Homelessness Update

VA Announces Availability of Funds for
GRANT AND PER DIEM Program
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The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced the availability of per diem funds to eligible entities to provide transitional housing beds under VA’s Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program models.

VA expects to fund 1,500 beds with this Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for applicants who will use one or a combination of the following housing models: Bridge Housing, Low Demand, Hospital-to-Housing, Clinical Treatment, and Service-Intensive Transitional Housing, and Service Centers. This NOFA does not limit funding to entities that have provided GPD services in the past.

Applications are due February 28, 2018, no later than 4 pm EST. To view the full NOFA, click here.
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Emergency shelter learning series continues THURSDAY
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Join the Alliance tomorrow (Thursday) at 2:00 Eastern for the the next installment of the Emergency Shelter Learning Series.

This webinar will address rules and safety issues for low-barrier shelters that serve single adults. Learn how to re-examine and shift your rules to expectations that promote safety!
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NEXT WEEK IS HUNGER & HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS WEEK
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The Alliance is proud to be a partner in National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, taking place November 11-19. The week is a chance to educate your community, draw attention to the problem of poverty, and recruit new volunteers and supporters for local anti-poverty agencies.

For more than forty years, this nationwide event has helped bring together communities to declare that every person deserves a meal and a home. This year more than 750 colleges, community groups, and faith-based groups across the country will take part. You can help build the movement to end poverty by organizing Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week in your community this year. Visit HHweek.org to learn how to get involved. 
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TOP TIPS TO APPLY FOR
THE Transatlantic Practice Exchange 
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Applications for the 2018 Transatlantic Practice Exchange will soon be open. To get things started, our partners in the UK, Homeless Link, hosted a webinar last week to introduce prospective applicants to the program and the application process. The webinar is geared towards UK applicants, but US applicants may also find it helpful.

The Transatlantic Practice Exchange is a program that offers funded placements for frontline staff in the US to learn from programs in the UK, and vice-versa. The Alliance will be releasing additional information on the application process for US participants in the coming weeks. You can read the reports from previous Exchange participants here.
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from the blog
Ending Homelessness Today
the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness
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Together, We Can Send Congress a Powerful Message
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Last week, the Alliance outlined our ambitious plan for the fall to grab the attention of Congress and send them a powerful message: we can end homelessness, but they need to make funding it a priority. We've already had a great response from you all, with hundreds of messages sent to Congress in the first […]
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With New Urgency on Opioids, Can Resources Be Leveraged for People Experiencing Homelessness?
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Recently, President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. Years of rising prescription opioid use and misuse, followed by a surge in the use of illicit opioids, have led to a spike in both overdoses and deaths in the United States. Opioid use disorders are particularly hard on homeless populations, where prevalence of […]
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The Alliance On the Hill for the Rest of 2017
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The Alliance has an aggressive plan for its work with the U.S. Congress through the end of the year.  We want to let you know where we're focusing our efforts, and how you can help. Our Top Priority The Alliance's first priority is HUD's Homeless Assistance account, which includes funding for the Continuum of Care, […]
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