Advocates
"Now is the time to challenge our Nation to aspire to end homelessness across all populations—including families, youth, children, and veterans.” – President Barack Obama
Advocates who address the issue of homelessness focus on a variety of topics related to homelessness while representing diverse populations, geography, and approaches. USICH has committed itself to be transparent in its work and have included the knowledge and engagement of advocates from across the country in the development of Opening Doors.
For the most recent updates from USICH and from our partners on initiatives to prevent and end homelessness visit our Media Center.
Below you will find resources, information, and programs that can keep advocates informed:
Fact Sheets
Opening Doors Overview
An overview of Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, background for its development, key elements of ...
Helpful Websites
National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans
http://www.va.gov/HOMELESS/NationalCenter.asp The National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans is developed to serve as a ...
National Healthcare for the Homeless Council
http://www.nhchc.org/ National Healthcare for the Homeless Council homepage- includes clinical practice resources, advocacy and ...
National Alliance on Mental Ilness
http://www.nami.org/ The National Alliance on Mental Illness provides support, public education, advocacy and research on mental ...
USICH Webpages
Building the Plan
During the development of Opening Doors, USICH stressed the importance of transparency and feedback from a variety of stakeholders. ...
Videos and Webinars
White House Announcement of Opening Doors
Follow the link below to see the video of the announcement of Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness at ...
USICH Webinar: Increasing Access to Mainstream Assistance Programs
On February 23rd, USICH hosted a webinar on using consolidated online enrollment systems such as the Ohio Benefits Bank to increase ...
Deputy Director Anthony Love discusses Strategic Plan on C-SPAN
On July 6, 2010 shortly after the release of Opening Doors, Deputy Director Anthony Love appeared on C-SPAN to discuss the Plan and ...