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Correction: Upcoming Webinar: Strategies for Success for the HUD FY16 CoC Program Competition

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Register for our upcoming webinar! Having trouble viewing this email? Click here  United States Interagency   Council on Homelessness Join Us for an Upcoming Webinar! Correction: the previous email had the wrong month. The webinar is  Thursday, July 21. HUD FY 2016 Continuum of Care Program Competition: Strategies for Success Thursday, July 21, 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. ET |

HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) Update: July 2016

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD's Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD) Update: July 2016 | July 2016 HUD CPD UPDATE In this issue: CPD Leadership: Harriet Tregoning CPD Leadership: Marion McFadden Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing ConnectHome Begins Implementation in 28 Communities Across the Nation Update on the National Disaster Resilience Competition Provide Opportunity: New Affordable Housing With Accessory Dwelling Units Play Everywhere Challenge Housing Trust Fund Download This Issue

HUD Publishes New Report on Homeless Persons and Disasters: Send Red Not Blue

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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD Publishes New Report on Homeless Persons and Disasters: Send Red Not Blue Homeless families and individuals face unique barriers when confronted with a major disaster. These include challenges in communicating with authorities, confusion over eligibility criteria for aid programs, and improper refusal of entry to disaster shelters, among other things. Over the past several years, alongside federal and local partners, HUD has been increasing efforts to assist communities with building resilience and helping them to more effectively include homeless populat