Investing in Rapid Re-Housing

 Best Practices: A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness.

Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. Investing in RRH for Individual Adults Homelessness among individual adults has only decreased by 1 percent in the past five years. One likely reason is the failure to adequately invest in rapid re-housing (RRH) for this population. While there are RRH resources for 1 of every 3 homeless people in families, there is only RRH for 1 of every 11 homeless individual adults. Read the Data Snapshot » Webinar: The Role of Emergency Shelter in Diversion This upcoming Alliance webinar will explore the important role emergency shelters play in implementing diversion strategies to keep people out of homelessness. Alliance and provider experts will discuss the difference between prevention and diversion and hone in on strategies for identifying safe, appropriate alternatives to shelter. Webinar: Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 2 p.m. ET • Register » Using the NOFA Process to Improve System Design Later this month, communities will submit their 2018 CoC Program NOFA applications. The NOFA process is a great opportunity to make long-term changes to improve the efficiency of your community's homeless system. The Alliance has resources to help you get started using the NOFA to improve system design: Addressing Racial Disparities Among People Experiencing Homelessness: Start with Data Webinar: Improving Your System's Performance Through the FY2018 CoC NOFA Making the Homeless System More Responsive to the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence Being Rural in the CoC Competition From the Alliance Blog Being Rural in the CoC Competition By NAEH Making the Homeless System More Responsive to the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence: 2018 CoC NOFA By Sharon McDonald Sustaining Momentum after a Learning Collaborative By Rebecca Koppel Would Adding More Emergency Shelter Help Reduce Unsheltered Homelessness? It's Complicated… By Cynthia Nagendra Homelessness in the News Homelessness: It's not a crime to sleep on the street — absent other options, court says San Francisco Chronicle Featured Alliance Training Low-Barrier Shelter: How to Become Pet Friendly Facebook Twitter endhomelessness.org Is Your Community Ending Homelessness? The Alliance's Center for Capacity Building offers training and technical assistance for providers and community leaders. To learn more, email thecenter@naeh.org.