National Alliance to End Homelessness

Homelessness -- Thinking Globally, Acting Locally

Christine Schanes | Posted 04.25.2012

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Christine Schanes

Do you remember when we felt that the issue protecting our environment was overwhelming? We adopted the slogan, "Think Globally, Act Locally." In much the same way, we have the ability to solve other complex global issues, including homelessness.

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Saki Knafo

Should Homeless People Be Sheltered Or Diverted? Obama Budget Renews Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 02.16.2012

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Every night, homeless shelters across the country turn away thousands of people seeking beds -- and not just because they're full, though they often a...

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Alexander Eichler

Homeless Rate Ready To Rise

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Foreclosure Crisis, Poverty, Homeowners, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP), Working Poor, Video, Unemployment, Rental Market, Economic Stimulus Package, Homelessness, Naeh, Homeless, Federal Budget Cuts, Foreclosure, Hprp, National Alliance to End Homelessness, Renters, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Business News

Although the recession has officially been over for two years, the worst may be to come for many people. Job losses rose during the last few years....

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Stimulus Funds For Fighting Homelessness Almost Out: Now What?

Nan Roman | Posted 11.30.2011

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Nan Roman

While the worst of homelessness increases have so far been avoided, we cannot rely on this trend to continue. Stimulus funds for preventing and ending homelessness are nearly gone.

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Is Ending Homelessness Just a Dream?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 08.13.2011

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Joel John Roberts

Like many advocates and community leaders across this country, I dream of the day this nation will house all of our people. No homelessness.

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International Leaders Create Alliance to End Homelessness

Nan Roman | Posted 06.05.2011

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Nan Roman

The most significant commonality was the knowledge that homelessness was a problem with a clear, concrete solution -- one that could be implemented with the right strategies, policies, and commitment.

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Nan Roman, President of the National Alliance to End Homelessness, on the State of Homelessness in America

Mark Horvath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Horvath

For this short interview I asked Nan to sum up the report on State of Homelessness in America.

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When Seeking Shelter, Homeless Teens More Often Left Out in the Cold

Pat LaMarche | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pat LaMarche

Not all kids who run away contact any particular agency looking for help and because of that; no individual response group can quantify the problem.

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Is Ending Homelessness the Real Neverland?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel John Roberts

There is a Neverland just beyond the reach of our imagination. Many in this country are starting to believe that ending homelessness is a reality not just a pipe dream.

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Is a Campaign to House 100,000 Homeless People the Real Deal?

Joel John Roberts | Posted 05.25.2011

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Joel John Roberts

How do we house 100,000 homeless people in the next three years? What if we just house people? Break the rules and just place them into housing, then deal with the barriers and broken policies later.

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Working Together to End Veterans Homelessness in Five Years

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

On this Veterans Day, as we unite to honor and thank our men and women who served, we must also share a deep dismay that some 100,000 of these veterans are homeless.

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100,000 Homes for 100,000 Vulnerable Homeless Americans by July 2013

Mark Horvath | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mark Horvath

The plan: 100,000 homes for 100,000 of the most vulnerable homeless Americans by July 2013. I believe it's going to happen and that Common Ground can do it!

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The Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness: Where Do We Go From Here?

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

Every year, the National Alliance to End Homelessness hosts the National Conference on Ending Homelessness. Every year, advocates, practitioners, and service providers gather in the nation's capital to see what we've learned.

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The Federal Strategic Plan To End Homelessness: Turning the Plan into Action

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

On June 22, the federal government released the first-ever, comprehensive federal plan to reduce the number of homeless people to zero. According to President Obama, "...ending homelessness in America must be a national priority."

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This Is What Ending Homelessness Looks Like

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

Tonight, the homeless assistance community will gather to honor those who have been able to strive forward and lead in the face of economic turmoil at the 2010 National Alliance to End Homelessness Awards Ceremony.

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After 10 Years, Plan to End Homelessness Has Way to Go

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

What the 10-Year Plan did was introduce the ideas necessary for finally ending homelessness.

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The Countdown - Homeless Counts and HPRP

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

High unemployment and poverty are driving the number of homeless people up in many places. The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program is intended to help.

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Ending Homelessness for Our Veterans

Nan Roman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nan Roman

The latest numbers show that 131,000 United States veterans will be homeless tonight. This number is approximately one-fifth of the entire homeless population.

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Secretary Donovan Re-Energizes Campaign to End Homelessness

Deborah De Santis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Deborah De Santis

I was at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in Washington, DC from July 28-31, listening to U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secre...

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Whatever Happened to Henrietta Hughes?

Linda Bergthold | Posted 11.17.2011

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Linda Bergthold

Whatever happens to Henrietta, is actually happening to all of us, in one way or another. Government can't solve this problem, but communities can. Doing nothing at all is not an option.

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