Legislative Updates 
Program Models
Many communities already have best practices in place that are allowable under the new Homelessness Prevention and Re-Housing Fund. Highlighted below are model community-based and statewide programs that are preventing homelessness, diverting people from shelter, and rapidly re-housing those who become homeless. The focus of the programs and their websites are listed, along with related Alliance Audio Conferences, Best Practice write-ups, and National Conference presentations.
Philadelphia Committee to End Homelessness, SafeHome Initiative, Philadelphia, PA
*Prevention, Diversion, Re-Housing (http://pceh.org)
Hennepin County Rapid Exit Program, Minneapolis, MN
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.co.hennepin.mn.us)
CAMBA, HomeBase program, New York, NY
*Prevention, Diversion (http://www.camba.org)
Community Shelter Board, Columbus, OH
*Prevention, Re-Housing, Diversion (http://www.csb.org)
City of Norfolk, Homeless Action Response Team (H.A.R.T.), Norfolk, VA HomeStart program, Boston, MA Tabor Community Services, Lancaster, PA
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.norfolk.gov/humanservices/hart.asp)
*Re-Housing (http://www.homestartinc.org)
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.tabornet.org)
Hamilton Family Services, San Francisco, CA
*Prevention, Re-Housing (http://www.hamiltonfamilycenter.org)
Beyond Shelter, Los Angeles, CA
*Re-Housing (http://www.beyondshelter.org)
The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, Community Care Grant Program, Washington, DC
*Prevention (http://www.communitypartnership.org)
Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration Program
Congress allocated $25 million for a Rapid Re-Housing Demonstration to serve homeless families. The experience of the 23 communities that received grants awards under the Demonstration can be an important resource for communities developing Rapid Re-Housing programs to serve families using HPRP or other funding resources. This resource collects information about what the Demonstration grantees are doing.
Ohio's HPRP Application
This document shows the application being used by the State of Ohio for nonprofit organizations and local governments interested in receiving HPRP funds.
Sample Community Substantial Amendments
A number of communities have posted their plans or draft plans online for how they intend to use HPRP funding locally. This resource includes links to sample substantial amendments that communities are planning to submit to HUD.
Sample Housing Resource Coordinator Job Description
This document is an example of a Housing Resource Coordinator job description used by one city.
New Funding for Homeless Youth Services and Housing
New Funding for Homeless Youth Services and Housing This brief includes information on new funding benefiting homeless youth in ARRA and the HPRP program. It offers local organizations serving homeless youth action steps, ideas, and model programs on re-housing and prevention for homeless youth, information on establishing a framework for youth homelessness prevention and re-housing, and details regarding other federal appropriations benefiting homeless youth.
