The 2018 budget signed last week brings some good news: a $2.513 billion investment in U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Homeless Assistance Grants — an increase of $130 million over last year.
Category: HUD
Ending Family Homelessness: The Road Forward
Ending family homelessness is not the responsibility of one program or system or agency—it’s the responsibility of every program, every service, every agency that touches the lives of our most vulnerable families.
HUD Awards Record $2 Billion to Thousands of Local Homeless Assistance Programs Across the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development today awarded a record $2 billion to support more than 7,300 local homeless assistance programs across the nation. HUD's Continuum of Care grants provide critically needed support to local programs on the front lines of serving individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
HUD: Homelessness Declines in Most Communities of the U.S. with Increases Reported in High-Cost Areas
Homelessness crept up in the U.S., especially among individuals with long-term disabling conditions according to the latest national estimate by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Rural communities need coordinated housing assistance
The loss of federally assisted housing is a growing crisis for rural communities, where housing costs may be low, but incomes are even lower.
New Report Explores Housing Affordability For Working Households
The National Housing Conference has released the annual “Paycheck to Paycheck” report, which provides insight into the ability of working households to afford typical housing in metro areas nationwide.
Worst Case Housing Needs Have Gotten…Worse
Communities across the country have been making tremendous progress strengthening their ability to respond in a coordinated way to the crisis of homelessness, but it is clear that there is a great deal of further work and progress needed.
Family Homelessness & Family Separation
According to a new issue brief by the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), family separation is related to homelessness and housing instability.
HUD: People with Mental Disabilities Face Significant Rental Housing Discrimination
Persons living with mental illness, intellectual or other developmental disabilities continue to face significant housing discrimination in the rental housing market, according to a new pilot study released today by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
MHC’s HOME NOFA is now available
The Mississippi Home Corporation has released the Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for agencies who desire to apply for HOME projects.