Homelessness Update

Data Snapshot: Matching Permanent Supportive Housing to the Most Vulnerable Permanent supportive housing (PSH) is a proven solution for the most vulnerable chronically homeless people. Investments in PSH have helped decrease the number of chronically homeless individuals by 28 percent since 2008. Despite the progress, only 42 percent of PSH beds across the country are dedicated to people experiencing chronic homelessness. Dedicating more PSH beds will help communities scale up the resources they need to end chronic homelessness. Read More » Research Brief Addresses Solutions for Chronic Homelessness A new brief from the Center for Evidence-based Solutions to Homelessness reviews the research to find which strategies and programs best serve people experiencing chronic homelessness. It finds that PSH plays a critical role in ending chronic homelessness for individuals, while less-intensive programs like rapid re-housing can better serve families. Read More » New 'Mainstream' Housing Vouchers Available: How to Apply The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced $100 million in funding for new “mainstream” housing vouchers. These vouchers are targeted for nonelderly people with disabilities, including those who are homeless or may become homeless. The Alliance and the Technical Assistance Collaborative have collected resources to help communities submit strong applications. The deadline to apply for this funding is June 18. Read More » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness Addressing Chronic Homelessness: What the Research Tells Us by NAEH This guest post was written by Jill Khadduri, Senior Fellow and Principal Associate for Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. Homelessness was once viewed as a permanent personal attribute, rather than a temporary condition. Long-term or repeated episodes on the street or in shelters were understood to be the "typical" experience of homelessness. We now […] The post Addressing Chronic Homelessness: What the Research Tells Us appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | How Your Community Can Apply for New 'Mainstream' Housing Vouchers from HUD by Chandra Crawford The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently issued a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for $100 million in new "Mainstream" housing vouchers. These new vouchers are targeted for nonelderly people with disabilities, including those who are homeless or may become homeless. You can read more about the funding from HUD and the […] The post How Your Community Can Apply for New 'Mainstream' Housing Vouchers from HUD appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | Making the Shift from 'Cookie-Cutter' Rapid Re-Housing to a Program that Houses as Many People as Possible by NAEH Scott Yard is the Director of Emergency & Prevention Programs for the Human Services department of Carroll County, Maryland. In this role, Scott directs the county's rapid re-housing program. Scott recently attended the Alliance's Rapid Re-Housing (RRH) Learning Collaborative in Maryland where he is working with colleagues to improve the state's RRH efforts. He reflected […] The post Making the Shift from ‘Cookie-Cutter’ Rapid Re-Housing to a Program that Houses as Many People as Possible appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | About Us The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit, non-partisan, organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. Join Us The Alliance is online: on Facebook, on Twitter, on our blog, and on our website! Join the Alliance's online community, and stay up-to-date with homelessness and housing information. www.endhomelessness.org Forward to a Friend Need Technical Assistance? Visit the Center for Capacity Building to learn more about the ways the Center can help your community end homelessness.