Tuesday, November 8, 2022
By John Meier, West Central Texas Regional Foundation – SSVF Program Manager In early 2014, I was evicted from housing upon losing employment. Unable to pay rent, I began sleeping in my car while my children were able to stay with relatives. Because of robust veteran programs for health care…
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness today expressed its encouragement by the announcement that veteran homelessness has been reduced by 11 percent since 2020. The announcement from the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, reflects the…
Learn MoreThursday, November 3, 2022
Each year, the release of the national Point-in-Time (PIT) Count garners a lot of attention from the media. The PIT provides very important information – a snapshot – that captures not only how many people are sheltered on a given night but also how many people are in places not…
Learn MoreTuesday, November 1, 2022
At the beginning of the year, as the new Chief Equity Officer, I wrote a blog post about the Alliance’s commitment to becoming an anti-racist organization. I talked about the need for wholesale transformation – a movement that requires continuous internal examination and practice, coupled with the conscious undoing of…
Learn MoreFriday, October 28, 2022
Find Homeless People Inc., a California-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, reunited another missing homeless man with his mother. This reconnection was made possible by FindHomelessPeople.org’s weekly outreach missions in Los Angeles County and Orange County California.
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AKA: David Kim / Chang Woo KimAge: 31Missing Since: October 26, 2022Last Seen Location:Briar Oaks Drive., Stanton, CAHeight: 6 FeetWeight: 180 PoundsEye Color: BrownHair: Short, BlackRace: AsianClothing: Black short sleeve shirt; Blacksweatpants, white/blue sneakers, no backpack, nocell phone, no walletDisposition: Has a mental disorder; delusionaland paranoid; especially afraid of the…
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Funders Together to End Homelessness is excited to welcome Tia Smith and Jack Zhang as the newest members of the Funders Together staff!
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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….
Learn MoreFriday, October 14, 2022
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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