An estimated 350,500 people work in the homeless services sector, spanning crisis response to supportive housing roles. Many, particularly frontline workers, face a gap between their salary and what they need to make to afford housing. Without these investments, staffing […]
Category: Federal Funding
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 Alliance’s Capitol Hill Day had been effective and that members of […]
What Matters in the 2023 NOFO
With $3.134 billion in funding made available through the recently released FY 2023 Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care (CoC) Program Competition and Renewal or Replacement of Youth Homeless Demonstration Program (YHDP) Grants, the team at […]
The Debt Ceiling Deal’s Impact on Homelessness
First, the basics of the issue. For many years, a law has existed limiting the amount of federal debt. In almost each of the past 50 years federal spending has been greater than federal revenue, the debt ceiling has needed […]
National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on Proposed Debt Ceiling Deal
The debt ceiling agreement seeks to limit all discretionary spending to one percent growth in 2025, a rate that is significantly less than inflation. This represents a de facto cut in key government programs that serve the poorest Americans. It […]