Whether you are a funder or state leader looking to increase effective implementation of rapid re-housing in your community, a provider interested in learning about how to improve your rapid re-housing program, or a Continuum of Care (CoC) wanting more information about how assess programs, the Alliance has released new guidelines that can help: Rapid Re-Housing Performance Benchmarks and Program Standards.
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Donors Go Above and Beyond in 2015
2015 was a milestone year as far as new and current donors stepping up to support solutions to end homelessness.
Interactive Map Explores Homelessness in Top Metro Areas
A look at the size of the homeless population and subpopulations in the natiobn's 25 largets metro areas using metro area boundaries and Continuums of Care Point in Time data from 2015.
Breaking Down FY2017: What This Could Mean for Homeless Families
The Obama Administration just released its last federal budget proposal, for fiscal year 2017 (which starts October 1, 2016). Among other things, this budget request, more than any in recent years, articulates a broad and aggressive federal response to poverty and inequality in the United States. It puts housing at the center of that response, recognizing and remedying how housing crises, especially homelessness, make it nearly impossible for people to move ahead.
Thousands of Homeless Individuals Could Face Cuts to Food Assistance
SNAP helps reduce hunger for millions of struggling Americans, including many who are homeless. This vital assistance to keep food on the table will begin to dry up for over half a million of the nation’s most vulnerable people. This year, 23 states around the country are reinstating a strict time limit on how long unemployed individuals between the ages of 18-49, who are not disabled and not caring for children, are able to receive SNAP.