Tuesday, January 10, 2023
We’re far enough into the new Congress to be able to answer most of the remaining questions left open in my November 30 post. So let’s talk about how Congress will be different in the coming two years, and how our awareness of those differences can help us get what…
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Members of Funders Together’s California Homelessness & Housing Policy Funders Network sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom stressing the importance of an ongoing, flexible state revenue source in our efforts to end homelessness and housing insecurity and achieve housing justice for all California residents.
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) is a program that gives monthly cash grants to children and their families in need. Families use it to pay rent, utilities, clothing, hygiene products, diapers, and transportation. Families that qualify for TANF are the poorest of the poor. Though families qualify for TANF…
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As we turn another page in the calendar, homeless service providers and systems are wondering what the year ahead may hold. Alliance staff members, too, are reflecting on how they can strengthen their commitment to this work. Here’s what their hopes and goals for the homelessness field look like for…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) Part 1 for 2022 on December 19. This report documents the number and characteristics of those experiencing homelessness on one night in January 2022. The one day Point-in-Time (PIT) Count snapshot would not be…
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Driven by the values of our new strategic framework, the Funders Together team reflects upon 2022 and looks forward to building a more liberated world in 2023.
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Many months of patient education and tireless advocacy by homeless activists in communities across the nation have resulted in a significant increase in federal funding for homelessness. The Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Consolidated Appropriations Bill (H.R. 2617), also known as the Omnibus bill, was unveiled earlier today. Lawmakers who serve…
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The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress (Part 1). The report shows that homelessness increased by 0.3 percent since 2020. In light of the unprecedented economic strain caused by COVID-19, combined with a severe and prolonged nationwide…
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NCH is pleased to see a plan that focuses on data driven solutions and moves away from the disastrous policy promoted by the previous administration. The post Statement on the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness’ Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness appeared first on National Coalition for the…
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