I am so happy to be seeing a bunch of you at our conference! Congress is still closed for a lot of group meetings, so we won’t have the usual Capitol Hill Day as part of the conference, but the […]
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Centering Black People: Moving Away from Colorblind Policies in Homelessness Systems
Earl J. Edwards, Homeless Policy Researcher and Founder of EverExcel Consulting LLC Reba A. Stevens, Homelessness Policy Advocate in Los Angeles County, California The article explores how colorblind homeless policies (e.g. policies that ignore racial inequities, that fail to address […]
This Veterans Day, Let’s Prioritize Ending Veteran Homelessness
By Monica Diaz, Executive Director, Homeless Programs Office Veterans Health Administration | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Today, American life hardly resembles the country Eisenhower led. We have traveled to space, cured diseases and achieved other previously unbelievable milestones […]
Honoring Veterans by Ending Their Homelessness
According to the 2020 PIT Count, veteran homelessness has been almost cut in half (49 percent) since 2009. Both sheltered and unsheltered homelessness rates dropped in 48 states and the District of Columbia. This overall decline in veteran homelessness has […]
Serving Survivors: Using Domestic and Sexual Violence Bonus Funds and Other Resources Strategically
Written By: Sharon McDonald, National Alliance to End Homelessness; Debbie Fox, National Network to End Domestic Violence; and Monica McLaughlin, National Network to End Domestic Violence One clear message from the Alliance’s blog post series on the 2021 NOFO is […]