Tuesday, June 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Treasury awarded states and localities $46.5B in Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) to help people avoid eviction and homelessness. ERA funds can cover rental payments, move-in expenses, and supports to promote housing stability, among other eligible activities. In addition to preventing housing loss (including for families living…
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Written by Becky Dennison, Executive Director of Venice Community Housing Los Angeles – in addition to many other cities across the nation – has again intensified criminalization and forced displacement efforts over the past two years. With this increase, housing and services providers must join other advocates to continue to…
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CHICAGO – A Chicago police officer’s obscene verbal tirade escalated into the officer’s physical assault and false arrest of a Chicago woman in June 2020, according to a federal lawsuit filed today. Chicago police are accused of unlawfully arresting Julie Campos, a Southside Latina resident—who was 19 years old at…
Learn MoreTuesday, May 24, 2022
Earlier this year, the Alliance sat down with Continuum of Care (CoC) representatives from across the country to discuss their efforts to implement the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program. The conversations revealed that efforts to use these valuable government resources were hampered by issues associated with the national affordable housing…
Learn MoreMonday, May 23, 2022
Many communities across America are finding it difficult to locate available apartments for homeless services clients participating in the Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) program, a temporary federal measure created in response to the pandemic. Earlier this year, when the Alliance convened a series of focus groups consisting of mostly Continuum…
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Last week was the deadline for members of the U.S. Senate to request certain things be included in annual “discretionary” spending bills for Fiscal Year 2023. (You may have heard us refer to these as the 2023 “appropriations” bills.) A “Dear Colleague” letter from lawmakers who supported increased funding for…
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Efforts to fund government programs for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) are significantly underway. The President released his budget in March and Congress is beginning to consider related legislation. To help understand this process, the Alliance created a new dashboard that illustrates the potential impacts of FY23 investments on efforts to…
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Written by Kris Freed, Chief Programs Officer, LA Family Housing Rising housing costs and the shortage of affordable housing have become some of the most pressing issues in the country, particularly in big cities like Los Angeles where I work and where we see more and more people falling into…
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Eviction Prevention services are targeted at helping people who still have housing. Such as renting an apartment, but who are at risk of losing that housing. Due to an inability to stay up to date on rental payments. Possibly beginning a downward spiral that eventually would lead them to the street…
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A recent Alliance focus group study showed severe staffing shortages made it difficult to administer Emergency Housing Vouchers (EHVs). Many communities worry that this trend is likely to continue, especially among front-line workers. Discussions with Continuum of Care (CoC) employees point to multiple and overlapping challenges. Research Reveals That the…
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