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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Register Today: HHS and HUD National Joint Listening Session on the Intersection of Human Trafficking and Housing and Services for Survivors - February 24, 2016 - 3 PM EST The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will host a national joint listening session to address the intersection of trafficking and the need for housing and social services for survivors. In response to the Federal Strategic Action Plan on Services for Victims of Human Trafficking , HHS and HUD have been working to

Hi Team, This is the latest Program Update. Have a great weekend! Adrienne From: SSVF Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 2:22 PM Subject: SSVF Program Updates February 19, 2016 Importance: High Topics: 1.      Register for the National SSVF Webinar:  Homeless Prevention Services (February 25, 2016 at 2 PM Eastern) 2.      Resource:  TRAIN – Public Health Foundation Training Site 3.      SAVE THE DATE for the Next National SSVF Webinar!  March 17, 2016 Register for the National SSVF Webinar:  Homeless Prevention Services (February 25, 2016 at 2:00 pm Eastern) Please register for the "Homeless Prevention Services" Webinar on February 25, 2016 2:00 PM Eastern: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8789113694952466948 Strategic allocation of Homeless Prevention funding is imperative in achieving and maintaining an end to homelessness among Veterans.  In this webinar, the SSVF Program Office will review the SSVF Homeless Preven

Thousands of US veterans are sick and dying because of burning garbage Joseph Hickman,  VICE News 8h 1,846 FACEBOOK LINKEDIN TWITTER EMAIL PRINT Photo: Cpl. Alfred V. Lopez/Marine Corps US Marines dispose of trash in a burn pit in Khan Neshing District, Afghanistan, in 2012. At the start of America's wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, military commanders were faced with a seemingly mundane problem: how to dispose of the wreckage created by bombs and battle, and the waste created by more than 100,000 military personnel. This soon became a serious issue — every soldier was said to be producing an average of 10 pounds of trash per day — and the DOD decided to construct open-air burn pits on military bases to incinerate the trash. The Pentagon contracted the firm Kellogg, Brown, and Root (KBR) to get the job done, and by May of 2003, there were more than 270 burn pits operating on military bases across Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of t

Please register for   Mid-Atlantic Regional CoC Learning Community: Ending Veterans Homelessness in Your CoC   on   Feb 24, 2016 10:00 AM EST   at:   https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3331346881640842754 CoC leaders in the Mid-Atlantic Region (MAR) are invited to participate in February's MAR Learning Community Call focused on the nuts and bolts of ending veterans homelessness in your communities. The call is specifically targeted for communities who may not be receiving technical assistance on ending veterans homelessness, though all are welcome to participate!   We've collectively learned a lot in what works in ending veterans homelessness, so we'll use this call to: <![if !supportLists]> ·          <![endif]> Provide a brief, high-level overview of the key components,   <![if !supportLists]> ·          <![endif]> Interview two communities in the Mid-Atlantic Region (Lancaster County, PA and Montgomery County, MD