Homelessness Update

spotlight on... Upcoming Webinar — Using Your Shelter Data to Evaluate and Improve Performance The Alliance’s Emergency Shelter Learning Series continues June 4, with a webinar on one of the most important keys to effective emergency shelter: using data to change your program design. This webinar will describe which metrics are most important, and how to use them to evaluate your shelter’s effectiveness in ending homelessness in your community. Keys to Effective Emergency Shelter: Using Your Data to Evaluate and Improve Performance Monday, June 4 2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. ET Register » Research Brief Explores Trends and Patterns in Homelessness A new brief from the Center for Evidence-based Solutions to Homelessness provides an analysis of patterns in homelessness since comprehensive data were first collected in 2007. It finds that the recent uptick in homelessness, which comes after six years of modest declines, was largely driven by growing unsheltered homelessness. Read More » New Podcast Explores Affordable Housing The Opportunity Starts at Home campaign has launched a podcast exploring the critical role housing plays in the issues of health care, education, inequality, civil rights, and homelessness. In the first two episodes, experts examine the connection between housing and health, and explain why a broad coalition of national organizations have come together to demand investment in affordable housing. Listen » from the blog Ending Homelessness Today the official blog of the national alliance to end homelessness What Gets Measured Gets Managed by NAEH This guest post was written by Jill Khadduri, Senior Fellow and Principal Associate for Social and Economic Policy at Abt Associates. An old adage tells us, "What gets measured gets managed." That's why, beginning in the early 2000s, communities across the country have routinely collected data on homelessness. Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban […] The post What Gets Measured Gets Managed appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | New Housing Vouchers for Homeless or At-Risk Foster Youth: What They Are and How to Apply by Mindy Mitchell The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced $30 million in new funding for Family Unification Program (FUP) vouchers. FUP vouchers are a vital tool in the fight to end homelessness for families and youth. They can be used to serve families involved in the welfare system as well as young people […] The post New Housing Vouchers for Homeless or At-Risk Foster Youth: What They Are and How to Apply appeared first on National Alliance to End Homelessness. Read more » comments » | A Workforce and Housing System that Works for Everyone by Mary Gable Helping people find employment is an important strategy to prevent and end homelessness. New research and on-the-ground experiences show that these efforts are most effective when homeless service and public workforce systems have a close partnership. A recent study from the Heartland Alliance's National Initiatives on Poverty and Economic Opportunity draws from in-depth interviews with leaders in […] The post A Workforce and Housing System that Works for Everyone 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.