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2016-12-29
29 December
On December 29, 2016
In Uncategorised

Federal funds will help fight homelessness in Central New York

WSYR-TV (Syracuse) reports that central New York is receiving more than $10 million to end homelessness. The money is part of $60 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development designated to end homelessness.  Source: SHNNYRead More →

2016-12-28
28 December
On December 28, 2016
In CFH Blog

Today’s Read: NYC’s Homeless Hotels

Although New York City has the largest homeless population of any city in the United States, we don’t have the massive tent encampments found in many other cities with growing homeless populations. In fact, the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development reported that on a single night in 2016, an impressive 96 percent of the estimated 73,523 homeless people in New York City were sheltered, compared with only 25 percent of homeless people in Los Angeles. HomelessRead More →

2016-12-27
27 December
On December 27, 2016
In News

Who’s Afraid of NYC’s Homeless Hotels?

A homeless 52-year-old woman described the boutique Manhattan hotel room where she lives with her two grandkids as clean but tiny. Frances Ramos said the city Department of Homeless Services placed her family at The MAve Hotel in late October. The narrow, 11-floor building at Madison Avenue and East 27th Street sits around the corner from the Museum of Sex. Its website markets rooms “modern in style,” but news reports revealed in October that theRead More →

2016-12-22
22 December
On December 22, 2016
In News

What the Homeless Really Need

Every night, more than 62,000 people sleep in our shelters, on our streets or in our subway system. This means there are more homeless people in New York City than at any time since the Great Depression. It is an epidemic we must face with the full force of our available resources. Yet far too often, we find ourselves tinkering around the edges, trying to combat symptoms of the problem piecemeal, rather than searching forRead More →

2016-12-20
20 December
On December 20, 2016
In Uncategorised

Making Rapid Re-Housing Partnerships: Lots of Work To Do!

The Alliance has released the five key strategies for advancing rapid re-housing. Those strategies are: Build the Evidence, Adopt Standards of Excellence and Practice, Make Rapid Re-Housing Part of Your System, Expand the Role of Partners and Acquire New Resources. This blog discusses the third strategy, Make Rapid Re-Housing Part of Your System. In September, people from across the country participated in our Rapid Re-Housing Summit to explore successes and assess the next steps toRead More →

2016-12-19
19 December
On December 19, 2016
In Uncategorised

Ready for the New Congress: 8 Things They Might Do With Big Impacts on Homelessness

Big change is underway in Washington, DC! On Jan. 20, Inauguration Day, the same party will take control of both Congress and the White House. This was also the case at the beginning of the Obama, W. Bush and Clinton administrations. The result was that all three administrations were able to get major legislation passed very early. There is little information coming from the Trump administration’s transition team about policy. But, there are some thingsRead More →

2016-12-15
15 December
On December 15, 2016
In Uncategorised

Webinar: Rapid Re-Housing and Progressive Engagement in Sacramento, CA

Geoffrey M. Ross, Assistant Director of Development and Federal Programs for the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Agency discusses how progressive engagement works within rapid re-housing.   Source: End HomelessnessRead More →

2016-12-15
15 December
On December 15, 2016
In News

CSH Selects New Board Chair for 2017

Executive Director of King County Housing Authority Elected Chair of CSH Board of Directors CSH, a national nonprofit helping communities create the housing that ends intergenerational poverty and transforms the lives of vulnerable individuals and families, announced today that Stephen Norman, Executive Director of the King County (Washington State) Housing Authority, has been selected by his colleagues to serve as chair of the Board of Directors. “Stephen is the thought-leader and innovator other housing authoritiesRead More →

 

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