Homelessness Update

Alliance Online News spotlight on... ASSESS YOUR COMMUNITY'S EMERGENCY SHELTER Did you miss our webinar on How to Transition Your Emergency Shelter to a Low-Barrier and Housing-Focused Shelter Model? Watch the video and use our 10 Steps to Evaluating Your Shelter Rules tool to prepare for the next webinar in the series which will focus on retooling your shelter rules. Watch the Webinar » HUD announces Housing Choice Voucher Funding Provisions for Fiscal Year 2017 Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing announced its funding provisions for the Housing Choice (Section 8) Voucher program for the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017. Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) administering Housing Choice Vouchers can learn more about the notice and its provisions here. Learn More » Reminder: NATIONAL WEEK OF ACTION from JULY 22 – 29, 2017 Our partners at the National Low Income Housing Coalition are preparing for a Housing Week of Action next month. Mark your calendars, and be ready to join advocates across the country in the National Week of Action calling for greater investments in affordable homes. Find out more about how to get involved in events in your local community at Our Homes, Our Voices. Learn More » TRUE COLORS FUND TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE 40 OF THE 40 LIST The 40 of the 40 list provides a platform for the 40% of youth experiencing homelessness who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning, age 18-24. Youth are the experts of their own truths, and we aim to honor their voices and their stories. Our goal is to inspire hope and help reduce the stigma often associated with housing instability and homelessness. The 40 of the 40 list gives young people a unique opportunity to become spokespeople for their communities and apply for the True Fellowship program. We want to offer the same opportunities and more to 2018’s list of honorees – but first we need YOU to nominate them! Learn More » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness If Congress cuts Medicaid, ending homelessness gets much harder by Jared Thompson UPDATE: Since this was posted, the Senate announced it would delay a vote until after the July 4th recess. While this delay is an important victory, it does not mean it had been defeated. Now is still the time to take action to fight these cuts! The Senate is barreling toward a reported goal to […] Read more » comments » | Preparing for the 2017 NOFA: Make Sure Your CoC Application is Housing First Focused by Anna Blasco Throughout the month of May, the Alliance will post weekly blogs dedicated to helping communities prepare for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA).  This is the third blog in that series. In our last post, we introduced the CoC Award's Preparation Checklist and began talking about some of the steps […] Read more » comments » | What can CoCs do right now to prepare for the Continuum of Care Program NOFA? by Jen Saunders Last week, we blogged about what the 2017 CoC Program NOFA Registration Notice tells us about the upcoming competition. As communities anxiously await the release of the NOFA, there are a number of steps CoCs can take now to get ready. These steps, which are outlined in the Alliance's CoC Awards Preparation Checklist, include: Review […] 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! »