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 […]
Category: Housing
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 […]
2016 Transatlantic Practice Exchange Report
The Transatlantic Practice Exchange (the Exchange) provided an opportunity for UK and US professionals in the homeless assistance field to spend up to two weeks in the spring of 2016 with an organization “across the pond” to learn about innovative […]
PHAs are talking about ending homelessness, but we can do more to help
by Jayme Day Public Housing Authorities (PHAs) are talking about homelessness, and that’s a good thing! I recently had the opportunity to attend the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO) national conference in New Orleans. The conference was an […]
Four ways to help people with criminal records get a fair chance at housing
On Sept. 14 at 2 p.m. the Alliance is hosting a Reentry 101 webinar. Experts from the criminal justice system will cover: the basics of the criminal justice system, reentry and how they intersect with homeless service systems; typical pre-release services and discharge planning; how community supervision works, and how homeless service providers can work better with their local criminal justice and reentry providers.