The Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the FY 2018 Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition has been published by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and is now open. This year’s $2.1B funding opportunity includes targeted money for CoCs transitioning from one program type to another and for programs serving survivors of domestic violence. Submissions are due September 18, 2018. Please stay tuned, as the Alliance will be releasing resources to help your CoC get the most out of this year’s NOFA.
The HUD Equal Access Rule, which was expanded in 2016, ensures that HUD's housing and shelter programs are open to all eligible individuals and families regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or marital status. This webinar will help you to better understand the Equal Access Rule and teach you how to amend your shelter’s policies and procedures to be in compliance.
Webinar: Thursday, June 28 at 2 p.m. ET • Register
Each night, nearly 200,000 Americans sleep outside or in a place not meant for human habitation. The issue of unsheltered homelessness is of increasing concern to many communities — often dominating news cycles and public debates.
That’s why the Alliance is launching the Unsheltered blog series, which will explore trends, data, and interventions related to unsheltered homelessness. The first post in this series explores the scope of the issue, its causes, and solutions: Exploring the Crisis of Unsheltered Homelessness.
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Exploring the Crisis of Unsheltered Homelessness
by NAEH
Each night, nearly 200,000 Americans sleep outside or in a place not meant for human habitation, like an abandoned building, a park, or a car. Between 2015 and 2017, this population of people experiencing unsheltered homelessness jumped by almost 20,000. And while this represents only one-third of all people experiencing homelessness, it remains the most […]
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As Housing Affordability Takes Center Stage, Organizations Take Action on Policy
by Mary Gable
As results from the 2018 Point-in Time Counts begin to emerge, we see a scattered portrait of homelessness in the United States. While many communities are making progress, homelessness continues to rise elsewhere. Meanwhile, the housing affordability crisis looms large, as wages continue to fall far beneath housing costs. According to the National Low Income […]
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This guest post was written by Jill Khadduri, Senior Fellow and Principal Associate for Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. An old adage tells us, "What gets measured gets managed." That's why, beginning in the early 2000s, communities across the country have routinely collected data on homelessness. Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […]
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