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.
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.
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.
List of organizations working at the state and local level to prevent homelessness and help people who are homeless.
Information on a program that is working to increase and improve employment opportunities for chronically homeless individuals with disabilities.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Provides persons who need shelter with a locator to find contact information for Continuum of Care offices throughtout the country.
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.
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.
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.
Information on a program from the Department of Housing and Urban Development that provides rental assistance to hard-to-serve homeless persons with disabilities.
Programs and initiatives designed to help homeless Veterans live as self-sufficiently and independently as possible.