The National Alliance to End Homelessness asked homeless providers, leaders, advocates, allies, and those with lived homelessness to complete a survey on what they needed to protect people experiencing homelessness from COVID-19. The Alliance released the survey on March 20 […]
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Researchers Send Open Letter to the Administration: Follow the Evidence on Homelessness
This post is authored by Marybeth Shinn, Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair, Department of Human and Organizational Development at Vanderbilt University. Last week, I joined over 50 other researchers in writing an open letter to the Trump Administration. The goal was to urge the […]
Homelessness & COVID-19: Considerations and Action Steps
This document was created and supported by the National Association of Community Health Centers, the National Healthcare for the Homeless Council, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, and UnitedHealthcare Community & State. The full document is available here. State of Play: […]
COVID-19: What State and Local Leaders Can Do for Homeless Populations
Individuals experiencing homelessness include many older adults, often with compounding disabilities, who reside in large congregate facilities or in unsheltered locations with poor access to sanitation. Their age, poor health, disability, and living conditions make them highly vulnerable to illness. […]
Nan Roman’s Keynote Address from the 2020 Solutions for Individual Homeless Adults Conference
Welcome to the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference on Solutions for Individual Homeless Adults. We acknowledge the traditional owners of the land, the Ohlone group, and offer recognition and respect to the indigenous people past and present on whose […]