HUD and Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Cyndi Lauper are joining forces to “Make Everyone Count,” a national campaign to support local one-night counts of homeless persons and families. Cyndi Lauper and the True Colors Fund’s Forty to None Project produced a national public service announcement to encourage viewers to contribute their time to gather [...]
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Homelessness affects thousands of people across our Nation. Many may think that homelessness is impossible to solve. Not true. As long as we come together as a country and combine federal resources with those at the local level, ending homelessness IS within our reach. The 100K Homes Campaign is a grassroots movement bringing communities together [...]
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On a single night in January 2012, cities across the country walked through their communities to do a one-night count of their homeless population who live in shelters and on the streets. This annual point-in-time count aims to measure homelessness over the course of one night every January. Today, HUD reports the results of the [...]
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In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy (or any natural disaster), families can be forced from their homes and finding a place to live as quickly as possible is crucial. There are many resources available from federal agencies to private organizations. In order to make the process as easy as possible, FEMA has put together the [...]
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Last night two incredible teams were honored with the prestigious Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal by the Partnership for Public Service at a gala in Washington, D.C. One team comes from HUD and the another from the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. Along with Mark Johnston, HUD’s team includes Ann Oliva, Acting Deputy Assistant [...]
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