After the chaos and violence that ascended upon our nation’s capital last week, it may have been lost in the headlines that the leader of the 5th largest economy in the world unveiled a 2021-2022 budget proposal on Friday. While […]
Author: NAEH
A Small Investment: Caring for Your Team During COVID Times
You’ve seen the talk that this winter will be difficult; shorter days and colder temperatures portend higher rates of COVID-19 and little outdoor exercise. For frontline homeless service providers, staff are challenged to manage trauma from their own lives while navigating second-hand trauma from the people they serve. But even during these difficult times, there is a […]
Homelessness in 2021: Five Factors to Watch
As the nation emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, homelessness will continue to be a national crisis. Although the number of people experiencing homelessness is still lower than it was in 2007, homelessness has been increasing since 2016. It is likely […]
Perspective: I Was Homeless. Housing Made All the Difference
The author is a person who has experienced homelessness in Houston, TX. For most of my childhood, my mom worked minimum wage jobs and we lived in government housing. When Hurricane Ike devastated much of Houston in 2008 and the […]
Statement on the Appointment of Representative Marcia Fudge as HUD Secretary
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today expressed its support for the appointment of Representative Marcia Fudge as Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). “Ending homelessness demands strong leadership at the federal level. There […]