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A lliance O nline  N ews View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Thursday, April 2, 2015 news alert State of Homelessness in America 2015 Homelessness Declines Nationally, but Lack of Affordable Housing Threatens Progress Washington, DC – During a period of economic growth for the nation when unemployment decreased in nearly every state, the rate of homelessness fell by just 2.3 percent, and the number of people at risk of homelessness has yet to return to pre-recession levels. This according to “ The State of Homelessness in America 2015 ” report from the Alliance's Homelessness Research Institute . Though national data sho...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Updates on 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Data Submission in HUD’s Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) HUD’s Homelessness Data Exchange (HDX) web portal is now open for Continuums of Care (CoCs) to submit their 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) and Point-in-Time (PIT) count data. Continuums of Care (CoCs) should review the 2015 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count Data Submission Guidance and the 2015 Housing Inventory Count (HIC) Data Submission Guidance documents for information on how to submit their 2015 HIC and PIT in HDX. CoCs mus...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . SNAPS In Focus: Family Homelessness Part I Reflecting on our work over the last several months in SNAPS and throughout HUD, we are clearly building momentum on family homelessness – from the release of the President’s 2016 budget request, to the research we are preparing to release on interventions for families, to our participation in the Alliance’s National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness in February. This message is the first of two on family homelessness, and it is intended to help our stakeholders learn more about where we are national...

A lliance O nline  N ews View in browser www.endhomelessness.org Tuesday, March 31, 2015 spotlight on... ALLIANCE TO RELEASE 'STATE OF HOMELESSNESS 2015' The Alliance will release its annual "State of Homelessness" report on Thursday, April 2. The “State of Homelessness in America 2015” will be the fifth in a series of reports meant to serve as reference for policymakers, journalists, and community and state leaders. The upcoming report uses the most recently available data to present national and state trends in homelessness between 2013 and 2014, trends in populations at risk of homelessness from 2012 to 2013,...