An Important Message About Homelessness & the New Administration

The baseline for measuring progress on ending homelessness for the Trump Administration. View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Friday, January 20, 2017 Today is the first day of the new Administration Let's establish the baseline for our progress moving forward: Over the last decade, federal efforts to address homelessness saw some success with the number of people experiencing homelessness decreasing slowly. At the start of the Administration of Donald Trump and the outset of the 115th United States Congress, the number of people who are homeless is 549,928. This is the baseline for judging the success of efforts to end homelessness in the new Administration and Congress.   "I will not allow people to die on the sidewalks and streets of our country if I am President" - President Donald Trump, Republic Debate, 2/26/2016 To learn more about what should be done to to end homelessness, visit endhomelessness.org. Questions? Contact: Keri Buscaglia, Director of Communications 202-942-8254 kbuscaglia@naeh.org ### The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit, non-partisan, organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. As a leading voice on the issue of homelessness, the Alliance analyzes policy and develops pragmatic, cost-effective policy solutions; works collaboratively with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build state and local capacity; and provides data and research to policymakers and elected officials in order to inform policy debates and educate the public and opinion leaders nationwide. Copyright © 2017 National Alliance to End Homelessness, All rights reserved.