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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Consolidation of HUD's Homeless Assistance Programs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and TransportationPublisher:
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Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Homelessness
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Category : Federal aid to services for the homeless
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Homeless Assistance Programs
Author: United States. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentPublisher:
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Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 22
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McKinney-Vento Reauthorization and Consolidation of HUD's Homeless Programs
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Subcommittee on Housing and TransportationPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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Permanent Supportive Housing
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309477077
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics of and attitudes toward poor and disenfranchised citizens. In recent decades, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the philanthropic community have worked hard to develop and implement programs to solve the challenges of homelessness, and progress has been made. However, much more remains to be done. Importantly, the results of various efforts, and especially the efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans in recent years, have shown that the problem of homelessness can be successfully addressed. Although a number of programs have been developed to meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness, this report focuses on one particular type of intervention: permanent supportive housing (PSH). Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. The report also addresses policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the PSH and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs.
Ending Chronic Homelessness
Author: Mya C. PerkinsPublisher: Nova Science Publishers
ISBN: 9781634850629
Category : Homeless persons
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Chronically homeless individuals are those who spend long periods of time living on the street or other places not meant for human habitation, and who have one or more disabilities, frequently including mental illnesses and substance use disorders. In the 2014 Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) point-in-time count of people experiencing homelessness, over 84,000 individuals met the definition of chronically homeless, down from more than 120,000 in 2008. In part the decline is due to the federal governments plan, announced in 2002, to end chronic homelessness within 10 years. The target date has since been extended to 2017. Among the federal programs focused on ending chronic homelessness are the HUD Homelessness Assistance Grants, the HUD and Veterans Affairs Supported Housing Program (HUD-VASH), and several HUD demonstration programs. One of the reasons that federal programs have devoted resources to ending chronic homelessness is studies finding that individuals who experience it, particularly those with serious mental illness, use many expensive services often paid through public sources, including emergency room visits, inpatient hospitalisations, and law enforcement and jail time. Even emergency shelter resources can be costly. In addition to potential ethical reasons for ending chronic homelessness, doing so could reduce costs in providing assistance to this population. This book summarises the research surrounding permanent supportive housing (PSH) for chronically homeless individuals. In doing so, it attempts to examine the nuance in the research to determine where PSH could be considered successful and where gaps may remain. The book discusses what it means to be chronically homeless, the way in which assistance for chronically homeless individuals has evolved, and how federal programs target assistance to individuals experiencing chronic homelessness. In addition, it summarises the research regarding chronically homeless individuals who move into PSH.
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act
Author: United StatesPublisher:
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Category : Homelessness
Languages : en
Pages : 68
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Strategies for Improving Homeless People's Access to Mainstream Benefits and Services
Author: Martha R. BurtPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 1437936814
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 287
Book Description
In 2000, HUD, in recognition that any solution to homelessness must emphasize housing, targeted its McKinney-Vento Act homeless competitive programs towards housing activities. This policy decision presumed that programs such as Medicaid, TANF and General Assistance could pick up the slack produced by the change. This study examines how 7 communities sought to improve homeless people¿s access to mainstream services following this shift away from funding services through the Supportive Housing Program. Provides communities with models and strategies that they can use. Highlights the limits of what even the most resourceful of communities can do to enhance service and benefit access by homeless families and individuals.
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