Blog: Homelessness Ends Here

In early October HUD annouced $3.92 billion in community allocations for the Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP). Foundations that are involved with their communities efforts to end homelessness are encouraged to pass the following information on to local developers and homeless service organizations.

Promote housing-based solutions, with access to appropriate services, that are integrated in to our communities as the primary investment for ending homelessness.

Initiate and engage in collaboration and strategic partnerships among funders, local policy makers, business leaders, and government, as well as advocacy, housing, and service providers.

Support effective prevention programs and strategies, such as effective discharge planning, employment training, substance abuse counseling, and family reunification efforts.

Raise awareness of homelessness and existing local ten year plans to end homelessness, while building public will for long-term strategies locally and nationally.

Encourage and support research, demonstration projects, and data collection to identify and confirm effective approaches for serving key segments of the homeless population.

Promote needed systems change, including increased coordination across government departments and agencies and efforts to transition providers from shelter-based to housing first models.

Work actively to leverage national policy and financial support for these efforts.