Need help ending homelessness?
NEWS YOU NEED
As a first order of business, we elected HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge and VA Secretary Denis McDonough to lead USICH with a Housing First approach.
HUD will award $145 million in competitive funding to as many as 50 communities. Learn how to apply.
The latest stimulus offers $5 billion in 70,000 emergency housing vouchers to nearly 700 public housing authorities. Is yours one of them?
The Labor Department awarded $52 million to help homeless veterans reenter the workforce.
SAVE THE DATE
The IRS will walk you through the process to help people who lack a permanent address or bank account access their Economic Impact Payments.
DIGGING INTO DATA
226,080

The number of unsheltered people experiencing homelessness in 2020, which was the first time since the U.S. began counting the homeless that more people were living on the streets and in cars than in shelters or other temporary housing.
IN THE NEWS
  • HUD's Marcia Fudge Says She's Ready to Fight Homelessness as Head of Panel (NPR)

  • NYC Lawmakers Take Dramatic Step to Stem Homelessness (NYT)

  • Seattle Homelessness Ballot Initiative Will Begin Collecting Signatures (Seattle Times)

  • Mobile Clinics Bring Covid-19 Vaccines to Vermonters Experiencing Homelessness (VPR)

  • Applying for Rental Assistance Isn’t Easy. Here’s What You Need to Know. (CNBC)
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