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Advocacy Update: Homelessness Funding and Legislation -- Resources and Opportunities!

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HUD Publishes New CDBG Entitlement FAQs

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD Publishes New CDBG Entitlement FAQs HUD published new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement Program. View the new FAQs by visiting the CDBG Entitlement FAQs page on the HUD Exchange. Topics addressed in this set include: Audits and Budgeting   Code Enforcement   Cost Reasonableness   Davis-Bacon Requirements   Economic Development   Fair Housing and Section 504 Requirements   Homebuyer Assistance   Homeowner Rehabilitation   Income Determination   Procurement

ACTION NEEDED: PIT Reports + Provider Information

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Good morning!  It's that time of year again to collect PIT data.  Also, we need ServicePoint provider info from HMIS Admins if you receive funds from state agencies.  Please see the notes below, and contact me with any questions/concerns.  I'm always glad to assist.  Thank you!  2015 PIT Data Collection (due 6/5) Email Excel versions of the 4 PIT reports from HUDHDX to Team HMIS  (see screenshot below) View current 2015 PIT Report Collection Status    DHCD (ESG) Recipients due (6/5) Enter your ServicePoint provider info    DHMH (CoC Program) Recipients due (6/5) Enter your ServicePoint provider info    DHMH (PATH) Recipients due (6/5) Enter your ServicePoint provider info    DHR (ETHS, HCAP, HPP, HWCS, SLH) Recipients due (6/5) Enter your ServicePoint provider info Most of their funding usually subsidizes our existing providers that also receive other funding sources.  If you already have that provider(s) setup in your system, you do NOT have to create

Alliance Online News: Affordable Housing ‘Out of Reach’ for Minimum Wage Earners

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A lliance O nline  N ews View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Tuesday, May 26, 2015 spotlight on... Report: Affordable Housing ‘Out of Reach’ for Minimum Wage Earners in Every State Affordable housing is out of reach in every state for minimum wage earners working 40 hours per week or less, according to the annual report “Out of Reach 2015” released last week by the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). Among the findings in the report: a minimum wage earner would need to work more than 80 hours a week to afford a one-bedroom apartment and more than 100 hours a week to afford a two-bedroom apartment. In conjunction w