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Newsletter  January 2010
In This Issue
New Program: Community Collaborative for Change
New Site for Community Circles of Support for Veterans' Families
The Campaign to End Child Homelessness Moves Forward in New Mexico
The Reverend Al Sharpton: The Most Vulnerable Among Us
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New Program: Community Collaborative for Change
 
A grant from the Administration for Children and Family's Compassion Capital Fund will allow The National Center Boy Smilingon Family Homelessness to create the Community Collaborative for Change (CCC).  The National Center will work with 10 to 12 community and faith-based organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to improving outcomes for residents of Boston's "Inner Core" region.  The new program will build organizational capacity in four critical areas: Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Program Development and Community Engagement. 
New Site for Community Circles of Support for Veterans' Families 
 
In December, The National Center on Family Homelessness received a two-year grant from Blue Shield of California Foundation to help returning war veterans with their reintegration into family life.  This pilot will be located in Southern California as part of The National Center's ongoing multi-site Community Circles of Support for Veterans' Families, which has received support from the Walmart Foundation, Major League Baseball, and the McCormick Foundation.  Learn more. 
The Campaign to End Child Homelessness Moves Forward in New Mexico
 
Girl with toy dogOn January 8, the Campaign to End Child Homelessness held a second strategic planning meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with local children's advocates, homeless service providers, and state officials.  The group met to prepare for the 2010 New Mexico Summit to End Child Homelessness set for March 25 & 26, and the launch of the New Mexico Campaign.  Learn more about New Mexico and the Campaign. 
The Most Vulnerable Among Us
 
The Reverend Al Sharpton referenced The National Center on Family Homelessness in a December 2009 editorial in The Philadelphia Tribune.  The article highlights the difficulties homeless children face in America each day.  Read the article. 
Thank You for Your Support!
 
Thanks to the outpouring of support from people like you, The National Center on Family Homelessness has won two important awards: $10,000 from the Cambridge Savings Bank Community Gift Program and the GreatNonprofits Top-Rated Food and Shelter Nonprofit Award.  Thank you for your votes and positive reviews! 
What Can You Do?  
 
mom and baby 2Support The National Center and our Campaign to End Child Homelessness.  Make a donation online today. 
 
Tell us what's happening in your state and community to end child homelessness.  Share on the Campaign blog. 
 
Read The Huffington Post article, "Why Don't We Talk About Homeless Children?" by Catherine Meek, Executive Director of School on Wheels, which features The National Center on Family Homelessness.  
 
Learn more about child and family homelessness at www.familyhomelessness.org and www.HomelessChildrenAmerica.org.