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NEWS RELEASE - Governor Hogan Announces Drop in Homelessness Rate in Maryland

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Governor Hogan Announces Drop in Homelessness  Rate in Maryland Point-in-Time Count Reveals Nearly 9.5% Decrease in  Homelessness  Since 2017 ANNAPOLIS, MD (June 26, 2019) -   Governor Larry Hogan today announced that overall homelessness in Maryland has been reduced by 9.47% since 2017, according to data from the 2019 Point-in-Time Count. The number of chronically homeless individuals dropped by 14.8% and veterans experiencing homelessness declined by 8.58%. Conducted by the state's 16 designated Continuums of Care and supported by the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development, the Point-in-Time Count is a count and survey of homeless persons on a single night in January by local homelessness service providers. The count serves as a snapshot of the scope and scale of homelessness in Maryland's communities and is required as a condition of funding by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "We

Using Data to Promote Equity

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Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness.

Homefront: Getting Results in Indiana, Illinois, Montana, Pennsylvania & New York

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In this Newsletter Teams Complete Indiana Institute Funder Spotlight: AARP Supports Healthy Aging Innovation Corner: Chicago Text to Connect Medicaid and Supportive Housing in Montana Pioneering Investment in Pittsburgh CAMBA Gardens LEEDs CSH on Opportunity Z

CDBG-DR Procurement Requirements Webinar Translated into Spanish

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Resources and assistance to support HUD's community partners Home Programs Resources Training CDBG-DR Procurement Requirements Webinar Translated into Spanish Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) grantees and subrecipients procuring goods and services with their grant funds must ensure that they are following all program