Articles for the Topic "Sustainability"

A framework for successful transitional programs for homeless women with children: Education, employment training, and support services

2009-01-27T09:04:09

The main purpose of this study was to develop a transitional program framework that can assist homeless women with children to become self-sufficient. To create this framework, this study identified 9 program areas containing a total of 58 components and 4 program outcome categories.

Baby's First Home—A Residential Program for Homeless Teen Mothers and Their Children

2009-01-27T08:57:55

Baby's First Home is a youth-led initiative to start a housing assistance program for homeless teen mothers and their children in Queens, NY. The founders discuss how, with a small amount of seed money, they made plans for the endeavor and its sustainability.

Building Bridges: Co-occurring mental illness and addiction: Consumers and service providers, policymakers, and researchers in dialogue

2009-01-27T09:06:24

This document illustrates how the systems of care for mental health and addictions are separate. The dialog that serves as the basis for this document addresses: • Person-centered factors that hinder or promote recovery • System-level factors that hinder or promote recovery • Recommendations for improved understanding and service delivery

Ending Homelessness for People With Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Disorders

2009-01-26T06:13:27

This four-page publication outlines the problem of homelessness, addresses what makes a program successful, discusses housing options, talks about how to bring supported housing to communities, and includes information on funding and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Evaluation of the Collaborative Initiative To Help End Chronic Homelessness

2009-01-27T09:34:20

The Collaborative Initiative to Help End Chronic Homelessness (CICH) was an innovative demonstration project coordinated by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness and jointly funded by HUD, HHS (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and Health Resources and Services Administration) and VA. This effort, which crossed departments, offered permanent housing and supportive service funding through a consolidated application process. Several interim reports, as well as a summary of the reports, can be found on this site.

Funding Principles for Ending Homelessness: A National Funders Movement To End Homelessness

2009-01-27T09:14:46

Funders Together to End Homelessness is a national network of foundations and corporations supporting strategic and effective grantmaking to end homelessness. It was created to galvanize the philanthropic leadership and dollars needed to end homelessness in America. Funders Together seeks to: • Build a national network of funders who are actively supporting proven, evidence-based programs to end homelessness • Support the study, research, and collaboration needed to refine and improve the practices and polices needed to end homelessness • Advocate for the increase of local, State, and national resources specifically devoted to ending homelessness.

Homeless Assistance Programs

2009-01-27T09:17:19

HUD's Homeless Assistance Web page provides information about HUD's homeless assistance programs and available funding. HUD's homeless assistance programs are broken down into two main categories, formula (noncompetitive) and competitive. Competitive programs are under the umbrella of Continuum of Care.

Innovative Initiatives

2009-01-26T05:59:09

Lessons learned regarding Innovative Initiatives that are preventing and ending homelessness are shared on this page. The Web site presents a far-ranging set of replicable efforts with an emphasis on ending chronic homelessness. Included in these discussions are collaborations between organizations including the business community and homeless service providers.

Mental Health America (MHA)-Sponsored Programs for People Who Are Homeless

2009-01-26T05:47:43

This Web site provides information about numerous programs sponsored by MHA and designed for people who are homeless.

More Federal Resources, Effective Targeting, and Collaboration

2009-01-26T05:59:59

Nearly 10,000 homeless veterans out of some 17,000 engaged with the Department of Labor’s (DOL’s) Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program have become employed. The Best Practices Project produced by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans in partnership with the DOL-Veterans’ Employment and Training Service provides profiles of some of the most effective of these reintegration projects.

SAMHSA: Recovery Support

2009-01-26T05:57:40

This Web page provides information about programs for homeless people with serious mental illness.

The White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

2009-01-26T06:01:18

Some homelessness tools and resources available on this site include: • Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program • Continuum of Care • Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program • Health Care for the Homeless • McKinney-Vento Technical Assistance • Transitional Living Program • Formula Grant Program • Child and Adult Care Food Program • Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness • Emergency Food and Shelter Program

United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH)

2009-01-26T06:00:46

The USICH Web site has links to 10-year plans and information on interagency and agency-specific activities and funding opportunities as well as innovations. USICH’s weekly e-newsletter headlines new developments, innovations, partnerships, and resources focused on ending chronic homelessness.

What Gets Measured, Gets Done: A Toolkit on Performance Measurement for Ending Homelessness

2009-01-26T06:04:53

The National Alliance Web site provides a wealth of information about homelessness as well as the Ten Essentials Toolkit to support communities’ efforts to develop 10-year plans. The toolkit provides an overview of: performance measurement, including how to design and build a system from scratch; data use to manage or change a homeless system; and understanding and implementing system-level performance measurement.