By: Nicole Jorwic, Senior Director of Public Policy, The Arc Despite the devastating impacts of the pandemic, our nation’s response to COVID-19 has provided many new opportunities to expand badly needed resources to address the unmet needs of people who […]
Category: Racial Inequalities
Advancing Racial Equity: Community Highlights
This page showcases a series of articles written by Continuum of Care (CoC) and nonprofit leaders that are driving conversations around racial equity within their communities. Community Highlights North Carolina Balance of State CoC North Carolina’s Racial Equity Dialogue Series […]
Transforming Organizational Practice With a Racial Equity Lens
Authored by Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Ph.D., President and CEO of St. Joseph Center, and Keith Anyon, Vice President, Administration, St. Joseph Center, Los Angeles, CA. The sobering reality is that while Black Americans make up just 12% of the […]
What Did We Learn from the National Virtual Conference on Ending Homelessness?
Some of the most important takeaways from the conference include: Emphasizing lived experience. People with lived experience of homelessness served as expert panelists in several conference sessions. It’s essential to include the ideas and understanding that people with lived experience […]
Analyzing Racial Disparities in the Homelessness System: We Need to Get Moving. The NOFO Tells Us How
The Alliance applauds its federal partners at the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) for prioritizing racial equity in this year’s Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Continuums of Care (CoCs) are incentivized to assess their homelessness programs and […]