The National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) - in anticipation of proposals in the air about expanding the definition of homelessness to include those who are living doubled or tripled up with family or friends - has released an estimate of the impact of expanding the definition.
NAEH estimates that if the definition of homelessness were [...]
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Philip Mangano, executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness provided a clear warning to communities across the country when he went to Pittsburgh and called out the City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County for not doing enough to end long-term or chronic homelessness.
The text of the article can be found below - but [...]
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As outlined in the PRISM 10-Year Plan, the Homeless Alliance is conducting outreach with faith community leaders, members, and volunteers by giving them tools for responding to those in need. The faith community can not only give money, food, or clothing to those seeking assistance; they can also help screen for eligibility for income-enhancements, [...]
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Many of the presidential debates conducted thus far have not spent a significant amount of time on issues of poverty and economic disparity in America. However, one particularly notable debate occurred this past June 28th. Taking place at Howard University, the All-American Presidential Forum covered issues that were addressed in The Convenant with Black America [...]
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On January 24th, 2008, the Homeless Alliance of Western New York will conduct our 2008 Street Survey. This effort is a large-scale event to collect information from low-income and homeless persons in our community. A similar survey was conducted in 2004 and the information collected was used to create our PRISM plan, which is a [...]
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