As we come to the end of the week, I want to take a moment to update you on the federal activity that impacts our work to end homelessness. Before the updates, though, I also want to acknowledge that many […]
Federal Updates & Continuing Advocacy
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Advocacy is Love in Action
bell hooks said that love is profoundly political and that our deepest revolution will come when we know this truth. She went on to say, “the moment that we choose love, we begin to move against domination, against oppression…we begin […]
End of Week Updates and What Lies Ahead
In my 30 years fighting to end homelessness, I have never witnessed a week quite like this. And while we had a victory this week in terms of restoring access to critical funding, it is clear from the now-rescinded OMB […]
An Update on this Week’s Federal Grant and Loan Pause
In the last 36 hours, the Alliance has been in touch with dozens of Continuum of Care leaders, recipients of federal Homelessness Assistance Grants, and HUD technical assistance providers about the OMB memo (M-25-13). This memo directed federal agencies to […]
Wednesday Update on Federal Grant and Loan Freeze
The Alliance is committed to keeping our local, state, and national partners informed of the changing circumstances regarding this week’s memorandum from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directing all federal agencies to temporarily freeze activities associated with the […]