After several weeks of crisis mode in Congress around preserving Medicaid expansion, it’s time for a deep breath and a recap of what’s happened so far and what’s likely to happen next. The process has changed and slowed, the immediate […]
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Creating Systems and Culture Change around Rapid Re-Housing
More and more communities are embracing Housing First approaches to ending homelessness that focus on permanent housing solutions, such as rapid re-housing. While Housing First and rapid re-housing are no longer novel concepts, the change that communities must often make […]
Why Block Granting and other changes to Medicaid will cut out people in need
written by Jayme Day The Trump Administration, along with a majority Republican House and Senate, is already working to change the Affordable Care Act (ACA). One potential change we’ve heard lots about is shifting Medicaid from an entitlement program to […]
Engaging Philanthropy in Ending Homelessness
written by Jen Saunders and Guest Blogger Jason D. Alexander, Principal, Capacity for Change, LLC What resources are available to communities to support rapid re-housing (RRH)? While there are a lot sources of funding available, communities are often unsure of […]
Making Rapid Re-Housing the System Focus in Mercer County
written by Guest blogger, Marygrace Billek, Mercer County Department of Human Services The advent of the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act and the birth of rapid re-housing was a sea change for Mercer County NJ. […]