The National Center on Family Homelessness Supports Federal Plan to End Homelessness
 The National Center supports the new Federal Strategic Plan that focuses attention and resources on preventing and ending homelessness. "Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness 2010" was released on June 22, 2010, by the Obama Administration and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. The plan includes recommendations to support children, youth, families, and veterans who are homeless or at-risk of homelessness as well as those who are chronically homeless. The plan embraces crucial policy goals which The National Center has worked to advance for many years. The National Center also supports the plan's comprehensive scope, including proposals on housing, health care, education, income, and employment. "Action on behalf of children and families is urgent given the number of families who are homeless in our nation each year, especially with continuing home foreclosures in every state and the return of thousands of veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan," said Ellen Bassuk, M.D., founder and president of The National Center. Read The National Center's full response to the new federal plan. |
Know Thyself: A Guide to Practical Program Evaluation
Learn how evaluation techniques and methods can help improve your program! Dr. Wendy Vaulton, Director of Research and Evaluation at The National Center on Family Homelessness, will lead this free webcast on June 30, 2010. Learn more. |
HEARTH: Clarifying the Definition of Homelessness
 The National Center on Family Homelessness is pleased the HEARTH Act expanded the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) definition of "homeless," allowing greater numbers of children, youth, and families who are homeless to receive critical housing and support services. We are particularly encouraged by the inclusion of individuals and families who lack the resources to continue staying at a hotel or motel, and who are being asked to leave by an owner or renter with whom they are staying. We are also pleased with the inclusion of individuals and families who are fleeing, or attempting to flee, domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other dangerous life or life threatening conditions. Read The National Center's comments on the HUD's proposed rule about the definition. |
| In Their Own Words: Teens Living in Family Shelters
 Not having a permanent place to call home can be a devastating and humiliating experience for a teenager. Teens living in family shelters often cope with a lack of privacy, social stigma, and feelings of shame. Shelter life puts limitations on simple activities, like inviting a friend over after school. The National Center's Rose Clervil recently sat down with three teens to learn more about their lives for a featured article on SAMHSA's Homelessness Resource Center. Read the article. |
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Take Action!
Read Stephen Lendman's blog post, Child Homelessness in America, featuring The National Center on Family Homelessness and its Campaign to End Child Homelessness.
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