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Statement in Response to USICH's "Expanding the Toolbox" Report

Today, the Alliance issued the following statement on the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)'s new strategic plan, Expanding the Toolbox: The Whole-of-Government Response to Homelessness. The Alliance is proud to stand with ten leading national organizations in the housing and homelessness field in acknowledging the harmful information put forth in this document.

Read the Alliance's Statement

What Is Housing First?

It's time to set the record straight on Housing First. Listen to providers and systems leaders from across the country as they dispel the myths and state the facts on Housing First.

The Latest Version of the Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response Is Now Available

The newly-updated Framework for an Equitable COVID-19 Homelessness Response contains the most comprehensive changes to this document to date. The Framework has now been restructured around five Action Areas: Unsheltered People, Shelters, Housing, Diversion and Prevention, and Strengthening Systems for the Future.

The new version brings greater focus to the future vision we all need to strive for in our responses, and more clearly expresses the priorities for strengthening systems for the work that lays ahead. The Alliance encourages readers to download and read this important strategic planning document.

View the Updated Framework

Upcoming Webinars

Researching an End to Homelessness: Election Year Policy Ideas – The Affordable Housing Crisis

Thursday, October 22, 2:00pm ET
This webinar will focus on research and analysis from Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies, which has tracked housing trends to help understand the nationwide housing crisis, and NAACP's Legal Defense Fund, which is studying approaches to improve racial disparities in housing.

This webinar is part of the Researching an End to Homelessness: Election Year Policy Ideas series.