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Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

by US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

Opening Doors serves as a roadmap for joint action by the 19 USICH member agencies along with local and state partners in the public and private sectors. The plan puts us on a path to end veterans and... [read more...]

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Comments Requested: Strategic Plan 2010 – 2015 (Draft)

by Glied, Sherry

Tell HHS what you think about the draft Strategic Plan. Comment – and read what others are saying. The public comment period runs until August 14. (authors) [read more...]

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Residential Instability and the McKinney-Vento Homeless Children and Education Program: What We Know, Plus Gaps in Research

by Cunningham, Mary K.; Harwood, Robin; Hall, Sam

This brief describes the McKinney-Vento Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program (ECHY), summarizes the research, and outlines future research questions of concern to policymakers. (Authors) [read more...]

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Learning from the Field: Expert Panel on Youth who are LGBTQI2-S and Homeless: Summary of Proceedings

by Hanson, Justine; Centrone, Wayne; Grandin, Megan; Kenney, Rachael

The SAMHSA/CMHS Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) convened an Expert Panel to better understand the needs of youth who are experiencing homelessness and identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgende... [read more...]

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Evidence Based Practice KIT: Permanent Supportive Housing

by Abt Associates, Inc.; Advocates for Human Potential (AHP); Westat; SAMHSA

Permanent Supportive Housing is decent, safe, and affordable community-based housing that provides residents the rights of tenancy under state and local landlord-tenant laws. The housing is linked to ... [read more...]

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SAMHSA’s Homelessness Resource Center Announces New Special Issue on the Future of Homeless Services

by Homelessness Resource Center (HRC)

The Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) announces the release of a special issue of the Open Health Services and Policy Journal on “The Future of Homeless Services.” Guest edited by the HRC, the specia... [read more...]

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Voices from the Field

Five Years After Katrina: Reaching Out in New Orleans

Shamus Rohn

Director, Abandoned Buildings Outreach Project

Max is crying today.

Only five nights ago, we met Max in an abandoned house in the Mid City neighborhood of New Orleans. The house has not been touched since flooding from Hurricane Katrina as evidenced by ...

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Housing Assistance in Making Connections Neighborhoods
8/30/2010 - Urban Institute: Housing

'Invisible Families': An Inside Look At Homelessness In Seattle
9/2/2010 - Homelessness on The Huffington Post

Some can't afford the cost of being homeless in Orlando
9/1/2010 - Homelessness

The HEARTH Academy
8/31/2010 - National Alliance to End Homelessness

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