Emergency shelter is a critical component of the homeless services system. Shelters allow people experiencing homelessness to access immediate needs like sleep, food, medical care, and safety. Effective emergency shelters are also oriented towards attaining permanent housing. However, people of […]
Content Type: Toolkits and Training Materials
Supporting Academic Success and Safety for Children and Youth Experiencing Homelessness During the COVID-19 Pandemic
As students return to school during the COVID-19 pandemic, providers and systems leaders have a responsibility to ensure that children are connected to school resources and appropriately set up to participate and succeed in academic endeavors. The Alliance has reached […]
Diversion
Diversion is an intervention designed to immediately address the needs of someone who has just lost their housing and become homeless.
Tools and Resources to Support the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response
The Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response provides guidance for how homelessness systems can leverage the CARES Act and approval of other funding sources (such as FEMA Public Assistance) to simultaneously conduct emergency protective measures while planning for recovery-oriented uses […]
State of Homelessness: Findings from the 2020 Edition (Webinar)
In a recent webinar, the Homelessness Research Institute (HRI) at the National Alliance to End Homelessness provides an overview of key findings from the recently released State of Homelessness: 2020 Edition report. Learn about homelessness data on both national and […]