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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
A handful of communities are adopting community-wide Housing First approaches. In these communities, all families seeking shelter are assessed for Housing First services. The adoption of a community-wide Housing First strategy allows for system-wide reductions in shelter demand and targeting transitional and permanent supportive housing resources more efficiently. This workshop featured...
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Jul 09, 2007
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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
In many cities, affordable rental housing is scarce and, as thousands of affordable housing units go offline each year, the stock continues to dwindle. Out of necessity, homeless providers are getting into the housing development business. This interactive workshop explored innovative ways to acquire or develop a stable housing stock and...
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Jul 09, 2007
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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
This workshop covered the development of a plan to end homelessness from start to finish presented by communities that have done it. Planning steps include enlisting the right stakeholders, developing a work plan and structuring committees, researching needs and best practices, refining strategies, and maintaining momentum. Workshop speakers also discussed how...
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Jul 09, 2007
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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
Designing effective homeless prevention programs for families is challenging. This workshop weaved together research and promising practices that can inform program design and planning. The workshop also examined strategies communities have implemented to achieve more effective targeting....
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Jul 09, 2007
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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
It is more critical than ever for programs to measure and articulate their effectiveness. Both for funding purposes and for effective planning, communities must be able to assess whether their systems of care are successfully meeting the needs of people who are homeless and be able to track that success over...
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Jul 09, 2007
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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
This half-day institute offered an inside look at how to create a rural plan, strategies that work in rural areas, and how to cultivate partnerships in rural areas. The workshop highlighted the achievements in the first year of the National Alliance to End Homelessness’ Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central...
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Jul 09, 2007
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, National Alliance to End Homelessness
Research reveals troubling over-representation of African Americans and American Indians among homeless youth. Providers are interested in finding ways to appropriately serve youth of color, from a cultural and youth development perspective, and are increasingly aware of the overrepresentation of American Indian and African American youth in programs. This meeting included...
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Jul 09, 2007
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, Urban Institute: Housing
A new analysis of the Washington, D.C., housing market shows the portion of homebuyers who have very low incomes fell from 17.2 to 4.3 percent between 1997 and 2005. The spring installment of the District of Columbia Housing Monitor also reveals a continuing slowdown in home sales, though prices east of...
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Jun 26, 2007
