This year marked the first time since 2019 that advocates from all over the country convened with their members of Congress in person to bolster the Alliance’s policy priorities. Here are some of those priorities, and what advocates can continue […]
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Remembering Bill Block
Although you may have never heard his name, he is someone who has positively impacted the lives of many people across the nation — including mine. My friend Bill passed away on August 19 and I want to take some […]
How Congress Can Revive Critical Veteran Homelessness Services
During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) was given special authority to provide veterans experiencing homelessness with communication and transportation services as well as food, shelter, clothing, blankets, and hygiene supplies. A senior VA […]
California Statewide Study of Homelessness May Have Nationwide Implications
In early June, the Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative (BHHI), housed at the University of California San Francisco, released a groundbreaking report on the characteristics and causes of homelessness in California. The report, which was principally authored by Dr. Margot […]
Long Overdue: Visibility for Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders Experiencing Homelessness
The only Indigenous people on these islands – Kānaka Maoli of Hawaii, and Taotao Håya (Chamorro), Refaluwasch, and Tagata Samoa of U.S. Territories in the Pacific (which span Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa) – […]