Federal Resources During COVID-19
House Homelessness Caucus COVID-19 Dear Colleague Funding Letter, April 2020
The following letter is a copy of the Dear Colleague letter circulating in the House of Representatives Homelessness Caucus to support homelessness programs in the upcoming COVID-19 stimulus bill. Updated April 8, 2020. The sign-on letter appears below the Dear […]
The Intersection of Homelessness, Race, and the COVID-19 Crisis
This post is authored by Va Lecia Adams Kellum, Ph.D., President and CEO of St. Joseph Center in Los Angeles. On any given night in America, there are over 500,000 people who are homeless. Many suffer from chronic health conditions […]
Protecting People from COVID-19 Requires State and Local Leadership
A new report issued by the National Alliance to End Homelessness examines challenges confronting frontline homeless service providers during the COVID19 pandemic. The report’s findings are based on a survey of nearly 800 homeless service providers, system leaders, funders, and people with lived experience on community needs. Among […]
Community Survey: Protecting People Experiencing Homelessness from COVID-19
The National Alliance to End Homelessness asked homeless providers, leaders, advocates, allies, and those with lived homelessness to complete a survey on what they needed to protect people experiencing homelessness from COVID-19. The Alliance released the survey on March 20 […]