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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Updated Resources Available for 2016 AHAR Data As of October 1, 2016, communities can now submit their data for the 2016 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress through the Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX). The HDX contains links to updated resources to help communities as they work to submit draft data by the October 31, 2016 deadline. The following materials are available via the HDX Homepage : 2016 Introductory Guide to the AHAR provides background information and guidance on the AHAR’s data reporting requirements, and reviews the data subm

Having problems viewing this message? Click here to view it in your browser. SUBSCRIBE 10/3/2016 Updated Resources for Data Dictionary Changes 2016 For customers that prefer to use accompanying AIRS Codes along with the required Federal Partner Picklist values, new resources have been uploaded to assist with populating your Service and Referral Quicklists: Referrals Provided Crosswalk 2016 v1 Services Provided Crosswalk 2016 v1 Financial Assistance Provided Crosswalk 2016 V1 These documents can be found in the Documents & Downloads section, in the "ServicePoint > 2014 HUD Data Dictionary Critical Changes v5.1" category. www.

VA Awards $3.4 Million in GPD Special Needs Funding Funds awarded to 16 community-based grantees Today, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert A. McDonald announced the award of $3.4 million in grant funding offered through the Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program to 16 community agencies that provide enhanced services for homeless veterans with special needs. GPD special need grant funding assists with additional operating costs of transitional housing and services for special need groups such as women, chronically mental ill, frail elderly, terminally ill, and those with minor dependents. As a result of these and other efforts, the number of U.S. veterans experiencing homelessness has been cut nearly in half since 2010. As of Sept. 16, 2016, 29 communities and two states have confirmed and publicly announced that they have effectively ended veteran homelessness, serving as models for others across the nation. More information about VA's homeless program

Also: How NOT to Do Economic Development * It's More Complicated than "Homeownership" vs. "Rental." -- Mallach, Henneberger, more . . . -- Having trouble viewing this email? Click here. Also: How NOT to Do Economic Development ● It's More Complicated than "Homeownership" vs. "Rental." Tuesday, October 2, 2016   Shelterforce in Print!   1 Year for $18 Subscribe Now! Events Webinar | Network Commons | Community Development and Health Joining Forces | October 5, 1 p.m. ET In this session of their ongoing series, the Build Healthy Places Network will feature three local leaders who are all in the midst of deepening their relationships with Community Development Financial Institutions by way of their work