Late last month the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the third round of awards for its Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP). The total funding for this round is $75 million, and it will be distributed among […]
Category: Youth
New HUD Initiative to Foster Youth to Independence
This post is authored by Kevin Solarte, Senior Program Manager for Federal Technical Assistance at the Corporation for Supportive Housing. Ending homelessness means so much more than just serving the people who are already in the homelessness system. It also […]
What Does Excellence in Ending Youth Homelessness Look Like?
It is not often that a community builds a whole new system from scratch — with no additional funding. But over the course of a year and a half, that is exactly what Palm Beach County, Florida has done regarding […]
Introducing the State of Homelessness 2019
The Alliance is excited to release the State of Homelessness 2019. This web-based annual report uses data to chart the nation’s progress towards ending homelessness. The information further informs policymaking as well as national discussions focused on improving awareness and solutions. As we move into a new year of the State of […]
Youth Rapid Re-Housing Is on the Rise. Join Us to Learn More in 2019.
When I started at the Alliance a few years ago, I could count the number of youth rapid re-housing (RRH) providers I knew on my two hands. But those providers were doing some really exciting work — even the way […]