Resources
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Mapping America’s Rental Housing Crisis
The Urban Institute has created an interactive map analysis represent a best estimate of the affordable rental housing gap and federal assistance for extremely low-income (ELI) renter households at the county level in the United States.
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These four trends in rental housing have big implications for the growing affordable housing crisis
The rental housing landscape in America is rapidly changing: new people are becoming renters and many properties are aging. Meanwhile, the pace at which new rental housing supply is being created can’t meet growing demand. This supply shortage is particularly acute for affordable housing, leading to an ongoing crisis. Tens of millions of Americans live…
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Unsheltered Homelessness: Trends, Causes, and Strategies to Address
People sleeping on park benches and street corners are the most visible reminder of the United States’ continuing struggle with homelessness. On any given night, over 175,000 people are unsheltered, sleeping outside or in places not meant for human habitation. On a positive note, unsheltered homelessness has been declining nationally for several years, but some…
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People Experience Homelessness, They Aren’t Defined By It
The words we use to describe people powerfully affect our attitudes and assumptions about them. As advocates for people with disabilities have learned, labels generate strong emotional reactions that can create barriers to understanding and reinforce stereotypes.
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SBA disaster loan deadline in Mississippi approaching
The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding businesses, private nonprofit groups, homeowners and renters in Mississippi of the deadline to submit disaster loan applications for damages caused by tornadoes, wind, rain, lightning and flooding on April 30.
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Preparing for the 2017 NOFA: Make Sure Your CoC Application is Housing First Focused
This article originally appears as post published at the blog for the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Written by Anna Blasco HOW DO WE KNOW IF PROJECTS ARE HOUSING FIRST OR […]
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CoC Membership Application Form
Interested in joining Mississippi Balance of State Continuum of Care? Fill out the following form to tell us more about your organization and request membership. Don’t see anything? Please scroll back […]
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5 Thoughts on Street Outreach to Housing
Iain DeJong, President & CEO of OrgCode Consulting, shared some of his thoughts concerning the process of transitioning homeless individual through street outreach to housing.
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WE MUST ALL BE PART OF THE “NO WRONG DOOR” APPROACH: LESSONS FROM THE 2017 POINT-IN-TIME COUNT
This article originally appeared on United States Interagency Council of Homelessness ‘s website (posted on 02/14/2017). As a Program Specialist supporting the National Initiatives Team at USICH, analyzing Point-in-Time (PIT) Count data has become an almost daily part of my work. So much so, that it can become easy to forget that there are actual…
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Webinar Recording Posted: Equal Access and Gender Identity Rules Training
The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) held a series of webinars for Continuum of Care (CoC) Collaborative Applicants and providers, Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) recipients and sub-recipients, and Housing Opportunities for Persons With Aids (HOPWA) grantees to educate participants about the requirements of the Equal Access Rule and Gender Identity Rule…