Friday, September 2, 2022
Have you ever heard the idea that people experiencing homelessness “don’t want to work” or they should “just get a job?” The truth is that many do – in fact, a 2021 study from the University of Chicago estimates that 53% of people living in homeless shelters and 40% of…
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Calls for help are increasing at the CAP Helpline. Through the first six months of 2022, calls to the Central Access Point Helpline are increasing. The Central Access Point (CAP) Helpline is a centralized emergency shelter helpline (513-381-SAFE) open 363 days a year. It is the number anyone experiencing or at-risk of…
Learn MoreWednesday, August 31, 2022
You arrive miraculously on time to work to find stacks of paperwork decorating your desk. You learn that your reliable co-worker has COVID and cannot come in to work for a week. Your other five colleagues quit three months ago, and their positions are still vacant. Meanwhile, you are greeted…
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In July, Funders Together CEO, Amanda Andere, gave remarks during the close plenary of the 2022 National Conference on Ending Homelessness. You can read her full remarks below or watch the recording here.
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Last week marked the beginning of the 2022-2023 school year for Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Suburban school districts also started school in recent weeks.. After the difficulties and barriers families and students faced over the last two years due to the pandemic, it is more important than ever for schools to…
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As we approach another important election, what is your organization doing to help people vote? Providers are allowed to engage in voter registration and get out the vote efforts, so long as these activities are done in a non-partisan way that doesn’t favor a particular candidate or political party. In…
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Homes Not Sweeps Actions Continue September 6 – 11, 2022 The National Coalition for the Homeless is declaring the first week of September a Homes Not Sweeps Week of Action. We will host demonstrators, protests, and marches across the nation to call attention to the unjust “sweeping” of homeless encampments….
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Ensuring the homeless system is just and equitable should be at the core of its design and infused through all aspects of year-round implementation and analysis. The 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) continues the work of past NOFOs by incorporating equity as a…
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There has been a sharp increase in the number of LGBTQ individuals personally experiencing discrimination across the United States, according to a recent report from GLAAD – 24 percent over a two-year period. There have also been legislative efforts to institutionalize discriminatory and harmful treatment of LGBTQ individuals over the…
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With the recent release of the 2022 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has established nine policy priorities for local CoCs to help guide their efforts to end homelessness in their respective communities. One of these…
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