We Invite Your Comments on Washington Post piece on Poverty

The article linked below is a particularly interesting commentary from Steven Pearlstein at the Washington Post. While we generally agree with his conclusions we would like to hear what you have to say and invite your comments in our comment section. The most salient points of the article are summed up in the [...]

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Exciting features at the Homeless Alliance website

Though many of you might read this blog, have you visited the Homeless Alliance website? If you have, do you know about the features on the Alliance website? Here’s a rundown:
For case managers, service providers, food pantry/soup kitchen volunteers, and faith community leaders, visit our “Get Help” page. It has three features:

Contact Numbers (for local [...]

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Hunger Action Network of New York State – Monthly Newsletter

Our good friends at the Hunger Action Network of New York State put out a “Hunger Alert” every month outlining some of the legislative and regulatory efforts to end hunger through its root causes. The Homeless Alliance is very supportive of their work and we invite you to take a look at their most [...]

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McKinney-Vento Reauthorization – Help Needed

Below please find an excellent outline of the current re-authorization of the McKinney-Vento Act as prepared by the National Alliance to End Homelessness.
McKinney-Vento Re-authorization
Senator Reed (D-RI), Senator Allard (R-CO), and 11 other Senators introduced the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2007 (S. 1518) on May 24. The Alliance’s analysis of this [...]

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Spitzer Making Strides

When we called out Governor Spitzer for his veto of an improved welfare bill in New York State , we were upset for what appeared to be a lack of concern for low-income people and in particular low-income women. While we still wish the Governor had signed the bill it appears that in the [...]

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Understanding Asset Building: Strategies for Working Families & Individuals

Our friends at the Economic Self-Sufficiency Coalition of Western New York are hosting a free conference for non-profit practitioners, government and employers. It will be held September 19th (8.30am to 4pm) at the Buffalo-Niagara Convention Center.
From the brochure linked below:
This conference features national, state, and local speakers and focuses on a variety of innovative [...]

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Housing First in NYC: Next Stop – Buffalo

As Buffalo and Erie County move forward with our ten year plan to end long-term homelessness, the housing first strategy as employed in cities around the country is quickly making its way to Western New York. The Christian Science Monitor has published an outstanding article outlining both the philosophy and the successes of [...]

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Homeless Symposium to be held in Rochester

Our friends in Rochester at the Homeless Services Network of Rochester, NY invite you to join more than 250 attendees for their 2007 Western New York Homeless & Hunger Symposium. Wednesday September 19th, 2007 from 7:30am-4:30pm.
Homeless Symposium Brochure

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Homeless Voter Rights brought into local Politics

While we don’t feel the need to comment on every article that concerns homeless folks in Buffalo and Erie County, the article in today’s Buffalo News regarding a homeless person and his collection of signatures for George Holt who is running for the Erie County legislature is worth a comment even if it only gives [...]

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Affordable Housing and Environment Roundtable

A Roundtable discussion of affordable housing and the environment will take place on September 11th from 3 to 5 pm at 237 Main Street, Suite 1200 at the Main-Seneca Building in Buffalo. The roundtable is presented by the UB school of Law.
Around the country, affordable housing funders, developers, and advocates are turning toward greener [...]

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