Monday, 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…
Learn MoreFriday, May 20, 2022
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…
Learn MoreThursday, May 19, 2022
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…
Learn MoreTuesday, May 17, 2022
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…
Learn MoreThursday, May 12, 2022
Funders Together to End Homelessness extends a warm welcome to Ann Oliva as the next CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH).
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The National Alliance to End Homelessness today announced that Ann Oliva has been named the new Chief Executive Officer of the organization. The announcement follows a thorough executive search on the heels of the planned departure of current CEO, Nan Roman. Oliva’s leadership with the Alliance will officially begin on…
Learn MoreTuesday, May 10, 2022
Designing an effective homelessness system doesn’t come easy. Aligning and implementing best practices, making data-driven decisions, and leveraging all available funding is all part of the process of system improvement. And that process is not something that’s done once a year, it is continuous. Over the past two years, homeless…
Learn MoreFriday, May 6, 2022
Researchers have warned that the number of older adults (age 55 and above) will increase in the unsheltered and sheltered homeless population over the next decade unless policymakers take significant action to prevent it. The “graying” of the homeless population is already underway in many localities, often outpacing providers’ ability…
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