Emergency Shelter: Rethink Your Rules to Serve More People

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A key part of homeless response is emergency shelter. Check out this advice from the National Alliance to End Homelessness about how to make sure your shelter is welcoming to the people who need it most. Rethinking your rules and moving toward a few, simpler, community expectations based around safety can help your shelter be more welcoming.

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