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Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. Alliance Statement on Former US Interagency Council on Homelessness Executive Director, Matthew Doherty The National Alliance to End Homelessness was extremely disappointed to learn last Friday that Matthew Doherty had ...

Trump administration ousts top homelessness official as White House prepares broad crackdown By Jeff Stein Economic Policy Reporter washingtonpost.com A top federal homelessness official announced Friday that he has left his post at the Trump Administration’s request, an unexpected move that comes as the White House plans a sweeping crackdown aimed at homelessness in California. Matthew Doherty, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, wrote in an email to colleagues that the administration “no longer wishes to have me” in the position. Doherty also announced on Twitter that he was leaving at the administration’s request. “It has been an incredible honor to serve at USICH, and I do feel like I am leaving on my own terms,” Doherty said in an email obtained by The Washington Post. “I believe that I have been able to keep my integrity intact; but, they have now told me to pack my things up and go.” The Trump administration is still a...

CoC Code CoC Name HUD TA Representative Email Address Phone HUD TA Firm MD-500 Allegany County CoC Joan Domenech joan.domenech@csh.org CSH MD-503 Anne Arundel County CoC Tom Haskin tom.haskin@csh.org 212-986-2966 x233 CSH MD-501 Baltimore City CoC Ashley Barker Tolman ashleybarkertolman@gmail.com 801-228-7909 Cloudburst MD-505 Baltimore County CoC Ashley Barker Tolman ashleybarkertolman@gmail.com 801-228-7909 Cloudburst MD-506 Carroll County CoC Ashley Barker Tolman ashleybarkertolman@gmail.com 801-228-7909 Cloudburst MD-507 Cecil County CoC Tom Haskin tom.haskin@csh.org 212-986-2966 x233 CSH MD-509 Frederick County CoC Alicia Lehmer alicia@homebaseccc.org 415-788-7961 x315 Homebase MD-510 Garrett County CoC Joan Domenech joan.domenech@csh.org CSH MD-502 Harford County CoC Ashley Barker Tolman ashleybarkertolman@gmail.com 801-228-7909 Cloudburst MD-504 Howard County CoC Ashley Barker Tolman ashleybarkertolman@gmail.com 801-228-7909 Cloudburst MD-513 Lower Shore CoC Tom Hask...

In This Issue: Criticisms About Community Preference Policies Are Misguided ● Are Limited Equity Co-ops Making a Comeback? ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Resources ● In Case You Missed It + Week of November 18 In This Issue : Criticisms About Community Preference Policies Are Misguided ● Are Limited Equity Co-ops Making a Comeback? ● The Opposite of Deficit-Based Language Isn’t Asset-Based Language. It’s Truth-Telling. ● Also: Jobs ● Events ● Resources ● In Case You Missed It + The Opposite of Deficit-Based Language Isn’t Asset-Based Language. It’s Truth-Telling. Miriam Axel-Lute, Shelterforce Steering clear ...