Legislative Updates 
About the Story Bank
What is the Alliance Story Bank?
The Alliance is launching a Story Bank, which will be a collection of stories from services providers, advocates, and people experiencing homelessness who wish to share the details of how an episode of homelessness was prevented or ended. To share a story, please go to the Alliance Story Bank Submission page.
Note: Please prioritize stories that track the success of the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) to strengthen our work to increase federal homelessness assistance funding.
Why are stories important?
Often, we talk about homelessness in terms of research jargon, data, or complex policy issues - but using real experiences humanizes the issue and provides a much simpler roadmap to a solution. Your stories will better inform policymakers, reporters, and the public about the strategies for preventing and ending homelessness. Additionally, policymakers are more likely to support new homelessness assistance resources when they hear about (a) the impact it will have on people living in their district, and (b) how programs are using those resources effectively and efficiently.
How will we use these stories?
For more information about the use of the story bank submissions, please read our terms and conditions.
How can I submit a story?
To submit a story a story, please go to our Story Bank Submission page.
The first 30 people to submit a story by December 1 will be entered in a drawing to win a free registration at an upcoming Alliance Annual Conference of his or her choice (February or July 2010). If a service provider worked with a family or individual to submit their story, two free registrations will be awarded.
Please contact Sarah Kahn, Director of Field Mobilization, with any questions or concerns.
