The Role of Emergency Shelter in Diversion

spotlight on... Webinar: The Role of Emergency Shelter in Diversion This upcoming Alliance webinar will explore the important role emergency shelters play in implementing diversion strategies to keep people out of homelessness. Alliance and provider experts will discuss the difference between prevention and diversion and hone in on strategies for identifying safe, appropriate alternatives to shelter. Webinar: Thursday, September 27, 2018 • 2 p.m. ET • Register » Register » The State of Homelessness in America The State of Homelessness in America report explores trends in homelessness across the country — down to the Continuum of Care (CoC) level. The interactive report includes data on homeless populations by state and CoC, as well as an analysis of populations at risk for homelessness, and the changing makeup of homeless assistance. Read More » New Research on Intersections with Homelessness Nowhere to Go: Homelessness among formerly incarcerated people Prison Policy Initiative Employment of Families Experiencing Homelessness U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Prenatal and Postnatal Homelessness Increases Risk to Children's Health, Development American Academy of Pediatrics Read more » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness Making the Homeless System More Responsive to the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence: 2018 CoC NOFA by Sharon McDonald This post is part of a series to support communities as they work on their 2018 NOFA applications. You can see previous entries here, here, and here. Survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and trafficking are particularly vulnerable to homelessness. The homeless system must be equipped to offer survivors emergency shelter and housing services […] The post Making the Homeless System More Responsive to the Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence: 2018 CoC NOFA appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | Sustaining Momentum after a Learning Collaborative by Rebecca Koppel This post is part of a National Alliance to End Homelessness series highlighting the Rapid Re-Housing Learning Collaboratives in Georgia and Maryland. Read more about Learning Collaboratives here. Almost one year ago, 15 service providers across the State of Georgia gathered together to make a commitment to working differently and housing more people. The forum […] The post Sustaining Momentum after a Learning Collaborative appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | Would Adding More Emergency Shelter Help Reduce Unsheltered Homelessness? It's Complicated… by Cynthia Nagendra This post is part of Unsheltered, an Alliance blog series to exploring the crisis of unsheltered homelessness in the United States. You can catch up on the whole series here. It's easy to wonder why we don't just build more shelter to tackle unsheltered homelessness. With people living outside — on the streets and in tunnels, […] The post Would Adding More Emergency Shelter Help Reduce Unsheltered Homelessness? It's Complicated… appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | About Us The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. 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.