United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

What About Maria? We Need a Federal Plan More Focused on Homelessness Among Older Adults

02/26/2019 by Linda Couch, vice president of housing policy at LeadingAge

Experiencing homelessness as an older adult is different than for a younger person.

Deepening Our Understanding of Home, Together

02/14/2019 by Jennifer L. Rich, Communications Director

For the past six months, our National Initiatives Team has fanned out across the country—sitting down with communities from Anchorage to Miami and many, many places in between�... Continue Reading →

Resources to Help Develop Knowledge and Solutions for Tackling Racial Inequity

02/13/2019 by Veronica Mills, Communications Specialist

This month, we pay respect to Black history by sharing resources that can help deepen our understanding of racist policies and practices that affect our ability to create more... Continue Reading →

Together, We Can End Homelessness Among Individuals

02/11/2019 by Lindsay Knotts and Susan Pourciau, Policy Directors

We’ve been so excited to get Home, Together out into the world – to hear your thoughts and critiques, and to sit down with you to talk through how... Continue Reading →

National Estimates of Homelessness Largely Unchanged in 2018 Point-in-Time Count Data

12/17/2018 by Matthew Doherty, Executive Director

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its report summarizing the data from communities’ 2018 Point-in-Time (PIT) counts. The total number of people experiencing either sheltered or unsheltered... Continue Reading →

Remembering Those We Have Lost and the Work That Remains

12/13/2018 by Megan Hustings, Director, National Coalition for the Homeless

For nearly three decades, advocates for people experiencing homelessness nationwide have taken one day out of the year to remember those who have passed due to the trauma of... Continue Reading →

Out-Going Council Chair Neal Rackleff Shares His Perspective on the Work Ahead

11/22/2018 by Jennifer L. Rich, Communications Director

HUD Assistant Secretary Neal Rackleff served as our Council Chair in 2018. As he transitions out of that role, we sat down with him to talk about the importance of... Continue Reading →

New Vouchers Propel Us Forward

10/11/2018 by Lindsay Knotts, Policy Director

HUD's recent awards of new mainstream vouchers expands the resources communities can tap into for single adults experiencing homelessness. Read more from Policy Director Lindsay Knotts about... Continue Reading →

Youth Homelessness in Los Angeles County: Innovation with Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice and Coordinated Entry Systems

10/08/2018 by William Lehman, Coordinated Entry System Manager, Los Angeles Homelessness Services Authority

Los Angeles County launched three programs in 2017 to build new links between the Youth Coordinated Entry System and the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. LA County... Continue Reading →

Building Momentum for Safe and Accessible Housing for All Survivors of Domestic and Sexual Violence

09/27/2018 by Partners of the Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium

In recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October, learn how the Domestic Violence and Housing Technical Assistance Consortium works to address the needs of survivors experiencing... Continue Reading →