Tuesday, October 25, 2022
For decades, HtH has raised funds for HUGSS (hats, under-thermals, gloves, scarves and socks to gift to individual men, women, and youth experiencing homelessness in the greater Austin area. Our New Year’s Day party is again planned at and with gratitude to First Baptist Church of Austin, 901 Trinity St.,…
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In March 2023, the Alliance will return to its West Coast conference format for the first time since February 2020. The conference’s focus on unsheltered homelessness makes the destination state of California as relevant as ever: two-thirds of California’s population experiencing homelessness is unsheltered, according to the 2022 Point-in-Time Counts….
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Lived Experience of Homelessness When an initiative is identified as a best practice, people with lived experience of homelessness provide invaluable insight. That insight can hone and modify initiatives to ensure they work. The Homeless Clearinghouse oversees our local homeless services system. And Strategies to End Homelessness helps to coordinate…
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Diversion is the intervention that has the greatest impact on the community level for those experiencing homelessness. It helps people avoid entering shelter and/or the homeless response system by resolving their immediate housing crisis through creative housing-focused problem-solving, connection to natural supports and/or community resources, and financial assistance (not a…
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Pasadena, CA September 29, 2022 – Union Station Homeless Services announced today that Ronald Streitz will be joining the organization as the new Chief Development and Communications Officer and reporting directly to Anne Miskey, CEO. Streitz brings over 40 years of experience in the nonprofit sector to his role…
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After a year of meeting virtually, Funders Together’s second Foundations for Racial Equity (FRE) cohort met in person for the first time in August 2022. We so grateful to have the privilege of facilitating this amazing group of people working toward housing and racial justice. We know that FOMO is…
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Homelessness among older adults continues to increase. Knowing how many older adults are experiencing homelessness on a national level is a critical first step in helping them. To improve the national response to homelessness among older adults, policymakers need better data on the magnitude of the issue. Why Is It…
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Today kicks off the annual week of registration events specifically aimed at registering voters who are unstably housed. See the You Don’t Need a Home to Vote Voting Rights Manual for more on registration, getting out the vote, and knowing your rights as a voter with unstable housing. There is…
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In recent years, researchers have sounded an alarm about projected growths in older adult homelessness. The recent release of the 2019–2020 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 2, along with previous versions of the report, confirm these concerns. People using emergency shelters, transitional housing, or safe havens are more likely…
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With over 20 years of professional accounting, Liya Blackwood Carter joins Union Station Homeless Services as CFO to help guide the organization Pasadena, CA September 20, 2022 – Union Station Homeless Services announced today Liya Blackwood Carter has been named Chief Financial Officer at Union Station Homeless Services. Blackwood Carter…
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