Homelessness Update

Alliance Online News View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Wednesday, November 2, 2016 spotlight on... Alliance releases five key strategies for rapid re-housing success How do you build a successful, system-wide rapid re-housing program that gets more people out of homelessness and into permanent housing? Start with the five key strategies. See the five key strategies » interested in working for the alliance? The Alliance is hiring a Senior Technical Assistance Specialist to help communities implement policies and practices that are demonstrated to prevent and end homelessness. Apply » alliance events Improving the 2017 Unsheltered PIT Count Tuesday, Nov. 15, 12 p.m. - 1 p.m. The next point-in-time count is right around the corner. Will your community be ready? Join Claudia Powell from the University of Arizona's Southwest Institute for Research on Women and Brian Roccapriore from the Connecticut Coalition to End Homelessness for a webinar designed to help you maximize this one-day count. Register » sign up and learn more about the equal access and gender identity rule Registration is now open for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Equal Access and Gender Identity Rule training. This webinar will educate participants about the requirements of the Equal Access Rule and Gender Identity Rule and how to ensure that projects operate in compliance with these rules. There are three dates to choose from during the month of November. Register » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness Five key strategies for advancing rapid re-housing by Jen Saunders In our last blog from the Rapid Re-Housing Works campaign, we talked about the five key strategies for advancing rapid re-housing that were discussed at our recent Rapid Re-Housing Leadership Summit. But what are these strategies, and why do they matter? Read more » comments » | PHAs are talking about ending homelessness, but we can do more to help by Jayme Day Jayme Day recently had the opportunity to attend the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) national conference in New Orleans. The conference was an opportunity for PHAs from across the country to share their knowledge and practice. Here are some observations from the conference for homeless service providers to know. Read more » comments » | Get your rapid re-housing gears in sync! by Kay Moshier McDivitt It’s finally here. The phase of the Rapid Re-Housing Works campaign where we get to start talking about practice. For the next few weeks, our focus is going to be on the fundamentals of rapid re-housing, starting with today’s post on the core components – the gears, I like to say – of an effective homeless response system. Read more » comments » | 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! »