Resource Type: Toolkits and Training
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How to Effectively Work with Federal, State, and Local Leaders
Regular engagement with elected officials is critical to any community’s efforts to end homelessness.
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Federal Budgeting 101: Why Advocates Matter
Every year, the Alliance and its partners work to educate Congress on increasing federal funding for the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants.
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Keeping People and Pets Together
In communities around the United States, a significant number of people experiencing homelessness own pets.
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The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network Action Steps
The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network (REN) has developed action steps that communities may find useful if they find racial or ethnic disparities in their homelessness system.
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The Alliance’s Racial Equity Network Toolkit
In 2018, the Alliance formed a Racial Equity Network (REN) of local and state systems and program leaders and advocates to inspire more engagement about best practices, data collection, and action steps at the systems level.
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How to Get Your Board Ready for the Shift to Low-Barrier, Housing-Focused Shelter
Making the shift to Housing First, low-barrier, and housing-focused shelter practices can be both exciting and scary, especially for your Board of Directors.
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Key Takeaways: The Role of Emergency Shelter in Diversion
To effectively respond to homelessness, communities should be able to help residents maintain or regain housing without having to enter emergency shelter.
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Coordinated Entry Community Samples Resource Library
Per the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Continuum of Care (CoC) Program interim rule, each CoC is required to implement a coordinated entry system that covers the geographic area of their CoC.
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Homeless System Evaluator Tool
The Center for Capacity Building developed a Homeless System Evaluator Tool. This tool is designed to help communities determine how well they are preventing and ending homelessness based on data from their system.
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Alliance Advocacy Guides 2017: The Essentials of Advocating to End Homelessness
Advocacy is essential in the efforts to end homelessness across the country, as government resources and partnership help leverage local efforts.