Collaborating to Improve TANF Resources for Families Experiencing Homelessness
The National Center and partners, Horizons for Homeless Children and the National Alliance to End Homelessness, released a brief, Collaborating to Improve TANF Resources for Families Experiencing Homelessness. The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program is a vital resource for families. The brief discusses how to maximize TANF benefits to meet housing and child care needs of families experiencing homelessness. Read the brief.
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 Interagency Council on Homelessness Created in Mississippi
A Mississippi Interagency Council on Homelessness (MSICH) was recently created by the Mississippi Legislature and signed into law by Governor Phil Bryant. The purpose of the MSICH is to establish, develop, and implement a plan to reduce homelessness in the state that focuses on the needs of children, youth, families, individuals, and veterans. Membership will include representatives from the Governor's office, Legislature, state agencies, Continuums of Care coalitions, emergency shelters, local school districts, and other community organizations as well as Tuwanna Williams of The National Center on Family Homelessness. Many organizations, policymakers, and individuals across the state expressed the need for a MSICH over the past few years and contributed to its creation. This is a significant step forward in addressing homelessness in Mississippi.
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| Pressing Issues Facing Families Who Are Homeless
The National Center on Family Homelessness recently released a brief, Pressing Issues Facing Families Who Are Homeless. The brief highlights recommendations for preventing and ending homelessness for families, including increasing access to affordable housing, aligning housing and services, supporting federal programs, helping children and youth thrive, supporting veterans and their families, protecting survivors and preventing domestic violence, promoting trauma-informed principles, and investing in data collection and the development of best practices. Read the brief.
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Upcoming Events and Action Alerts
Join Kathleen Guarino, Director of Training, on April 25 at the New Mexico Coalition to End Homelessness Conference: Housing for All - Community, Collaboration, and Change. Register here.
Attend the 8th Annual Young Children Without Homes National Conference from May 20-21 at Harvard University in Cambridge, MA. Learn more and register today.
Join t3 (think. teach. transform.) this spring for Beyond the Basics: Advancing Your Motivational Interviewing Skills. This five-week course begins on May 22. Learn more and register today.
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