Homelessness Update

Alliance Online News View in browser www.endhomelessness.org 06/22/16 San Francisco media Joining together to cover homelessness on June 29 On June 29, more than 70 media outlets in the San Francisco Bay area are teaming up to flood the news cycle with stories about homelessness. #SFHomelessProject is an opportunity for the media to raise public awareness about homelessness in San Francisco and beyond. Join the movement online. Email your local media outlets and ask them to cover homelessness on June 29. Tweet and post about homelessness in your community. Download our Social Media Guide for suggestions. Contact your local representatives and tell them that ending homelessness matters to you. Read more » news alert Oglala Siox Tribe veteran among first housed under joint HUD-VA program The Oglala Sioux Tribe is housing 20 of an estimated 500 Native American Veterans expected to benefit from housing and supportive services provided under the first-ever Tribal Housing and Urban Development-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program. Read more » alliance events UPCOMING WEBINARS: RAPID REHOUSING PERFORMANCE EVALUATION | SHARED HOUSING AS A SOLUTION Rapid Re-Housing Performance Evaluation and Improvement Toolkit June 28, 1 p.m. Learn how to use your program or system data on rapid re-housing to evaluate and improve services. Iain de Jong, of OrgCode Consulting, and Jerrianne Anthony, of Northern Virginia Family Services, will discuss the three metrics you need to evaluate rapid re-housing performance and how to translate your data into action. Register >> Shared Housing: A Solution for Single Adults Experiencing Homelessness July 12, 1 p.m. Hear from experts and local communities about how they are using shared housing as a tool to prevent and end homelessness, particularly for single adults. Learn about promising practices, resources, and how you can make this model work in your community. Register >> All Upcoming Events » news alert harvard university releases state of the nation's housing report The housing market is in recovery, but affordability and other challenges still remain, according to The State of the Nation’s Housing report released today by the Joint Center for Housing Studies. A record number of renters are paying more than half their incomes for housing, and the need for more affordable rental housing is urgent. Read more » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness During Pride Month, strive to better support LGBTQ homeless youth by Rae Robey, Intern While cities and LGBTQ communities across the country celebrate Pride Month, it’s a perfect moment to reflect on the many underserved youth that still require support. Here at the Alliance, it is our belief that a coordinated community response is the only way to end homelessness for LGBTQ youth. Most importantly, perhaps, we believe that ending LGBTQ youth homelessness is an achievable goal, and that it is everyone’s responsibility. Read more » comments » | Here's what nearly everyone can agree on in the Ryan poverty plan by Steve Berg A Republican task force from the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Paul Ryan, last week issued a report on policy approaches to poverty in the U.S. In some ways it was disappointing, since it provided little in the way of new ideas or specific proposals. The messaging around the report made it clear that it was an articulation of what Republicans agree on, to build support leading up to the November election, rather than a path toward consensus with the Democratic Party. Here’s what nearly everyone can agree on in the Ryan poverty plan. Read more » comments » | Defining what it means to end chronic homelessness – we now have a clear goal by Jayme Day The goal to end chronic homelessness set by the federal government in 2005 was considered very ambitious. Today, we are excited to share that the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and its 19 federal member agencies released criteria and a benchmark that define what ending chronic homelessness should look like. Being at a point where we are able to define what it means to end chronic homelessness is exciting — it means we have made significant strides and now need to plan an end game. Read more » comments » | About Us The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to solving the problem of homelessness and preventing its continued growth. Join Us The Alliance is online: on Facebook, on Twitter, on our blog, and on our website! Join the Alliance's online community, and stay up-to-date with homelessness and housing information. www.endhomelessness.org Forward to a Friend Need Technical Assistance? Visit the Center for Capacity Building to learn more about the ways the Center can help your community end homelessness. 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