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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.

[Department of Housing and Urban Development @HUDgov]

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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How can health systems and hospitals help solve homelessness? Join @USICHgov and @aboutKP for a webinar on recent federal guidance and effective strategies for collaborative and compassionate care for people experiencing homelessness.

Register today: https://t.co/0Eyf0iSH2A

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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.

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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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"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: https://t.co/QgBgP460LK

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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: https://t.co/BPAF2KADIw

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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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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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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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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: https://t.co/QVCygaZ4h7

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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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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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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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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