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New HUD-VASH Funding

‌ ‌ July 9, 2020 Trauma-Informed Care + Affordable Housing = Housing Stability Homeless Courts Convene in Shelters to Resolve Misdemeanors The American Bar Association's Commission on Homelessness and Poverty explains how the homeless court model responds to the special legal barriers to housing, employment, and stability that people experiencing homelessness face.  Read More Funding Now Available for New HUD-VASH Vouchers This HUD notice announces the availability of $50 million in funding that will support approximately 6,000 new HUD-VASH vouchers. Read More Learn About the Federal Response to SARS-CoV-2 for Families and Individuals Experiencing Homelessness This new report is focused on USICH’s efforts and national outcomes in the first half of the year. Read More Last Call to Provide Feedback on the Next Strategic Plan Our input portal closes on July 11. Please share your thoughts on strategies for the next federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness. Click Here Resources from Our Partners The VA highlights four innovative communities in Effective Practices in Integrating Grant and Per Diem Transitional Housing Programs into Community Coordinated Entry Systems. HUD released additional guides to its Stella P performance measurement tool that help communities to use data for equity analysis and to develop action steps to improve performance. Website Goals Solutions Tools For Action U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness 301 7th St. SW, Washington, DC 20407 Phone: 202.708.4663 / E-mail: usich@usich.gov ‌ ‌