Alliance Honors New York City and New Orleans for Reducing Veteran Homelessness

November 12, 2014
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		Spotlight On... Alliance Honors New York City and New Orleans for Reducing Veteran Homelessness In the last three years, 15 of the country's largest metropolitan areas, including New York and New Orleans, have cut their numbers of veterans experiencing homelessness by more than 50 percent. As part of the Alliance's Never Another Homeless Veteran campaign, the Alliance recognized the cities of New York and New Orleans and other communities at our 2014 Annual Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, Nov. 5, for achieving these historic reductions in veteran homelessness. Awards Ceremony Videos: Communities to Watch: Ending Veteran Homelessness A Veterans Story: Vicky Williams Learn more

Hill Update Congress Returns from Recess Congress returned to session today, Wednesday, Nov. 12, following recess for the 2014 mid-term elections. Members of Congress are expected to finalize fiscal year (FY) 2015 funding during this lame-duck session, likely before the current continuing resolution (CR), or stopgap funding measure, currently funding the federal government runs out on December 11.

Webinar Recording: Prepare for the 2015 Point-in-Time Count: Unsheltered Count 101

The Alliance has published a recording of the webinar, "Prepare for the 2015 Point-in-Time Count: Unsheltered Count 101," which originally streamed Monday, Nov. 3, at 12 p.m. ET. The webinar, which is available on the Alliance website, where you can also find the speakers' presentations, and the Alliance Youtube channel, covers the basics of how to plan and implement the unsheltered Point-in-Time (PIT) Count. In the video, William Snow of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) provides guidance on federal regulations, and leaders from the Continuums of Care (CoCs) in Las Vegas and Winston-Salem, N.C., share their most effective unsheltered PIT Count strategies.

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Last Week on Ending Homelessness Today

This Could be Our Last Chance to Advocate for Increased Homeless Assistance Funding in FY 2015
By Julie Klein

With the mid-term elections now behind us, members of the 113th Congress return to Washington, DC today, Nov.12 to begin their lame-duck session. In this post, we ask homeless advocates to join our letter-writing campaign to encourage Congress to include a $301 million increase in homeless funding when it finalizes a Fiscal Year 2015 funding bill.
Conducting Unsheltered PIT Counts: What the Experts Say
By Liza Doran
Soon communities across the country will begin conducting annual Point-in-Time (PIT) counts, measuring both the number of homeless people in shelters and the number of homeless people who are unsheltered. In this post, we look at some highlights from the Alliance's recent webinar "Prepare for the 2015 Point-in-Time Count: Unsheltered Count 101."
New York City, New Orleans Reduce Veteran Homelessness by more than 50 Percent in Three Years
By Naehblog
According to numbers released last week by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the number of veterans experiencing homelessness on a given night in America has declined by 11 percent since 2013, and by 33 percent since 2009. In this post, we take a brief look at how New York City and New Orleans contributed to our progress toward ending veteran homelessness.