Just 100 Slots Remaining for Conference Registration








January 6, 2015    
ISSUES  |  POLICY  |  SOLUTIONS  |  NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro


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Just 100 Slots Remaining for Conference Registration


With just 100 slots left for conference attendees, the Alliance now anticipates that registration for the 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness in San Diego will soon reach capacity. If you have not yet registered for the conference, we encourage you to register as soon as possible. The regular registration rate of $525 per person is scheduled to run to 3 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 14, but will close early if the event reaches capacity before that date. Register today to ensure your spot and to take advantage of the regular rate.
For the latest information about conference workshops, track options, and the schedule, please visit the agenda page of the conference website.
Reminder: Conference Cancellations, Hotel Room Block Closing
Should you need to cancel your conference registration, please note that the Alliance will charge a $25 cancellation fee for cancellations received in writing on or prior to Monday, Jan. 19, and will charge a $100 processing fee in addition to the $25 cancellation fee for cancellations received after that date. After Monday, Feb. 2, no refunds for cancellations will be granted. To learn more about the cancellation policy, please visit the cancellations page of the conference website.
The Alliance has reserved a block of rooms at a special conference rate of $199, plus tax, for a single or double room at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel. The block of reduced-rate rooms will be available to conference attendees for booking, based upon availability, until 5 p.m. PT on Saturday, Jan. 10. The Alliance recommends that conference attendees reserve their rooms as soon as possible. All conference attendees are responsible for arranging their own accommodations.





114th Congress Convenes
Today the new and re-elected members of Congress were sworn in, thus convening the 114th Congress. The House of Representatives welcomed 52 new members and the Senate welcomed 12. Republicans now hold the majority in both chambers. Both the House and Senate are expected to remain in session until the recess for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Friday, Jan. 16.
Committee Assignments in Process
Congress is in the process of finalizing committee assignments. House committee assignments have not yet been announced.




On Tuesday, Jan 13, at 1 p.m. ET, the Alliance will host a webinar on rent and move-in assistance for rapid re-housing providers. The webinar is the second in a three-part webinar series exploring the "Core Components of Rapid Re-Housing," which the Alliance crafted in cooperation with the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans Affairs, and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Speakers will discuss using rental assistance to help different populations, assessing the needs of households, and integrating rental assistance costs into a program budget.
Since the Bush administration first announced the goal of ending chronic homelessness in 2005, the number of individuals experiencing chronic homelessness on a given night has declined by 21 percent. In this post, we look at the five steps communities will need to take to end chronic homelessness by the end of 2016.
Top 3 of 2014: 3 Things Everyone Should Know about Homelessness Now
By Emanuel Cavallaro
As we entered the New Year, the Alliance highlighted some of our most popular blog content by rerunning three of our most read blog posts. This post was originally published on Oct. 20, 2014. It's our most read post of 2014.
Top 3 of 2014: 3 Criticisms of Rapid Re-housing that Sound Valid, but Aren't
By Stuart Campbell
This post, our second most read post of 2014, was originally published on May 6, 2014. It discusses why some of the most common criticism of rapid re-housing don't hold up to scrutiny.

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