Thanks once again to everyone who came to the National Conference on Ending Homelessness, and to the many more who followed the action on Twitter or watched speeches on Facebook Live. Here are my key takeaways: People working to end […]
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Congratulations Georgia: Housing 275 Households in 100 Days
This post is part of a National Alliance to End Homelessness blog series to highlight the Rapid Rehousing Learning Collaboratives in Georgia and Maryland. Read more about Learning Collaboratives in the first post in the series here. If you’ve ever […]
United States Interagency Council on Homelessness
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) is the only agency at the federal level with the sole responsibility of ending homelessness. It works across 19 federal agencies and departments, and with partners in both the public and private […]
Affordable Housing
Inability to afford housing is the key driver of increases in homelessness. The federal government’s most important program to help low-income people afford housing is the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program (including Section 8, […]
Federal Funding for Homelessness Programs
Homelessness affects more than half a million Americans on any given night. HUD’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants program is at the core of federal efforts to end this crisis. Consider the results: Since 2007, homelessness has decreased by 15 percent. […]