Blog Audience: Policymakers and Advocates
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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…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on the Killing of Jordan Neely
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today mourns the loss of Jordan Neely, an unhoused person who was killed in a senseless act of violence…
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How Climate Change Impacts Homelessness
Ending homelessness is deeply connected to climate justice. When natural disasters strike, people with the fewest resources are most likely to be impacted and left without a place to live for the…
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Take a Stand Against the Criminalization of Homelessness
A ruthless effort to criminalize homelessness while attacking best practices like Housing First is gaining traction in state legislatures across…
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National Alliance to End Homelessness Applauds Progress on HUD’s “House America” Goals
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today expressed its support and congratulations to the U.S. Department of Housing…
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Homelessness in 2023: What Can Congress Do?
We’re far enough into the new Congress to be able to answer most of the remaining questions left open in my November 30 post.
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New Federal Data Shows Continued Increases in Chronic and Unsheltered Homelessness, Reductions for Families, Youth, and Veterans
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released the 2022 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to…
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Employed and Experiencing Homelessness: What the Numbers Show
Have you ever heard the idea that people experiencing homelessness “don’t want to work” or they should “just get a job?”