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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Registration Closing: Grant Based Accounting for HOPWA Grantees Webinar - August 17, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT Registration for Grant Based Accounting for HOPWA Grantees Webinar closes today 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  HUD Exchange Course page within one week of the broadcast. This webinar provides guidance to HOPWA grantees and IDIS users on grant based accounting principles and practices. ...

Prosecuting people for sleeping in public "violates their constitutional rights." Ryan J. Reilly Justice Reporter, The Huffington Post WASHINGTON -- Laws that make it a crime for homeless people to sleep in public places even when there isn't enough room for them at a shelter unconstitutionally punish the homeless, lawyers for the Obama administration said in a court filing on Thursday. The federal government took this position against so-called anti-camping laws in an ongoing case against the city of Boise, Idaho, which has enforced ordinances banning sleeping in public spaces and ended up convicting homeless plaintiffs. Attorneys in the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division argued that "the conduct of sleeping in a public place is indistinguishable from the status of homelessness" and that it should be "uncontroversial that punishing conduct that is a universal and unavoidable consequence of being human" viol...

--> Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your browser . View the Webinar: Bullying Prevention and Suicide Prevention for Schools SAMHSA and the American School Health Association presented a webinar titled " Bullying Prevention and Suicide Prevention for Schools: A Digital Approach From SAMHSA ." The webinar provided an overview of the risk and impact of bullying and suicide in school-aged children and highlighted the connection between these public health issues and the "whole child" concept. The webinar showcased SAMHSA's mobile applications— KnowBullying and Suicide Safe —and other key resources as tools to promote bullying prevention and suicide prevention in schools. View the Webinar      

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . New Date: Grant Based Accounting for HOPWA Grantees Webinar - August 17, 2015 - 2:00 PM EDT This webinar to be held on August 17, 2015, is designed for HOPWA grantees as an introduction to grant based accounting principles and practices. Participants will learn: The reason for the change to Grant Based Accounting for FY 2015 and beyond   How the “Division of Funding Sources” will operate in IDIS including setting up projects, activities, and funding of activities   The mechanics of revising vouchers   The impact of expenditur...

NVTAC Webinar – Serving Homeless Veterans in Rural Programs Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 at 2:00 pm EDT The NCHV NVTAC is hosting the webinar "Serving Homeless Veterans in Rural Programs" on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. Serving homeless veterans is both challenging and rewarding work. For organizations that work in non-urban areas, that challenge is further complicated by a unique set of barriers associated with the realities of rural life. This webinar will explore these obstacles and discuss strategies to overcome them including how to establish effective partnerships. This session will feature two successful HVRP grantees, Skye Biasetti from U.S.VETS - Prescott (AZ) and Cathrene “Cat” Nichols from the Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs as presenters. TO REGISTER FOR “Serving Homeless Veterans in Rural Programs” Please send the following i...

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here Wednesday, August 12, 2015 Shelterforce in print   One year for $18 Subscribe Now! People John Hamilton , long-time president of City First Enterprises, resigned in July and became president emeritus. Hamilton is the Democratic nominee for mayor of his hometown of Bloomington, Ind. Robert Burns, currently president and CEO of City First Homes, will serve as acting executive director of CFE and continue in both roles. Read more about CFE   here . Events Inclusionary Housing: Making it Work in Your Community Wed, August 19 | Philadelphia, PA Cornerstone Partnership will hold an Inclusionary Housing (IH) course at the NeighborWorks Training Institute. This introductory session will give you a solid un...