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HUD Properties Available for Homeless Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 8, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the Aug 2, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Montana, and New York.
DOL Awards $5 Million in Grants to Help 1,900 Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - August 6, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) today announced the award of 22 grants, totaling more than $5 million, to provide about 1,900 homeless female veterans and veterans with families with job training to help them succeed in civilian careers. The grants are being awarded under the department’s Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families Program.
STATEMENT: CAP’s Laura Durso on the Introduction of the Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion...
Washington, D.C. - August 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week, Reps. Gwen Moore (D-WI) and Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the Runaway and Homeless Youth Inclusion Act, which would prohibit federal programs serving runaway and homeless youth from discriminating against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, or LGBT, homeless young people. If signed into law, the bill would also promote data-collection processes to help policymakers better understand LGBT youth homelessness. In response, the Center for American Progress’s Director of the LGBT Research and Communications Project, Laura E. Durso, issued the following statement
HUD PROVIDES FUNDS FOR OVER 450 NEW LOCAL HOMELESS PROGRAMS ACROSS THE U.S.
WASHINGTON, Dc - August 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan today announced a third round of grants for more than 250 homeless housing and service programs across the U.S., as well as nearly 200 grants to assist with local strategic planning activities provided through HUD’s Continuum of Care Program. This year, HUD challenged local communities to reexamine their response to homelessness and give greater weight to proven strategies, from providing ‘rapid re-housing’ for homeless families to permanent supportive housing for those experiencing chronic homelessness (see attached chart).
Judy Woodruff , Cecilia Muñoz, Speak Out on Homelessness
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 18, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- PBS Senior Correspondent Judy Woodruff of PBS’s NewsHour will speak about ending homelessness Tuesday, July 23, the second day of the 2013 National Conference on Ending Homelessness at the Renaissance Washington DC Hotel. The largest event of its kind, the conference will draw around 1,600 people from across the country, including federal and local officials, filmmakers, advocates, and people working on the front lines of the fight to end homelessness.
Senators Craft Bipartisan FHA Reform Bill
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 15, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Johnson (D-SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-ID) announced a bipartisan agreement on legislation to ensure the solvency of the Federal Housing Administration. Details of the Senate bill will be released next week.
VA Announces $300 Million in New Grants to Help End Veterans’ Homelessness
WASHINGTON, DC - July 11, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced today the award of nearly $300 million in grants that will help approximately 120,000 homeless and at-risk Veterans and their families. The grants have been awarded to 319 community agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
HUD Properties Available for Homeless Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 2, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the June 28, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina.
NHC honors groups building housing’s path forward, convenes experts to discuss neighborhood and household...
WASHINGTON, D.C. - July 1, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As the country recovers from a long housing and economic crisis, the questions of how to shape the future of housing finance and how to help neighborhoods and households recover linger. The National Housing Conference (NHC) honored two organizations at its June 20 Annual Gala—NeighborWorks America and Omni New York—that exemplify the theme of “Housing’s Path Forward: Where We Go from Here.”
DOL Announces Nearly $29 Million in Grants through the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 28, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has announced the award of 121 grants, totaling nearly $29 million, to provide more than 14,000 veterans across the nation with job training, job placement, housing and other services. These grants were awarded through the agency’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP).
NeighborWorks America Receives Annual Housing Person of the Year Award from the National Housing...
Washington, DC - June 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- This week NeighborWorks America received the Annual Housing Person of the Year Award from the National Housing Conference (NHC) at NHC’s 41st Annual Housing Person of the Year Gala at the National Building Museum. NeighborWorks America was honored as an important leader in moving housing forward from the housing crisis that the nation has faced for the last several years
Homeless Bills of Rights Gaining Momentum Across the Country
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 24, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- While cities across the nation consider and pass laws against panhandling, sitting or lying in public places, and other measures which criminalize homelessness, lawmakers in Connecticut and Illinois are following Rhode Islands lead in passing legislation to protect homeless individuals from discrimination.
HUD and VA Announce 9,000 New HUD-VASH Vouchers to House Homeless Vets
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 12, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Approximately 9,000 homeless veterans living on the streets and in the nation’s shelter system will soon find a permanent place to call home. U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Shaun Donovan and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Eric K. Shinseki announced that HUD will provide $60 million to local public housing agencies across the country to offer permanent supportive housing to homeless veterans, many of whom are living with chronic disabling conditions
Alliance Comments on Proposed Chronic Homelessness Definition
WASHINGTON, D.C. - June 4, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- I am writing on behalf of the National Alliance to End Homelessness (the Alliance) to comment on the proposed rule published on March 27, 2013. Among other provisions, the proposal would change regulations defining chronic homelessness for all of the Department of Housing and Development‘s (HUD’s) homeless assistance programs
HUD AWARDS $32 MILLION TO 30 LOCAL HIV-AIDS HOUSING PROGRAMS
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 31, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced $32 million in grant awards to assist more than 1,300 extremely low-income persons and families living with HIV/AIDS annually. The grant awards will provide these households with a stable living environment, which is essential to accessing healthcare and HIV related services. In addition to housing assistance these grant programs will provide access to the needed supportive services in assisting beneficiary’s with a path to self-sufficiently such as life skills, job readiness services and employment training
Definition of Chronic Homelessness Proposed Rule: Comments Due May 28
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH Act), enacted into law on May 20, 2009, consolidates three of the separate homeless assistance programs administered by HUD under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single Continuum of Care program; revises the Emergency Shelter Grants program and renames this program the Emergency Solutions Grants program; and creates the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program (RHSP) to replace the Rural Homelessness Grant program.
USDA Offers Aid to Homeowners Affected by Oklahoma Tornadoes
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 23, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced a series of immediate steps the Department is taking to help homeowners affected by recent tornadoes in Oklahoma.
NCHV TA Center Trainings on HFVVWF SGA
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 21, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- The Department of Labor Veterans Employment and Training Service (DOL-VETS) has announced the availability of funds for the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families Reintegration Program (HFVVWF) for Program Year (PY) 2013. Approximately $5 million is available to fund 16 grants ranging from $100k to $300k. Applications are due June 14, 2013
HUD Properties Available for Homeless Services
WASHINGTON, D.C. - May 17, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- In accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, HUD published a Notice in the May 17, 2013, Federal Register identifying Federal buildings and other real property HUD has reviewed for suitability for use to assist the homeless. The properties were reviewed using information provided to HUD by Federal landholding agencies or by GSA regarding their inventories of excess or surplus property. The list includes buildings and properties in Alaska, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia
VA Mandates Overtime to Increase Production of Compensation Claims Decisions
WASHINGTON, DC - May 16, 2013 - (RealEstateRama) -- As part of its ongoing effort to accelerate the elimination of the disability compensation claims backlog, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is announcing today that it is mandating overtime for claims processors in its 56 regional benefits offices. This surge, which will be implemented through the end of fiscal year 2013, will be targeted to eliminating the backlogged status of claims. The additional overtime hours that will be worked during this period will be used to help eliminate the backlog with continued emphasis on high-priority claims for homeless Veterans and those claiming financial hardship, the terminally ill, former Prisoners of War, Medal of Honor recipients, and Veterans filing Fully Developed Claims
