Registration Opens for 2015 Family and Youth Conference

October 7, 2014
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		Spotlight On... Registration Opens for 2015 Family and Youth Conference Early registration has opened for the Alliance's 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness, which will take place at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel & Marina from Feb. 19 to 20, 2015, with early check-in on Feb. 18, 2015. The Alliance encourages you to register early to ensure your spot and take advantage of the early rate of $450, which ends on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 3 p.m. ET, when the regular registration rate of $525 per person will begin. Look for future updates and additional information about the Conference on the Conference website and in upcoming issues of Alliance Online News. Register for the conference

HUD Releases Clarification on the Definition of Homelessness for Children and Youth The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a document for service providers that clarifies how children and youth qualify for emergency shelter and other assistance under HUD's homeless assistance grants programs. The document provides hypothetical examples that illustrate how a youth's or family's housing circumstances can meet one of four categories of homelessness as defined by HUD, including literal homelessness, imminent risk of homelessness, homeless under other statutes, and fleeing domestic violence.

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