2014 National Conference Materials Now Available Online

August 12, 2014
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		Spotlight On... 2014 National Conference Materials Now Available Online Presentation materials from our 2014 National Conference on Ending Homelessness workshops are now available on the Alliance website. The materials cover a wide range of topics discussed during conference workshops, from improving local data on youth homelessness, rapid re-housing in high cost rental markets, to integrating data and sharing research to end veteran homelessness, and much more. We will continue to add workshop presentation materials to the website as they become available. If you are a conference presenter who would like materials from your workshop added to the website, please email Alliance Communications Associate Emanuel Cavallaro at ecavallaro@naeh.org. Conference Presentations

VA Announces $300 Million in Grants to Serve Low Income Veteran Families The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Monday, August 11, the awarding of approximately $300 million in grants under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program. The funding will go to community organizations that promote housing stability among very low income veteran families. The funding will allow providers of homeless services to offer outreach, case management, assistance in obtaining VA benefits, and other public benefits to veterans and their families, and will allow community-based groups to offer temporary financial assistance on behalf of veterans for rent payments, utility payments, security deposits, and moving costs. The award represents a significant advance in the national effort to address homelessness among veterans. More information HUD Releases Updated Targeting Guidance for PSH Last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released a notice on how to prioritize people who are experiencing chronic homelessness and other vulnerable homeless people for permanent supportive housing. The in-depth notice is intended to help communities ensure they are properly targeting their limited permanent supportive housing resources toward the most vulnerable populations. The push comes as part of the Administration's overall efforts to help communities end chronic homelessness by the end of 2016. Read the notice Job Opportunities at the Alliance The Alliance is currently seeking qualified applicants for several open positions on the Alliance staff. For qualifications and information on how to apply, see the job opportunities page of the Alliance website. Positions include: Program and Policy Analyst; Director of Capacity Building; and Research Associate. Job opportunities Last Week on Ending Homelessness Today Here's What You Need to Know about the Largest Portion of the Homeless Population By Martena Reed

Often what most people think of when they think "homeless" is someone experiencing chronic homelessness, but the largest segment of the homeless population is actually made up of non-chronically homeless single adults. In this post, we look at highlights from a panel discussion at our 2014 National Conference on efforts to understand and help this subpopulation.
Field Notes: Introducing the System Design Clinic
By Anna Blasco
Clearly, the days when being a part of the Continuum of Care (CoC) leadership simply meant filling out an annual application for funding from HUD are over. In this post, we introduce the System Design Clinic, which the Alliance's Center for Capacity Building developed to help CoC leaders wrap their arms around some of their new responsibilities.
Here Are Four Great Videos that Played at Our 2014 National Conference
By Emanuel Cavallaro
In this post, we share some of the videos that played during the lead up to the speeches on the Thursday 31 plenary of our 2014 National Conference. This series of videos, "American Refugees," was produced as part of Seattle University's Film & Family Homelessness Project.