National Alliance to End Homelessness Statement on Newly-Released Federal Funds to End Homelessness
The National Alliance to End Homelessness today applauded the release of $2.8 billion in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to support community efforts to end homelessness. These funds are made available through HUD’s […]
“A Change Is Gonna Come…” Reflections on #NAEH2023
“It’s been a long time coming, but I know a change gon’ come… Oh yes, it will.” – Sam Cooke Momentum is building and, with the right leadership, impactful change will come. That is what I took away from the […]
The President’s Budget and Homelessness: Impacts for the Coming Year
The proposal includes important new initiatives that illuminate the beginnings of a path toward substantially less homelessness in the long run. Unfortunately, the short-term proposal for the largest targeted homelessness account is not adequate, so the Alliance will be advocating […]
Keeping Up the Momentum: System Improvement as a Year-Round Process
Written by Kay Moshier McDivitt and Josh Johnson Just thinking about the yearly Notice Of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) process can create feelings of anxiety, stress, and dread amongst homeless service providers and Continuum of Care (CoC) leads. For many of […]
Taking an Equitable Approach to Unsheltered Homelessness
Written by Josh Johnson and Andrew Hall Next week, folks from across the country are gathering in Oakland for the Alliance’s national conference to share ideas and solutions on addressing unsheltered homelessness. Here’s some background on unsheltered trends, what communities […]
Intersectionality and Homelessness: We Need to Take a Deeper Dive
Bayard Rustin, a gay black man, was MLK Jr.’s closest advisor, as well as his proofreader, ghostwriter, philosophy teacher, and nonviolence strategist. He organized and led the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. He co-founded the Congress of […]
Language Matters: Recognizing Black History Month
A Brief Overview of Black History Month During his studies, Carter G. Woodson recognized the dearth of information on Black Americans in the nation’s history. So, he founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (now called […]
A Love Letter to Service Providers
February is the month of love. Valentine’s Day is an official opportunity to express appreciation for our loved ones. In truth, we try our best to do that every month. The National Alliance to End Homelessness wants to express our […]
Making Progress on Homelessness, Thanks to Federal Initiatives
So these past few weeks, it was good to see two announcements indicating that homelessness systems in many communities worked to move tens of thousands of Americans from homelessness into housing throughout 2022. Here’s what was accomplished, and what these […]
Statement on Newly Released Federal Grants to Address Unsheltered and Rural Homelessness
The grants come on the heels of a recent announcements by HUD, which reported that more than 100,000 households were rehoused and 40,000 units of affordable housing had been put into production in 2022 as part of the Biden Administration’s […]
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