In 2010, with the input and support from thousands of stakeholders across the United States, USICH launched the first-ever comprehensive federal strategic plan to prevent and end homelessness, Opening Doors. Together, over the last two years, we have made progress against the bold goals of the Plan by increasing investment in solutions, adopting proven tools to prevent and end homelessness, breaking down silos, and improving data collection, analysis, and reporting. We remain committed to the goals of Opening Doors and to the comprehensive approach described in the Plan. 

For this year's update to Opening Doors, we are responding to requests that additional content and clarity would be helpful in two key areas: early childhood learning and educational outcomes for youth and children experiencing homelessness and broad strategies on unaccompanied youth up through age 24.   

Similar to the original development of Opening Doors, USICH has developed an interactive forum for our stakeholders to provide feedback. The links below enable stakeholders to enter this forum and share their ideas and input in these areas by April 30: 

1. Help us improve early childhood learning and educational outcomes for youth, and children experiencing homelessness 
2. Help us end youth homelessness 

Based on the feedback from this forum, guidance USICH has received from experts in the field, and engagement with practitioners across the country, USICH will create:  

• A set of actionable steps that states and communities can take to improve educational supports for homeless youth and children.
• A strong framework for preventing and ending youth homelessness that will set us on a path to reaching our 2020 goal.
• A focused set of priorities USICH and our federal partners will pursue in both the short -and long-term.    

Share your input now at http://usich.uservoice.com