In October, 2017, President Donald Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. Years of rising prescription opioid use and misuse, followed by a surge in the use of illicit opioids have led to a spike in both overdoses […]
Category: Housing
2017 Transatlantic Practice Exchange Report
The Transatlantic Practice Exchange 2017 reports bring together learning and reflections from professionals in US and UK homelessness services, who spent up to two weeks hosted by providers in each other’s countries. The UK group covered Housing First for Women, Employment, […]
Faith-Based Organizations: Fundamental Partners in Ending Homelessness
Faith-based organizations serve as the backbone of the emergency shelter system in this country – operating at a minimum nearly 30 percent of emergency shelter beds for families and single adults at the national level. They play a critical role […]
2017 Continuum of Care NOFA Resources
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has released the FY 2017 Continuum of Care (CoC) Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA). Below are resources and tips for this year’s CoC Program Competition. Watch the Webinar Series>> The slides from […]
Making Rapid Re-Housing Part of Your Community’s System
Katharine Gale, of Katharine Gale Consulting, talks about critical elements of an effective homeless system, including the role of rapid re-housing. Nichele Carver of the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development, discusses how her state has scaled up rapid re-housing […]