policy Brief | August 12, 2010
Approximately 2 million households receive rental assistance through Section 8 tenant-based rental assistance (Housing Choice Voucher program). Congress should fund all existing vouchers and 200,000 additional vouchers in FY 2011, including 10,000 new HUD-VASH Vouchers and 10,000 vouchers for the Administration's proposed housing and services Demonstration.
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