Contribute to the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness!

The National Center on Family Homelessness is participating in meetings with the US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) to discuss development of the Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.  This plan will guide the development of federal programs and budget proposals towards a set of measurable targets and will reflect interagency agreements on priorities and strategies over the next five years.

The USICH is now providing an opportunity for you to express your opinion about this very important plan!  The USICH's new interactive website - USICH Preventing and End Homelessness - is a place for your voice to be heard.  Online suggestions will be reviewed by USICH staff and will be assessed for possible inclusion in the Federal Strategic plan.  The site is open for posting through March 15.

2010 New Mexico Summit to End Child Homelessness: March 25-26

Please join us on March 25 and 26 for the 2010 New Mexico Summit to End Child Homelessness, organized by the New Mexico Campaign to End Child Homelessness.  Homeless service providers, children's advocates, community leaders, and state and elected officials will come together to specifically address the issues facing New Mexico's most vulnerable population - homeless children. Learn more about the New Mexico Summit.

New Publication: Military Family Literature and Resource Review

The National Center on Family Homelessness recently released Understanding the Experience of Military Families and Their Returning War Fighters: Military Literature and Resource Review. Military families face unique stressors associated with deployment and reintegration.  This review provides a snapshot of the key issues affecting military families during and after their time of service, as well as the impact of adverse military experiences, which may lead to unemployment and homelessness.  The Walmart Foundation underwrote the needs assessment that lead to the creation of the multi-site demonstration project Community Circles of Support for Veterans Families and this literature and resource review.

Homelessness Resource Center Online Trainings

Download the What About You? Tools to Promote Self-Care presentation and workbook.  The National Center on Family Homelessness and the Homelessness Resource Center hosted almost 250 participants for this online training on January 26.  Learn more about other online training opportunities.