The next two weeks are a key time in Congress’s work to create spending bills for the 2020 Fiscal Year. Hearing from their constituents can make a big difference. This is a good time to sign up for the Alliance’s […]
Author: Steve Berg
Five Questions for the Solutions for Individual Homeless Adults Conference
Next week, the Alliance will host its long-awaited West Coast conference. This year’s event represents a focused opportunity to address an often-overlooked population: individual homeless adults The sessions will take into account many subpopulations among individual adults, including veterans, youth […]
What Does the Shutdown Mean for Homelessness Programs?
The 115th Congress is done. And it adjourned without passing a final Fiscal Year 2019 spending bill for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (along with a number of other agencies). To make matters worse, no temporary bill is currently in place (although final Fiscal Year […]
The Most Important Thing Congress Can Do This Year
The last few weeks have been full of activity, and the midterms make for a lot of change when the new 116th Congress begins on January 3. But the 115th Congress still has work to do! They begin their final […]
Moving On From the Midterms: Four Takeaways for the New Congress
The midterms are over, bringing us back to “divided government” where neither party has full control of the House, Senate and White House. I have some actionable thoughts about how it will affect our work with Congress to end homelessness. […]