Serving Survivors of Trafficking - Funding Available

Best Practices A practical newsletter for people ending homelessness. Do You Serve Survivors of Human Trafficking? A Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) is now available to support housing efforts for survivors of human trafficking. Learn more about this opportunity and eligibility requirements for application. Funding is provided by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), and the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC). The deadline to apply is Monday, February 3, 2020.   Apply here >>> What's the connection between human trafficking and homelessness? Learn more from Freedom Network USA's Karen Romero in a guest blog post. Subscriber Survey: Share Your SSVF Success Stories The Department of Veterans Affairs' Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program is critical to ending homelessness nationwide. If your community uses funds from the SSVF program successfully, please fill out the Alliance's survey to help inform our advocacy.  Take the survey >>> New Interactive Data Tool Measures Progress on Family Homelessness The 2019 Annual Homelessness Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress showed a 5% decrease since 2018, and 24% decrease since 2013. The Alliance has released a new data tool to demonstrate state and local progress on ending family homelessness. The tool provides information derived from the 2018 and 2019 PIT and HIC data, and illustrates the capacity of state and local levels to end family homelessness. Explore the data >>> From the Alliance Blog The Intersection of Human Trafficking and Homelessness By NAEH New Homelessness Numbers Reflect Uneven Progress, Increased Urgency By NAEH Establishing a Federal Fund for Homelessness Prevention By John Threlkeld Housing Chronically Homeless People: Opportunities through the 811 Mainstream Vouchers By Chandra Crawford Featured Alliance Resource What Is Housing First?