Homelessness Update: Youth NOFA now available

Alliance Online News View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Wednesday, August 24, 2016 spotlight on... Application for funding to end youth homelessness now open The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released their Notice of Funding Availability for the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program. Applications are due November 30. Through this application HUD will award $33 million to up to 10 communities to design and implement a coordinated community response to end youth homelessness. Read our blog » TANF turns 20, but improvement still needed for homeless families Monday was the 20th anniversary of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program and people are weighing in: Did it work? How can it work better? Housing is fundamental to self-sufficiency and helping families access and retain stable housing should be a focus of the work of TANF agencies. Here’s how the Alliance thinks welfare assistance can be improved for these families. Read our blog >> Response to NY Times: We have drive to end veteran homelessness The New York Times Editorial board released a response to the effort to end veteran homelessness in this country. The board claimed that the results of the work to cut homelessness among veterans almost in half since 2010 reflects “shrunken ambition and mission failure.” We disagree. There is a difference between mission failure and a mission taking longer than originally anticipated. And the ambition is there to continue working until we meet that goal. Read our blog » report highlights family intervention strategies to end youth homelesness The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation has released their new literature review: Family Interventions for Youth Experiencing or At Risk of Homelessness. The report includes a list of 49 family intervention strategies to prevent youth homelessness or reunify or reconnect youth experiencing homelessness with family. Read the report » news alert HUD announces additional funding to house 108 veterans in 7 states The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Supportive Funding (HUD-VASH) Program has released a second round of funding equaling $871,056. The funding will help connect approximately 108 veterans to permanent housing in California, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Tennessee. Read information » About Us The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to solving the problem of homelessness and preventing its continued growth. Join Us The Alliance is online: on Facebook, on Twitter, on our blog, and on our website! Join the Alliance's online community, and stay up-to-date with homelessness and housing information. www.endhomelessness.org Forward to a Friend Need Technical Assistance? Visit the Center for Capacity Building to learn more about the ways the Center can help your community end homelessness. Sign The Statement Sign the Never Another Homeless Veteran Statement! »