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The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program is an exciting opportunity! SOAR Integration in the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) The Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP) is an exciting opportunity from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for communities to design and implement a plan to end youth homelessness. Ten communities, including four rural communities, will be selected to receive between $1 million and $15 million towards implementing new and innovative projects. SOAR is a key part of a systemic response to ending youth homelessness  and represents an innovative model for increasing income and housing stability for youth who have disabling conditions, particularly for those exiting foster care. For youth with disabling condition...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . HUD Publishes Notice CPD 16-16: NRSAs in the CDBG Entitlement Program This Notice renews HUD's commitment to assisting Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Entitlement communities with the designation of Neighborhood Revitalization Strategy Areas (NRSA) and sets out the process for the development, submission, approval and amendment of a strategy, as well as the measurement of outcomes. View Notice CPD 16-16: NRSAs in the CDBG Entitlement Program .

Having problems viewing this message? Click here to view it in your browser. SUBSCRIBE 10/7/2016 ART Gallery Update For Monday October 10th We have made the following updates to the ART Gallery: 0625 - HUD CoC APR - v29 - This report has been updated with the recent 10/1/2016 HUD changes with the following exceptions where HUD has not provided clarification on how to count these new picklist values in the 0625 report so they will show up as "Information Missing" on both the 0625 and the 0631 ART Gallery reports: Question 7 - "Residence Prior to Entry" - "Interim Housing" will count as "Missing Data" Question 20a3 - "Residence Prior to Program Entry - Other Locations" - "Interim Housing" will count as "Information Missing" Questio...

Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . Preparing for Hurricane Matthew: Assisting Persons Experiencing Homelessness Hurricane Matthew, currently heading toward Florida’s east coast, is projected to be a powerful and dangerous storm. Individuals and families who remain on the street, in encampments, or other unsheltered locations are extremely vulnerable, and may be unable to evacuate or move to shelters without assistance. Some might not be aware of the severity of the storm. HUD strongly encourages Continuums of Care (CoCs) and other organizations in the affected areas to outreach to unsheltered...

Webinar –  Prevention Partnerships for Young Veterans: Local Veteran and Homeless Programs and Resources Thursday, Oct. 20, 2016 at 2:00 pm EDT The National Veterans Technical Assistance Center (NVTAC) is hosting the webinar “Prevention Partnerships for Young Veterans: Local Veteran and Homeless Programs and Resources” on Thursday, Oct. 20 at 2:00 pm EDT. When younger veterans need support or want to engage with the veterans’ community, they often reach out to non-traditional networks. These networks include student organizations, health/fitness groups, advocacy organizations, and community service agencies that allow them to both receive services and give back to their communities. These organizations may be the first connection point to services for homeless or at-risk veterans. In this webinar you’ll learn about a number of these organizations,...

SOAR October eNews CONTACT US SSA WEBINARS SOAR VOICES BLOG FY 2016 Accomplishments SOAR Presents at MHPA Conference On September 23, 2016, Jen Elder, National Policy and Partnerships Coordinator, represented the SOAR TA Center at the Medicaid Health Plans of America Conference in Washington, D.C. Her presentation, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Super Utilizers, and SOAR: How SSI and Medicaid can Improve Social Determinants of Health focused on the high costs of homelessness and the importance of increasing access to SSI and Medicaid in order to improve housing stability and health outcomes and to reduce overutilization of costly emergency services for individuals with disabling conditions. ...