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Advocates are gearing up for Capitol Hill Day, July 24, 2013. Advocates from across the country will meet with Members of Congress to urge them to make ending homelessness a federal priority. This contains all of the information you need to participate!

Use this sample letter as a template when sending a letter to your Members of Congress urging them to provide 2.381 billion for HUD's McKinney-Vento programs.

Use this sample letter as a guide for contacting your senators and representatives to ask them to support a funding level of $1.4 billion in FY 2014 for homeless veterans programs. You can also use this letter to invite your senator or representative to tour your program or meet with you while he or she is in the district for an upcoming congressional recess.

These talking points an be individualized for your community and/or program when reaching out to your Members of Congress in order to urge them to pursue a funding level of $1.4 billion for homeless programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs in FY 2014.

This budget chart shows current and proposed funding levels for a variety of federal affordabel housing and homelessness programs.

The HUD-VASH program is a joint program of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). Congress should continue to make ending homelessness among veterans a top priority by providing $75 million within HUD and $278 million with VA for new HUD-VASH vouchers in FY 2014, the amount requested in the President’s Budget Proposal to house an estimated 10,000 additional veterans.

This policy brief illustrates the historical funding of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) since fiscal year (FY) 2001. The brief beaks down the historical funding of each of the three programs. Currently, the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act (RHYA) is funded at $115 million. RHYA consists of three programs dedicated to serving youth experiencing homelessness: street outreach, basic center, and transitional living programs.

These talking points an be individualized for your community and/or program for communicating to Members of Congress that the sequestration of federally-funded housing and community development programs would severely impact the provision of safe, decent, and affordable housing and necessary supportive services, and the development and recovery of vibrant communities.

This report includes an overview of Capitol Hill Day 2011, a review of some of the key offices with which advocates met, and a summary of the impact that participants’ meetings have already had on federal policy.

This report includes an overview of Capitol Hill Day 2012, a review of some of the key offices with which advocates met, and a summary of the impact that participants’ meetings have already had on federal policy.

The goal of the Trust Fund is to provide ongoing, permanent, dedicated, and sufficient sources of revenue to build, rehabilitate, and preserve units of housing for the lowest-income families.

The August 2011 Budget Control Act (BCA) and other upcoming budget-related issues have critical implications for efforts to prevent and end homelessness.

Capitol Hill Day is always held on the last afternoon of the Alliance's annual National Conference on Ending Homelessness in July in Washington, DC. This toolkit provides step-by-step information to help you maximize your effectiveness in organizing Capitol Hill Day.