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Federal Property Suitable as Facilities To Assist the Homeless
August 7, 2009 Federal Register notice from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) identifying a list of Federal properties reviewed by HUD for suitability for possible use to assist the homeless. Homeless assistance providers interested in any such property should send a written expression of interest. Properties listed as suitable/available will be available exclusively for homeless use for a period of 60 days from the date of this notice. This link opens a PDF document.
2008 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
July 2009 report from the Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) that provides the latest counts of homelessness nationwide--including counts of individuals, persons in families, and special population groups such as veterans and chronically homeless people. The report also documents disabilities among people who are homeless. This link opens a PDF document.
Assistance for Homeless Veterans Fact Sheet
Information on VA programs that provide assistance to homeless Veterans, including the Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program, Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program, inpatient and outpatient health care, readjustment counseling and disability benefits and entitlements.
Coordinating Community Plans Guidebook
Explains the workforce planning process to housing and homelessness service practitioners, and provides practical examples of how planners involved in homeless services can provide input to Workforce Plans and develop partnerships with those involved in their creation.
Directory of Homeless & Housing Advocacy Coalitions
List of organizations working at the state and local level to prevent homelessness and help people who are homeless.
Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment & Housing Projects
Information on a program that is working to increase and improve employment opportunities for chronically homeless individuals with disabilities.
FirstStep - Benefits for People Who Are Homeless
Online tool to assist case managers and outreach workers in finding services for the homeless. Includes information on key federal benefits programs that can support the homeless.
Guide to Accessing Employment and Income Support Programs for Homeless Veterans
Provides guidance to homeless assistance and workforce development providers and planners to help them promote self-sufficiency among their clients by connecting them to mainstream employment and income support programs.
HUD Awards $21.4 Million for HIV/AIDS Housing
The Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) has awarded $21.4 million in HIV/AIDS housing grants to 19 local programs. These grants are expected to help 1,159 households address the challenges of living with HIV/AIDS through access to permanent housing.
Homelessness Resource Center
An interactive community of providers, consumers, policymakers, researchers, and public agencies at federal, state and local levels.
A program of the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Mental Health Services.
Homelessness Resource Exchange
Provides persons who need shelter with a locator to find contact information for Continuum of Care offices throughtout the country.
National Coalition for the Homeless
National network of people who are or have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers and others committed to ending homelessness. Find where to go for help.
PATH - Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness
A SAMHSA grant program that funds the 50 States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and four U.S. Territories to support service delivery to individuals with serious mental illnesses, as well as individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders, who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access & Recovery Initiative (SOAR)
The SOAR technical assistance initiative is a program dedicated to assisting individuals who are both homeless and who have a disability. SOAR-trained case managers work with eligible individuals to help them complete applications for benefits.
Shelter Plus Care Program
Information on a program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides rental assistance to hard-to-serve homeless persons with disabilities.
VA Programs for Homeless Veterans
Programs and initiatives designed to help homeless Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible.
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