United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

Resource Roundup: Providing Access to Low Barrier Shelter

06/03/2019 by USICH Communications

These resources can help you make sure your shelters are working effectively to make connections to permanent housing.

Resource Roundup: Identification and Engagement

05/08/2019 by USICH Staff

These resources can help communities build a system to quickly identify and engage individuals and families that fall into homelessness to ensure that experience is brief.

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Eviction Prevention: A Conversation with Communities

05/06/2019 by Rexanah Wyse, Robert Pulster

We sat down with three communities for a roundtable discussion on eviction prevention and they shared how their communities are working to prevent people from losing their housing and... Continue Reading →

Problem-Solving: An Innovative Approach to Addressing Homelessness

04/24/2019 by Marcy Thompson, Principal, Homeless Services at ICF

Marcy Thompson, Principal of Homeless Services for ICF, explains how problem-solving strategies can be used to get people quickly back into housing.

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LA’s Ad Hoc Committee on Black People Experiencing Homelessness Provides Roadmap for Equity Work

04/23/2019 by USICH Communications

This document guides communities through a final report released by Ad Hoc Committee on Black People Experiencing Homelessness— coupled with new data tools from the... Continue Reading →

National Child Abuse Prevention Month: Strong and Thriving Families

04/11/2019 by Jasmine Hayes, Deputy Director

Strong and thriving families is the theme for this year’s National Child Abuse Prevention month. Deputy Director Jasmine Hayes explains roles child welfare systems can play in preventing... Continue Reading →

Resource Roundup: Preventing Housing Crises and Homelessness

04/11/2019 by USICH Team

Efforts to prevent homelessness are not yet well researched and the strategies are still being innovated and tested, but we’ve pulled together some resources to help as you... Continue Reading →

School Year 2016-2017 Data shows a Majority of Students Experiencing Homelessness Sharing Housing of Others But Unsheltered Numbers Increasing

03/27/2019 by Jasmine Hayes, Deputy Director

Deputy Director Jasmine Hayes dives even deeper into one of the critical sources of data, the National Center for Homeless Education’s recently released summary of data on children... Continue Reading →

Taking the Time to Consider the Path Between Home and Homelessness

03/25/2019 by Katy Miller, Regional Coordinator

Regional Coordinator Katy Miller shares her reflections on the housing shortages and conditions in many Alaskan communities – and the clear connections to... Continue Reading →

Resource Roundup: Building Your System

03/14/2019 by USICH Team

These resources will help you achieve Objective 1.1 in Home, Together, which incorporates the planning and system-building that we must do to build a solid foundation for efforts to end... Continue Reading →