Blog Audience: Policymakers and Advocates
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Earmark This: Can You Afford to Ignore Congressionally Directed Funding?
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Impacts of COVID-19 Relief on Sheltered Homelessness
Recent data from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that federal COVID-19 relief measures likely contributed to declining homelessness among the…
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Bringing Incredible Advocates Together in D.C.: The Impact of Capitol Hill Day 2023
Hope, enthusiasm, and camaraderie flooded Capitol Hill last month as more than 400 amazing homelessness and housing advocates walked…
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California Statewide Study of Homelessness May Have Nationwide Implications
In early June, the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI), housed at the University of California San Francisco, released a groundbreaking report on the characteristics and causes of…
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Long Overdue: Visibility for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Experiencing Homelessness
The impact of settler colonialism on Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders is unique from the experiences of Indigenous people in the…
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Where Congress Stands on Homelessness Funding
When the Senate’s funding bill for affordable housing and homelessness programs was released on July 20, it was clear that our collective advocacy leading up to and on the …
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Diverting Foster Youth from Homelessness
Every year, high schools all over the country host graduation ceremonies which officially mark the end of adolescence and the beginning of young…
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Recommitting to Older Adults During Older Americans Month
When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and…
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New Approaches Offer Hope for Solving Older Adult Homelessness
Paul Downey is the CEO of Serving Seniors, a San Diego-based nonprofit offering supportive services to low income and homeless older adults.
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How Debt Ceiling Negotiations Threaten Homelessness Funding
As many Americans know, the White House and Congress are currently in a showdown over decisions to raise the government’s debt ceiling…