A new paper released by Urban Institute pulls together the evidence for rapid re-housing. Over the past several years, rapid re-housing has become the primary tool to help people experiencing homelessness reconnect to permanent housing. The model began as an […]
Author: Sharon McDonald
Making the Homeless System More Responsive to the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence: 2018 CoC NOFA
This post is part of a series to support communities as they work on their 2018 NOFA applications. You can see previous entries here, here, and here. Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking are particularly vulnerable to […]
What Can We Learn From New York City’s Work to End Unsheltered Homelessness?
This post is part of Unsheltered, an Alliance blog series to exploring the crisis of unsheltered homelessness in the United States. You can catch up on the whole series here. In 2017, New York City unveiled an aggressive new plan to […]
Homeless Person’s Memorial Day is a Call to Action
On the longest night of the year, we remember friends, family members, and neighbors who passed away this year without a home. We remember their smiles and their stories. We recognize their pain and isolation. We remember the fear, discomfort, […]
New HUD Joint Component Option Could Help Domestic Violence Survivors
Every day vulnerable people fleeing domestic violence are denied shelter. It’s not because they don’t need it or because they are ineligible. It is simply because there is no room. Domestic violence programs are designed to provide safe refuge and […]