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The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is the only federal agency solely dedicated to ending homelessness. Follows, retweets, and mentions ≠ endorsement.
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Joined April 2011
The Biden-Harris Administration announced a series of measures to address homelessness across the country, reaffirming the Administration’s commitment to ensuring all Americans have access to safe, stable housing.
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NEWS: Veteran homelessness has dropped to its lowest level on record—from 35,574 to 32,882—which represents a 7.5% drop since last year, 11.7% drop since 2020, and 55.6% drop since 2010. https://t.co/G8WYLFCmk6
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Today, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced that veteran homelessness...
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Have you read the latest USICH newsletter? https://t.co/lAzeWkOUNX Click to read about: ➡️ USICH's new National Youth Homelessness Partnership ➡️ Local and federal efforts to prevent families from losing their homes ➡️ How people without a permanent address can vote
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"There’s a lot of work helping end homelessness once people are already there...it’s just as important to focus on prevention." - USICH Director Olivet on the federal government's first-ever prevention framework Read (or listen) to the full interview: https://t.co/nqU5N3R5kX
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"We basically work as a coordinating body to make sure that the administration's homelessness strategy coordinated is effective," said Jeff Olivet.
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"Policies & decisionmaking are stronger when those who have experienced challenges firsthand can lead" - ED @SecCardona That's why USICH's new National Youth Homelessness Partnership elevates youth w/ lived expertise in efforts to end homelessness:
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Almost 3/10 people experiencing homelessness in 2023 were children w/ a parent. This new blog in our prevention series explores how the federal government & communities are strengthening safety nets to prevent families from ever experiencing homelessness:
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This is part of a new series on local and federal efforts to prevent homelessness.
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In Hurricane Helene's wake, @HUDgov announced $3M to help people in North Carolina experiencing or at risk of homelessness whose needs are not fully met by other federal disaster relief programs. https://t.co/OCXyZ6AO7R
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In the wake of Hurricane Helene, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $3 million in Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) funds for the state of North Carolina.
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Have you read the latest USICH newsletter? https://t.co/xsda62xq6x Click 👇 to read about: ➡️ Interrupting the jail-to-homelessness pipeline ➡️ Online training for Californians implementing the state's "Housing First" law ➡️ Available $$ to address youth homelessness
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Last month, @HUDgov awarded $15.4M to help young adults transitioning out of foster care and experiencing or at risk of homelessness—and more funding is still available. https://t.co/ziLl2eO1PT
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Last month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded $15.4 million to support young Americans transitioning out of foster care and experiencing or at risk of homelessness.
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Between October and August, @DeptVetAffairs helped house 43,116 veterans experiencing homelessness, and 96% of them remain housed. "We won’t rest until every veteran has a safe, stable, accessible and affordable home to call their own.” - @SecVetAffairs
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently announced that between October 2023 and August 2024, it housed 43,116 veterans experiencing homelessness, and 96.3% of those veterans have not...
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Every year, 50,000+ Americans are released from jail/prison and have nowhere to go but streets or shelters. To end homelessness, we must close the justice system's revolving door to/from it. This new blog focuses on local/federal efforts to do just that:
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This is part of a new series on local and federal efforts to prevent homelessness.
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USICH just launched a new blog series on local and federal efforts to prevent homelessness long before it starts. The first focuses on youth and on the foster-care system, which nearly 1/3 of youth experiencing homelessness have been in. https://t.co/GZJrVZPOY5
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This is the first in a new series on local and federal efforts to prevent homelessness.
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Homelessness is deadly—but preventable. Today, USICH is releasing the first federal framework to stop homelessness before it starts: https://t.co/MwFKf8VHiL This isn’t just a housing crisis. We need every community and many systems working together to help prevent and end it.
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Have you read the latest USICH newsletter? https://t.co/noV6V1ngPD Click to read about: ➡️ Federal resources for addressing mental health and substance use needs of people experiencing or at risk of homelessness ➡️ Disaster recovery funding ➡️ Voting without a permanent address
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Climate change is a growing cause of homelessness. @HUDgov recently deployed RUSH funding to help people in Iowa avoid or overcome homelessness after extreme storms, flooding, and tornadoes in May. https://t.co/opkHDNHmYO
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This month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced $686,019 for the state of Iowa and the city of Des Moines to prevent or address homelessness after extreme storms,...
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NEW USICH GUIDANCE Do you know *all* of the federal funding, technical assistance, policy and regulatory flexibilities available to address mental health and/or substance use for people experiencing homelessness Click to see: https://t.co/1e3zqqEkZy
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Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for families. Today, on the 30th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act, the Biden-Harris administration issued an interagency statement to affirm housing protections for survivors. https://t.co/EH6rrIrTQa
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Today, on the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), five federal agencies issued a new interagency statement to affirm VAWA’s housing protections for survivors of...
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Have you read USICH's latest newsletter https://t.co/4KTKdwxM9d Click to read more about: ➡️ Updated housing voucher rules from @HUDgov ➡️ Disaster recovery funding for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness ...and so much more
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Last month, @DeptVetAffairs awarded a total of $806.4M for two programs that help veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness: Supportive Services for Veteran Families and the Grant and Per Diem Program. https://t.co/57o5QRTuwM
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Earlier this month, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced it will award a total of $806.4 million for the following programs that help veterans experiencing or at risk of homelessness:
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