Written by Kay Moshier McDivitt and Josh Johnson Just thinking about the yearly Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process can create feelings of anxiety, stress, and dread amongst homeless service providers and Continuum of Care (CoC) leads. For many of […]
Category: System Design
It’s Time to Elevate and Learn from BIPOC Leaders: Advancing Equity, Celebrating Black History Month
At the Alliance, racial equity and justice are key to our values, mission, and goals. But it is a reoccurring moment like this that reinforces the need for us to name, call out, and address systemic racism and the inequities […]
What Can (and Can’t) Local Government Do to Address Homelessness?
More and more, local governments like cities, towns, and counties are finding themselves at the forefront of the homelessness crisis. Who do you call when you need a pothole fixed, or to report a downed tree branch? Local government. Similarly, […]
Illustrating the Limits of Homeless Sector Wages: Employees Likely Struggle to Pay the Rent
Homeless service providers shouldn’t have to worry about becoming homeless themselves. Yet, with provider salaries that struggle to keep up with the cost of living, and organizations that struggle to maintain a burnt-out workforce, employee hardship is endemic in the […]
How to Value Frontline Staff
This post is authored by Samm Williams, a Data and Property Manager at Open Doors CT. Have you ever noticed when an employee randomly stops coming to work, or storms out of the workplace yelling “I quit!,” it is usually […]