THE WIN APP: Featured APP of the Day!!
In January 2023, the WIN What I Need mobile app was the featured App of the Day – selected by leading software site, App of the Day! OCLA Founder, Dr.…
Making Progress on Homelessness, Thanks to Federal Initiatives
So these past few weeks, it was good to see two announcements indicating that homelessness systems in many communities worked to move tens of thousands of Americans from homelessness into housing throughout 2022. Here’s what was accomplished, and what these […]
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New Report Examines Older Adult Exits from Homelessness
The Alliance’s latest report, Connecting Older Adults to Housing: Examining Disparities analyzes the different ways in which older adults exit homelessness by race, ethnicity, gender, age, and shelter status. Based on 2018 data from the Vulnerability Index Service Prioritization Decision […]
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What Can (and Can’t) Local Government Do to Address Homelessness?
More and more, local governments like cities, towns, and counties are finding themselves at the forefront of the homelessness crisis. Who do you call when you need a pothole fixed, or to report a downed tree branch? Local government. Similarly, […]
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New Federal Data Shows Continued Increases in Chronic and Unsheltered Homelessness, Reductions for Families, Youth, and Veterans
In light of the unprecedented economic strain caused by COVID-19, combined with a severe and prolonged nationwide affordable housing crisis, the numbers buck predictions that homelessness would skyrocket during the pandemic. The progress for specific populations illustrates that federal resources, […]
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Dirty Dozen Meanest Cities in the US
The National Coalition for the Homeless has been shocked by the number of cities engaged in raiding encampments of people who are otherwise unhoused, throwing away valuables (medications, food, personal or historical papers) of those without anywhere e…
NCH Demands an End to the Cruel Policies of Making it Illegal to be Without Housing in the US.
Homes Not Sweeps Actions Continue September 6 – 11, 2022 The National Coalition for the Homeless is declaring the first week of September a Homes Not Sweeps Week of Action. We will host demonstrators, protests, and marches across the nation to ca…
LA City Council Votes To Outlaw Homeless Camps Near Schools, Day Care Centers
The 11-3 vote came after a tense meeting interrupted by protesters, resulting in one arrest and two police officers getting injured.
Rising Rents and Inflation Are Likely Increasing Low-Income Families’ Risk of Homelessness
Rising rents and persistent inflation increase the risk for people becoming homeless and serve as barriers to people who are trying to exit homelessness. In a 2020 study, researchers at the U.S. Government Accountability Office estimated that “a $100 increase […]
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We asked for your feedback on Sacramento’s homeless crisis. Here’s what you told us
The top three answers are remarkably close.
Sacramento County supervisors heard homelessness is skyrocketing, said news coverage is too negative
County officials criticized news coverage for focusing on the failures in the homelessness response
We called 148 affordable properties during a homeless crisis. Only 3 had units available
One phone number offered a Walmart gift card instead.
Breathless Story About Migrants Displacing Homeless Vets Was A Scam: Reports
A group reportedly rounded up 15 homeless men and let them order whatever they liked from a diner in exchange for posing as mistreated veterans.
Recommitting to Older Adults During Older Americans Month
When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens led to designating […]
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Recommitting to Older Adults During Older Americans Month
When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy and members of the National Council of Senior Citizens led to designating […]
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Startling numbers provide a snapshot of the homelessness crisis in Sacramento
In July the city hit a grim milestone.
200 people could be left homeless after Sacramento County closes two emergency shelters
Sacramento County is ending its Project Roomkey, casting about 200 homeless people out of shelters with few options to find housing.
