Homeless & Crisis Assistance

WASHINGTON, D.C. - September 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded $25.3 million in technical assistance to 11 organizations that will, in turn, help local communities across this country better understand their homeless challenge and successfully carry out comprehensive and sustainable “place-based” development and revitalization strategies

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the Aug. 23, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in California, Maryland, and Oregon.

WASHINGTON - August 22, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the second round of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) funding to local public housing agencies across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The $7.8 million will provide housing and clinical services for 1,120 currently homeless veterans.

WASHINGTON - August 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) today announced the second round of HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) funding to local public housing agencies across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The $7.8 million will provide housing and clinical services for 1,120 currently homeless veterans.

New York, NY - August 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, CSH announces the launch of the Supportive Housing Solutions Fund, the first ever national loan fund dedicated solely to supportive housing, with an investment in Homes for Heroes. Located in Gary, Indiana, Homes for Heroes is symbolic of the fund’s overall goals, to reach underserved housing markets and infuse capital into supportive housing to meet the needs of the communities’ most vulnerable. Broadway Area CDC will receive a $414,000 predevelopment loan for Homes for Heroes to convert an abandoned building and vacant lot into a beautiful new 44-unit residence for veterans at risk of homelessness

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Join USICH and the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans for an informational webinar focused on reducing barriers to services that homeless Veterans face in transitional housing and other programs. Addressing these barriers can increase Veteran participation in these programs, improve permanent housing placement rates and, ultimately, further progress toward the goal of ending homelessness among Veterans by 2015.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 13, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) and the Departments of Education (ED), Health and Human Services (HHS), and Housing and Urban Development (HUD) strongly encourage Continuums of Care (CoCs), Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY) providers, and state and local education liaisons to collaborate around planning and conducting HUD’s 2014 Point-in-Time count

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the Aug 2, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Montana, and New York.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) today announced the award of 22 grants, totaling more than $5 million, to provide about 1,900 homeless female veterans and veterans with families with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the department’s Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families Program.

Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion Act, which would prohibit federal programs serving runaway and homeless youth from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, homeless young people. If signed into law, the bill would also promote data-collection processes to help policymakers better understand LGBT youth homelessness. In response, the Center for American Progress’s Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project, Laura E. Durso, issued the following statement

WASHINGTON, Dc - August 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a third round of grants for more than 250 homeless housing and service programs across the U.S., as well as nearly 200 grants to assist with local strategic planning activities provided through HUD’s Continuum of Care Program. This year, HUD challenged local communities to reexamine their response to homelessness and give greater weight to proven strategies, from providing ‘rapid re-housing’ for homeless families to permanent supportive housing for those experiencing chronic homelessness (see attached chart).

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- PBS Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff of PBS’s NewsHour will speak about ending homelessness Tuesday, July 23, the second day of the 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. The largest event of its kind, the conference will draw around 1,600 people from across the country, including federal and local officials, filmmakers, advocates, and people working on the front lines of the fight to end homelessness.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to ensure the solvency of the Federal Housing Administration. Details of the Senate bill will be released next week.

WASHINGTON, DC - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the award of nearly $300 million in grants that will help approximately 120,000 homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families. The grants have been awarded to 319 community agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the June 28, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the country recovers from a long housing and economic crisis, the questions of how to shape the future of housing finance and how to help neighborhoods and households recover linger. The National Housing Conference (NHC) honored two organizations at its June 20 Annual Gala—NeighborWorks America and Omni New York—that exemplify the theme of “Housing’s Path Forward: Where We Go from Here.”