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June 24, 2014      ISSUES   |   POLICY   |   SOLUTIONS   |   NEWS & EVENTS Forward Editor: Emanuel Cavallaro Spotlight On... VA Report: Program for Homeless Veterans and Families Served More than 100,000 The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has released an annual report for the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) program that lauds the effectiveness of the program and details its achievements. Calling SSVF "the first and only VA program that provides services to veterans and their families," the report notes that during the program's first two years it served nearly 100,000 veterans and their family members, and 85 percent of those exiting the program had permanent housing. VA claims in the report that the SSFV program, which is based on the Housing First model, has demonstrated that "high-impact, succe...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Registration Reminder: HUD and USICH Webinar - June 26, 2014 - 2 PM EDT Registration for the   HUD and USICH: Core Principles of Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing Webinar closes tomorrow at 2:00 PM EDT. For those who are unable to register or attend the live webinar, a recording of the webinar will be published on the  OneCPD Course Catalog  within one week of the broadcast.    This webinar focuses on the core principles of Housing First and Rapid Re-Housing and will be presented by Ann Oliva , the Act...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Update on the Status of the Proposed HOPWA Formula Change The Current HOPWA Formula FY 2014 Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA) formula grant awards were allocated using the same formula that has been statutorily required since the program was established in 1990. This formula was, based on two key factors: 75% of the formula is allocated based on cumulative AIDS cases, including those persons both living and deceased since the start of the epidemic in 1981; and   25% of the formula is based on AIDS incidence...

        Home       Opening Doors      Contact communications@usich.gov Your Input Is Essential to the Ongoing Success of Opening Doors   Dear Valued Partner, Yesterday marked the fourth Anniversary of the launch of Opening Doors , the first-ever Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness. In four years, we have changed the trajectory of homelessness in America. In just the first three years of implementation, Opening Doors led to significant reductions in homelessness, including an eight percent reduction in homelessness among families, a 16 percent reduction in chronic homelessness, and a 24 percent reduction in homelessness among Veterans . And we...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Office of Block Grant Assistance Vacancy Announcement On Friday June 20, 2014, the Office of Block Grant Assistance posted a vacancy announcement for Loan Financing Specialist in Washington, DC. The links are listed below. Please note the closing date for the postings Loan Financing Specialist MP14-286-gt (Closes July 7, 2014): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/373263100 DE14-287-gt (Closes June 27, 2014): https://www.usajobs.gov/GetJob/ViewDetails/373259700 ...