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According to a report from the Urban Institute, "the single most effective way to end homelessness nationwide would be to fund a comprehensive affordable housing plan that would include a universal voucher program. This would both help more people exit homelessness and prevent more people from entering into homelessness.” The following article from Planetizen highlights the new report that "recommends a comprehensive, nationwide affordable housing plan as the ‘single most effective’ method of ending homelessness." Follow this link to learn more: https://lnkd.in/drak7GHd #planning #homeless #comprehensive #affordable #housing #universal #vouchers

Curious to know more about supportive housing? Great video from QCOSS in conjunction with The Corporation for Supportive Housing to get you thinking differently about housing solutions! #housingfirst

📢 Help us deliver a better social housing and homelessness system in NSW. We’re inviting stakeholders and community to have their say on a Homes for NSW Discussion Paper. The discussion paper outlines the issues and challenges impacting the non-market housing and homelessness system. In it, we’re proposing 3 priority areas for action and reform: 1. Customer-driven service 2. More and better homes 3. A system that works Are these the right priorities to focus on? What actions will create the biggest impact? How do we improve access to social housing? This is a critical moment to 'think big' about the housing and homelessness system we all want. Your input will inform a new 10-year Homes for NSW Plan, for release in early 2025. We encourage you to have your say and work with us to deliver better outcomes for people seeking housing and homelessness support in NSW. DEADLINE EXTENDED: We've heard you. Submissions will be now accepted until Friday 17 January 2025. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/gBc7Fn6H #PublicHousing #SocialHousing #Homelessness #NSWGovernment

The Kenora District Services Board’s 10 Year Housing and Homelessness Plan ‘A Place for Everyone’ is presented as a list of nine Priorities identified by the KDSB. Under each Priority are associated Goals that focus on specific needs and associated actions. Collectively, the Priorities provide a comprehensive approach to addressing current gaps in housing security in the Kenora District and inform a dynamic response to address the needs of our community members. 1. Understand demographic changes and trends 2. Maintain strategies for homelessness prevention 3. Develop transitional housing solutions 4. Address the needs of key priority groups 5. Increase housing supply 6. Address issues and limitations of existing housing stock 7. Improve information sharing and integrate service delivery 8. Enhance partnerships and engagement with senior governments 9. Monitor our progress and lessons learned View the 2023 Progress Report at https://lnkd.in/gViRFpsw

📢 We’re seeking feedback on our draft NSW Homelessness Strategy 2025-2035 We have worked closely with a range of stakeholders to draft a new 10-year, whole of government NSW Homelessness Strategy. The vision of the draft NSW Homelessness Strategy 2025-2035 is to make NSW a place where homelessness is rare, brief and not repeated because people have a safe home and the support to keep it. Flexible whole-of-government Action Plans will sit under the Strategy and set out how we will work to achieve this vision, including standalone plans for Aboriginal people and children and young people. The draft Strategy builds on what we've already heard from sector representatives, homelessness peaks, people with lived experience and government agencies. Our next step is to bring together ideas about how we can implement the Strategy and prioritise focus areas for the first action plan. We will continue to engage with sector groups into 2025 and beyond as we design and implement actions under the Strategy, and our approach to commissioning homelessness services. Share your feedback today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gK68hBDJ #NSWGovernment #HousingCrisis #Homelessness

Safe and secure housing is essential for everyone. York Region’s 10-year housing and homelessness plan outlines how we are working with community partners and all levels of government to build complete communities with a full range of supports to help people find and keep housing. Housing Solutions: A place for everyone sets out three goals: increase the supply of affordable and rental housing, help people find and keep housing, and strengthen the housing and homelessness system. Learn about the progress we made in 2023 and highlights from the last five years, as work is underway to develop a new 10-year housing and homelessness plan: https://lnkd.in/gBNywTWv

At Access Adam Housing, we are dedicated to helping local authorities meet the critical need for fully compliant temporary accommodation. The recent government actions to tackle the homelessness crisis are a significant step in the right direction. However, we acknowledge that there is no quick fix, and a collaborative effort will be essential to address the underlying challenges. Through our strong partnerships with local authorities and our commitment to co-production, we help to empower local authorities to not only offer safer and compliant temporary housing but also establish longer tenancies. This approach is crucial in breaking the cycle of homelessness to offer sustainability and hope to those in need. Curious to find out more? Read the full case study and learn how we can help you achieve similar outcomes in your community: https://lnkd.in/eeeKBJsb #HomelessnessPrevention #TemporaryHousing #LocalAuthorities #AccessAdamHousing

The House of Representatives is soon making decisions on topline funding allocations for the next government fiscal year. Congress needs to keep hearing from everyone about the importance of affordable housing and homelessness programs! You can take action by contacting your local representatives today and asking for the highest possible 302(b) allocation for #HUD and the #USDA affordable #housing, #homelessness, and #community development programs in the coming fiscal year. If you want to help, email your government representatives today and ask them to support funding for affordable housing - https://p2a.co/nliqghj Combating homelessness is a cause near and dear to us at Nginering. #USDepartmentofHousingandUrbanDevelopment #USDepartmentofAgriculture #CriticalMissions

We are seeing more folks leave homelessness than ever, something we should be ✨ celebrating ✨ IF we weren't also seeing the inflow (up 24%) into homelessness grow. The biggest reason is fairly simple, which is America is STRUGGLING; 1/2 of us renters can't pay the rent. Of course more and more folks will become homeless and they will continue to become homeless because we are unwilling to do the Most Important Thing: Subsidize rents to what people earn. Until this glorious day we are going to have to work harder to keep as many folks as possible from losing their homes. Money solves problems and we need to make sure more folks have access to it. Prevention and Guaranteed Income are two proven strategies that work. There is nothing stopping us (really, it is up to us) from doing more of the right thing.

Each year Homelessness Australia set a theme for Homelessness Week and this year it is ** Homelessness Action Now ** In the lead up to finalising our events program for Homelessness Week 2024, we have been considering what this theme could mean and how we can collectively and collaboratively create action. We also encourage our sector peers and allies to consider the same moving forward. Also, if you are a homelessness service provider in Western Australia and you are considering applying for funding for a Homelessness Week event, project or initiative through our Grant Program this year, keep this years theme in mind when defining your concept and vision for what you wish to host or collaborate with others to host. It's an important question to consider. #HomelessnessWeek #HomelessnessWeek2024 #HomelessnessWeekWA #HomelessnessWeekFunding #HomelessnessWeekGrantProgram