Thursday, February 24, 2022
Congress is in its final push to complete annual spending legislation for Fiscal Year 2022. It’s the perfect time for people who are concerned about homelessness to let Members of Congress know how important the key programs are at HUD. We’re asking you to help by emailing your Representatives and…
Learn MoreWednesday, February 23, 2022
HB4423 would support families living in extreme poverty by increasing the cash assistance families receive each month. This increase would ensure families are able to meet their basic needs including paying rent, purchasing clothing, hygiene products, and maintaining transportation. This legislation would also ensure that when a noncustodial parent pays…
Learn MoreWednesday, February 23, 2022
By Jeff Olivet, Executive Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness Homelessness is not an individual failure. It is a societal failure. When one person—even one—dies on the street, we as a society have failed them. When one family seeking safe housing and a stable school for their children is discriminated…
Learn MoreFriday, February 18, 2022
I am writing today to share with you that, after many fulfilling and productive years leading the National Alliance to End Homelessness, I have decided that now is the time to hand that role over to someone new. I will continue to lead the organization until the Board has named…
Learn MoreTuesday, February 15, 2022
The Omicron variant has caused a spike in COVID-19 infections during the transition to the year 2022. The CDC believes that Omicron will spread more easily than the previous variant and recommends that everyone get vaccinations and booster shots. Although many communities are seeing reductions in cases, hospitalizations, or deaths,…
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The Alliance’s upcoming virtual conference, Ending Unsheltered Homelessness: Strategies and Policies the Work, is set to kick off this coming Wednesday, February 16. The Alliance is looking forward to learning and sharing important perspectives focused specifically on unsheltered homelessness. Here are a few areas we hope to learn more about:…
Learn MoreFriday, February 11, 2022
We are Broken Hearted this Valentine’s Day Over the Deaths of our Neighbors whose lives were cut short by Homelessness. Urge our Elected Leaders to Do More to Create and Build More Affordable Housing. In 2018, National Healthcare for the Homeless estimated that at least 17,500 people experiencing homelessness died…
Learn MoreFriday, February 11, 2022
“I have nowhere to go tonight. I am a 73-year-old woman who must now sleep in my car. I never thought I would ever become homeless. What do I do now?” These are the deeply distressing words that homeless service providers often hear from those who come through the door…
Learn MoreTuesday, February 8, 2022
This has always been hard work – but for the past two years, it’s been exponentially harder. I know how hard this work is on a daily basis because I’ve been there. I’ve been at the homeless service provider and Continuum of Care (CoC) levels, working endless hours to make…
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Although Several Questions Persist, Decreases in Sheltered Homelessness Suggest the Positive Impacts of Federal Relief Resources and Homelessness System Efforts The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today released the 2021 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress (Part 1). Due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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