Alliance Online News: Richard Gere, VA Sec. McDonald, and DC Mayor to Speak at Conference

Alliance Online News View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Wednesday, July 8, 2015 spotlight on... Richard Gere, VA Sec. McDonald, and DC Mayor to Speak at Homelessness Conference The Alliance is proud to announce that Richard Gere will appear at the Alliance's 2015 National Conference on Ending Homelessness to discuss his experience playing a homeless person in his new film “Time out of Mind.” A longtime advocate for human rights, Gere will speak on Thursday, July 16, at the luncheon plenary on the second day of the conference, which will take place at the Renaissance Washington, DC Hotel from July 15 to 17. Gere will join the Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert McDonald, who will speak at the conference on Friday, July 17, and District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, who will speak on at the conference on Wednesday, July 15. Conference agenda » Report: Rapid Re-Housing Most Cost-Effective Crisis Intervention for Homeless Families Rapid re-housing is the best available crisis intervention for homeless families according to a new study released yesterday, July 7, by The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The study finds that when it comes to short-term, crisis strategies that rapid re-housing is the quickest, most cost-effective intervention option to get families back into housing.  The study also reconfirms the effectiveness of housing subsidies as a long-term solution to homelessness. Check out this Alliance resource: Findings and Implications of the Family Options Study for further analysis of the study and its findings. Read the report » alliance events Upcoming Webinar: Federal Policy and Advocacy Update Thursday, July 9, 12 to 1 p.m. EDT On Thursday, July 9, at 12 p.m. EDT, the Alliance will host a webinar on the policy priorities driving the agenda for the Capitol Hill Day event that will take place in conjunction with the Alliance's upcoming national conference. During the webinar, "Federal Policy and Advocacy Update," speakers from the Alliance’s policy team will review policy priorities and provide the latest legislative and political updates. While meant to ensure that Hill Day State Captains and other participants are equipped with the most relevant information for their Hill visits, the webinar should be helpful for anyone interested in learning where the federal budget process for key homelessness and affordable housing programs currently stands. Register » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness Senate Committee Takes Action to End Youth Homelessness by Sharon McDonald For too long, the needs of most homeless youth have gone unaddressed. While communities around the country run many good programs to help them, these programs are typically filled to capacity and serve only a fraction of youth in need. That means that tonight, many homeless youth, including youth under the age of 18, will have no safe place to stay. Instead, they will camp out in abandoned buildings, in the woods, in garages, or spend the night in homes where they are in danger of abuse or sexual exploitation. Or they may just walk the streets all night. Read more » comments » | Meet the Interns: Summer 2015 Edition by naehblog Originally from North Carolina, my passion for working in the nonprofit sector brought me to the D.C. Metro Area where I now live, work, and study as an M.P.A. Student at George Mason University. Working as the Community Relations Manager of a direct-service nonprofit in North Carolina first showed me how to translate my personal commitment to serving others into a fulfilling professional career. Studying Nonprofit Management and working as the Development Assistant for George Mason’s School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs has since left no doubt in my mind that my career lies in fundraising and development. Read more » comments » | Study Data Show that Housing Chronically Homeless People Saves Money, Lives by naehblog Homelessness costs taxpayers a lot of money. Take, for example, the infamous case of Murray Barr, aka “Million Dollar Murray,” a chronically homeless man in Reno, Nevada who accrued more than a million dollars in emergency room, substance abuse treatment, police, jail, ambulance, shelter and other costs. Despite all these costly interventions, Barr ultimately died homeless on the streets. His tragic case highlights the need for a cost-effective solution to chronic homelessness. Cost studies demonstrate that Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) is that solution. Read more » comments » |