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VA announces $200M in funding for Grant and Per Diem Program to support homeless...
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it plans to provide approximately $200 million in fiscal year 2019 funding to support more than 13,000 transitional housing beds for its Grant and Per Diem (GPD) Program.
Mayor Bowser Announces $1.7 Million Grant for Downtown Day Services Center to Support Individuals...
Mayor Bowser today announced a $1.7 million grant to build a Downtown Day Services Center that will provide critical services to individuals experiencing homelessness. The program will be housed in the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church and managed by the DowntownDC Business Improvement District (BID)
Civil Rights Groups Challenge Greensboro’s Unconstitutional Panhandling Ordinance
Three people who have experienced homelessness and a national advocacy group today filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a Greensboro ordinance that criminalizes “aggressive” panhandling and many activities protected by the First Amendment.
Homeless People in RVs Ask the Court to Stop the City’s Ticketing and Impoundment...
Hundreds of homeless people in San Diego, many with disabilities, hope to lawfully stay in their RVs and other vehicles after today’s preliminary injunction hearing. The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, along with Disability Rights California, Fish & Richardson PC
Mayor Bowser to Address 2018 National Alliance on Ending Homelessness Conference
On Tuesday, July 24, at 11 am, Mayor Muriel Bowser will address the 2018 National Alliance on Ending Homelessness (NAEH) Conference and share major accomplishments made in reducing overall and family homelessness during her Administration. This event will honor the DC Department of Human Services
HUD Prioritizes Funding for Communities Taking Steps Against Criminalization of Homelessness
On June 20, the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) issued its annual Notice Of Funding Application (NOFA) for its $2.2 billion grant stream for Continuums of Care – the public/private collaboratives that provide homeless services across the country. For the fourth time since 2015, the funding application offers additional points to communities that document the steps they are taking to combat the criminalization of homelessness.
Cyndi Lauper’s True Colors Fund and the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty...
Cyndi Lauper and the True Colors Fund, in partnership with the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty, unveiled the State Index on Youth Homelessness –a first-of-its-kind resource that evaluates all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their efforts to prevent and end youth homelessness.
EPIC’S NATIONAL REAL ESTATE FORUM RAISES $40,000 CONTRIBUTION FOR A MERCY HOUSING COMMUNITY
The National Real Estate Practice of EPIC Insurance Brokers and Consultants announced the contribution of over $40,000 to the Chamblee Senior Residences to enhance the community kitchen and offer healthy cooking demonstration classes for residents. In addition, the contribution will fund “train the trainer” course on slip-and-fall prevention classes for the senior residents, one of the most common accidents for seniors at home.
Mayor Bowser Announces $103 Million Investment in Affordable Housing
Mayor Bowser today announced the selection of nine projects that will produce or preserve housing for more than 1,700 residents—including seniors and residents experiencing homelessness—with approximately $103 million in funding from DC Government.
UN Expert’s Report on Poverty in America Highlights the Criminalization of Homelessness as Driven...
Last Friday, the top United Nations expert on poverty and human rights Philip Alston issued his official report on his mission to the United States in December 2017. In a press release issued by Alston today, he stated, “Locking up the poor precisely because they are poor
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS INSTITUTE AND CLEAN THE WORLD® PARTNER TO SUPPORT HOMELESS U.S. MILITARY VETERANS
Community Associations Institute (CAI), the leading international authority in community association education, governance, and management, partnered with Clean the World, a global social enterprise focused on improving health through water, sanitation, and hygiene programs, during CAI's 2018 Annual Conference and Exposition, May 9–12, at the Wardman Park Marriott in Washington, D.C
An Overview of Homelessness in America
The Housing and Insurance Subcommittee met today to examine the current state of homelessness in America, and to discuss issues regarding veteran, youth, and any other populations affected by homelessness
Homelessness Law Center Celebrates Opening of Exhibit Inspired by Pulitzer-Prize Winning Book Evicted
Pulitzer Prize-winning nonfiction book Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City, by Matthew Desmond, is the inspiration for a new exhibit at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. The immersive exhibition will premiere April 14, presenting new data developed by Desmond’s Eviction Lab and using original photography and audio interviews to examine the impact of eviction.
Housing for Homeless Men to Break Ground, Thanks to $430K Grant
Thanks, in part, to a $430,168 Affordable Housing Program (AHP) grant from Austin Bank and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Hiway 80 Rescue Mission will provide long-term housing to 24 homeless men in Tyler, Texas.
NLIHC Commends FHFA for Continuing Contributions to the National Housing Trust Fund
NLIHC commends the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA’s) decision to continue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s (the enterprises’) contributions to the national Housing Trust Fund (HTF), the first new federal housing resource in a generation that exclusively serves the lowest income seniors, people with disabilities, families with children, and people experiencing and at risk of homelessness
HUD Announces $2 Billion in CoC Funding Awards
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded a record $2 billion to support more than 7,300 local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD's Continuum of Care grants provide critically needed support to local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
REMARKS FROM MATTHEW DOHERTY ON HUD’S AWARD OF $2 BILLION TO CONTINUUMS OF CARE...
Good afternoon, everyone. At the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, we work directly with our 19 federal member agencies to support state and local efforts to prevent and end homelessness in America. Secretary Carson and his team at HUD are critical partners in that work.
New Homeless Numbers Underscore Urgency to Increase Investment in Proven Solutions
A new report released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) shows that total homelessness increased this year for the first time since 2010. The 2017 Annual Homeless Assessment Report (AHAR) to Congress reports that on a single night in 2017, 553,742 people were identified as experiencing homelessness, representing an increase of less than one percent over last year.
Statement by Secretary Shulkin – Homeless Funding
There will be absolutely no change in the funding to support our homeless programs. We will not be shifting any homeless program money to the Choice program. The President has increased VA homeless program funding by $66 million in his fiscal year 2018 budget
Statement from Mayor Bowser on the Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2017
Mayor Bowser released the following statement regarding the Council’s passage of the Homeless Services Reform Amendment Act of 2017. “Today, the District took another bold step forward to making homelessness rare, brief, and nonrecurring.
