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 and the Campaign to End Child Homelessness.

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.

New Program: Community Collaborative for Change

A grant from the Administration for Children and Family's Compassion Capital Fund will allow The National Center on Family Homelessness to create the Community Collaborative for Change (CCC).  The National Center will work with 10 to 12 community and faith-based organizations that demonstrate a strong commitment to improving outcomes for residents of Boston's "Inner Core" region.  The new program will build organizational capacity in four critical areas: Leadership Development, Organizational Development, Program Development and Community Engagement. 

The Campaign to End Child Homelessness Moves Forward in New Mexico

On January 8, the Campaign to End Child Homelessness held a second strategic planning meeting in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with local children's advocates, homeless service providers, and state officials.  The group met to prepare for the 2010 New Mexico Summit to End Child Homelessness set for March 25 & 26, and the launch of the New Mexico Campaign.  Learn more about New Mexico and the Campaign.