Homelessness Update

Alliance Online News View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Wednesday, March 15, 2017 spotlight on... Faith-based programs: we want to hear from you! Faith-based organizations often serve as the backbone of the crisis-response system. Are you a faith-based provider? Please complete this short survey so we can learn more about the great work you are doing. Take the survey » alliance events how advocates can stop proposed hud cuts Monday, March 20 at 4 p.m. An overview of early drafts of President Donald Trump's budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2018 shows that the administration is considering major cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) already tight budget. Register for the National Low Income Housing Coalition's webinar on how advocates can make a difference. Register » Become an outcome-oriented system By paying attention to data, assessing performance, and planning for improvement communities can develop an effective outcome-oriented system. Check in on your progress by reading our new guidance. Read the guide » catch up on the families and youth conference Presentations from the 2017 Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness are now available online! Topics cover everything from making diversion a key part of your system to advocacy opportunities in the 115th Congress. View the presentations » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness Catch up on the RRH Works Campaign by Jen Saunders Throughout our RRH Works campaign, we have heard about the five key strategies for advancing the intervention discussed at the Alliance’s Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) Leadership Summit held in Sept. 2016. Today we are making commitments to scale up RRH in our new document, Rapid Re-Housing Leadership Summit: What We Learned. Did you miss some of the resources during our RRH Works campaign? Here is a wrap-up of the blogs and resources we released during the campaign. Read more » comments » | Why Now is the Time To Fight for Funding by Steve Berg We are ending homelessness, and it is vitally important that the people who work for us in Congress do their critical part to help. They can do this by making homeless assistance a priority in federal spending bills this year. Here are three simple reasons why it needs to be a priority. Read more » comments » | Homelessness and Immigration Enforcement: What You Should Know by Kathryn Monet The recent arrests of several undocumented immigrants leaving a hypothermia shelter located in a church in Virginia have prompted many to ask how they can protect the rights of at-risk clients, as well as how to prepare for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions. Learn more about what you and your program should do. 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! »