United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

Enhancing Access to Legal Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

10/24/2016 by Mary Owens, Management and Policy Analyst

To call attention to and address the unique legal issues impacting youth experiencing homelessness, the American Bar Association’s (ABA) Commission on Homelessness and Poverty and HHS’... Continue Reading →

Building School-Housing Partnerships for Families Experiencing Homelessness: Kansas City, KS and the 1400 Diplomas Initiative

10/13/2016 by Kerry Wrenick, McKinney-Vento Liaison, Kansas City Kansas Public Schools and Jasmine Hayes, Deputy Director, USICH

Learn more about Kansas City, Kansas' innovative and collaborative initiative to increase the housing stability and school attendance of children and youth experiencing homelessness.

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Why We Must Address Racial Inequity in our Efforts to End Homelessness

10/13/2016 by Amanda Andere, CEO, Funders Together to End Homelessness

Amanda Andere, CEO of Funders Together to End Homelessness, reflects on racial inequity in homelessness and why we need to have more conversations to lead... Continue Reading →

Domestic Violence Service Providers: Key Partners in Preventing and Ending Homelessness

10/11/2016 by Brittani Manzo, Management and Program Analyst

Throughout Domestic Violence Awareness Month and every day, we stand with the victims and survivors of domestic violence and recognize the tireless efforts of the advocates, service providers, and... Continue Reading →

Key Amendments to McKinney-Vento Act Take Effect October 1

09/30/2016 by Jasmine Hayes, Deputy Director

October 1, 2016 marks the date when a number of new provisions to the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act, take effect. These new... Continue Reading →

Asking the Right Questions about Tiny Houses

09/29/2016 by Robert Pulster, Regional Coordinator

The tiny house movement has been in the news a lot recently for its perceived potential to quickly house individuals experiencing homelessness, particularly in communities where there is an... Continue Reading →

100-Day Challenge Furthers Our Understanding of How to End Youth Homelessness

09/28/2016 by Mary Owens, Management and Policy Analyst

Mary Owens provides reflections from the 100-Day Challenge to End Youth Homelessness kick-off meeting held in Austin, Texas, with the three participating communities: Austin, Cleveland, and Los... Continue Reading →

Lighting the Path: Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations Drive Success

09/23/2016 by Joe Savage, Regional Coordinator

The National Initiatives Team shares strategies to grow partnerships with faith-based organizations to help support your efforts to end homelessness.

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National Recovery Month and Intersections with Ending Homelessness

09/16/2016 by Katie Jennings, Program Assistant

September is National Recovery Month. In this post, we look at the similarities between the guiding principles of recovery and ending homelessness.

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Sustaining an End to Veteran Homelessness: “What it Took to Get You There Is What It’s Going to Take to Keep You There”

09/09/2016 by Joe Savage, Jr., Regional Coordinator

Getting to the place where a community has effectively ended Veteran homelessness has involved rethinking and reconfiguring how our homelessness response systems operate. Now that they have achieved the... Continue Reading →

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Enhancing Access to Legal Services for Youth Experiencing Homelessness

Building School-Housing Partnerships for Families Experiencing Homelessness: Kansas City, KS and the 1400 Diplomas Initiative

Why We Must Address Racial Inequity in our Efforts to End Homelessness

Domestic Violence Service Providers: Key Partners in Preventing and Ending Homelessness

Key Amendments to McKinney-Vento Act Take Effect October 1

Asking the Right Questions about Tiny Houses

100-Day Challenge Furthers Our Understanding of How to End Youth Homelessness

Lighting the Path: Partnerships with Faith-Based Organizations Drive Success

National Recovery Month and Intersections with Ending Homelessness

Sustaining an End to Veteran Homelessness: “What it Took to Get You There Is What It’s Going to Take to Keep You There”