United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

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 →

How System Modeling Can Help Build a Stronger Response to Homelessness

09/13/2018 by Brooke Spellman, Principal Associate, Joyce Probst MacAlpine, Senior Associate, and Rebecca Cohen, Associate of ABT Associates

Local homelessness services systems comprise a series of interconnected interventions. System modeling can help a community “right-size” each component to address peoples’ actual needs and... Continue Reading →

The Hometown of Independence, Philadelphia Continues the Tradition for Our Veterans

08/28/2018 by Kathleen Salerno, Director of Homeless Services, Veterans Multi-Service Center

The partnership between HUD, VA, the City, and an array of nonprofit providers that helped Philadelphia provide housing opportunities to more than 2,000 Veterans had to turn its attention to... Continue Reading →

A Personal Reflection on the Role I Must Play to Help Advance Racial Equity

07/11/2018 by Darren Franklin, USICH Director of Finance and Administration

Director of Finance and Administration Darren Franklin reflects on his role in advancing racial equity within USICH and across his sphere of influence.

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How to Start Addressing Racial Disparities in Your Community

07/09/2018 by USICH

These considerations and resources may be used for communities' efforts to address racial disparities in the work to end homelessness.

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The Value of Lived Experience in the Work to End Homelessness

07/06/2018 by Sheila White, Advocacy Fellow at Miriam’s Kitchen

A fellow at a Washington, DC, non-profit shares the value in centering people with lived experience in the work to prevent and end homelessness.

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Systems Change: Addressing Racial Disparity by Putting Theory into Practice

06/18/2018 by Marc Dones, Senior Lead for Equitable Systems at Future Laboratories and Brittani Manzo, Policy Advisor at USICH

We explore how lessons learned from anti-racist initiatives may be used to inform and guide systems change efforts to address the over-representation of people of... Continue Reading →

Extending our Successes with Diversion to Help Families Quickly Exit Homelessness

06/04/2018 by Helen Howell, Executive Director of Building Changes

A pilot program in Washington State explores ways that diversion techniques can be applied to help families exit homelessness quickly, safely and simply.

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