Federal Plan Marks a New Day in the Fight Against Homelessness

The Obama Administration and the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, consisting of 19 federal agencies, recently released the nation’s first-ever comprehensive strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness: Opening Doors.

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Finally, A Federal Plan to End Homelessness

The Obama Administration released a much anticipated comprehensive plan to prevent and end homelessness, titled, Opening Doors: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.

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A Message on the Release of ‘Opening Doors’

Opening Doors is a landmark in the history of fighting homelessness.

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The Supportive Housing Industry Forges Ahead

CSH and its partners around the country have succeeded in not only building consensus that supportive housing works, but in also building a supportive housing industry that is well-established and highly innovative.

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HPRP: It Has ‘Transformative Potential’…but is it Tweet-worthy?

Lately, many local news stories have spotlighted the use of HPRP (Homeless Prevention and Rapid re-housing Program) funds and how these funds are saving families and individuals from the streets. 

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Grant-making in the Homelessness Area: One Foundation’s Strategic Initiative to Help End Homelessness in Washington, D.C.

The William S. Abell Foundation decided five years ago that it needed to take a fresh look at its grant-making in the homelessness area since little progress had been made in the District in addressing homelessness. 

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Is There Ever a Good Day to be Homeless?

I’m sure it was the warm sunny weather or a pre-April Fool’s Day idea of a joke but a tweet on Twitter caught my attention yesterday. “Today would be a great day to be homeless."

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Local Philanthropists Lead Effort to End Chronic Homelessness in Tulsa

Three years ago, Gail Richards and Judy Kishner, local philanthropists and cousins, decided to take on their dream of ending chronic homelessness in Tulsa, Oklahoma, by 2012.

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Ohio Interagency Council Adopts PSH Policy Framework

Recently, the Ohio Interagency Council on Homeless and Affordable Housing adopted a new State of Ohio Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) Policy Framework with the goal of creating 6,000 new units of PSH for the most vulnerable households with serious and long term disabilities.

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Exploring the Notion of Public-Private Partnerships to End Homelessness

Just about anyone working to solve the problem of homelessness in our communities recognizes that coordinating public and private efforts is a key ingredient to measurable, sustainable success. 

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