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		New Webinar Short Permanent Supportive Housing Bonus in FY 2014 HUD CoC Program: Strategies for Rapid Implementation is a new five-minute mini-webinar hosted by Richard S. Cho, USICH Senior Policy Director. In it, he provides an overview of the $40 million bonus included in the FY 2014 CoC Program Competition. HUD has set aside this funding to create new dedicated permanent supportive housing to serve people experiencing chronic homelessness.

	USICHgov @USICHgov The homeless and domestic violence services systems must work together as a collaborative, victim-centered network. http://ow.ly/DhwuO View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 24, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov Today is #PurpleThursday. We mark by raising awareness of how domestic violence creates vulnerability to homelessness http://ow.ly/DdBKW View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 23, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov ICYMI: Here's a replay of .@ZLauraJeanne, @CyndiLauper, @NCFY & @acfhhs marking the 40th anniversary of RHYA. http://ow.ly/Df9yd View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 23, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT CSPAN @CSPAN .@cyndilauper on #EndYouthHomelessness—LIVE on C-SPAN http://cs.pn/1FCx6KY View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 22, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov "We know what gets measured gets done." .@ZLauraJeanne on the importance of improved data to #EndYouthHomelessness View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 22, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov USICH blog: .@NLCHPhomeless invites cities to get in touch for help creating a human rights approach to homelessness http://ow.ly/D7spi View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 21, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT Barbara J Poppe @bjpoppe @ZLauraJeanne @USICHgov and John Rio brainstorming on how mobilize best practices @USDOL #PartnershipSummit View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 16, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT Mark Putnam @MarkPutnamCEHKC Labor Sec. Perez - "to end homelessness people need - sit down for this- jobs!" @USICHgov @USDOL View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 16, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT Peter Nicewicz @pnicewicz RT @pnicewicz: @USICHgov One of the gems in Washington is the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness -Sec Thomas Perez #PartnershipSummit View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 16, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT Robert Pulster @RobertPulster From @guardian with credit to Opening Doors: Housing First: 'counterintuitive' method for solving urban homelessness http://gu.com/p/4xgfa/tw View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 20, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov RT Amy Sawyer @Amy_L_Sawyer Check this out: Connecting Veterans to Social Security Disablity Benefits @USICHgov @DeptVetAffairs http://bit.ly/ZDD5hU View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 15, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov This .@deptvetaffairs video provides overview of housing first and its role in ending chronic Veteran homelessness http://ow.ly/CFMuf View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 14, 2014 USICHgov @USICHgov Days left before the CoC Program Competition closes. Be sure to review our CoC resources. http://ow.ly/CFA9q View Tweet | Retweet Oct. 13, 2014

		Team USICH Observes Domestic Violence Awareness Month Today (Oct. 23, 2014) our team at USICH shows support of #PurpleThursday and domestic violence survivors. We know that if we're going to meet the goal of preventing and ending family homelessness by 2020, we have to consider the impact of domestic violence on families and individuals and the need for a network of housing resources that can be immediately accessed—ensuring safety and stability for survivors.

Ensuring Safety and Stability for Survivors of Domestic Violence | by Jasmine Hayes (@jhayes_2014)
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and this year is the 30th anniversary of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act. Over the past several months, there have been a number of high profile cases involving domestic violence that have garnered significant media attention. The spotlight on these specific experiences has helped to bring a larger discussion to the public arena about domestic violence, including perceptions about perpetrators and survivors, as well as the supports that are an essential part of the network of emergency shelters and supportive services in responding to domestic violence.

		We Can Do Better: The Intersection of Domestic Violence and Family Homelessness Domestic violence is a prevalent issue among women and families with children experiencing homelessness. In this video, USICH Policy Director Jasmine Hayes marks Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Purple Thursday (October 23, 2014) and the 30th Anniversary of The Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA). Most importantly, she addresses the unmet housing needs of individuals who've experienced domestic violence, leading them to return to their abusers, live in their cars or go without shelter. Learn more at usich.gov/issue/domestic_violence.