Welcome to CSH's new blog, The Pipeline. This is where you'll find all things CSH -- from industry news and events, to local groundbreakings, to our thoughts on the latest supportive housing research.
Federal Housing and Homelessness Programs Need Your Support! Deadlines Approaching for Three Congressional Dear Colleague Letters
~NOTE UPDATED DEADLINES~ Three Dear Colleague letters are circulating in Congress supporting programs that are extremely important in developing supportive housing for highly vulnerable people, including people who are long-term homeless and homeless veterans. We need your help TODAY by calling your Representatives and asking them to sign on to letters in support of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Grants Program, the HUD-VASH program, and...
ACT NOW! Call Congress and Ask Them to Sign Letters Supporting Criminal Justice Funding that can be used in Supportive Housing
NOTE: Deadlines have been pushed back and updated to April 17. Two House "Dear Colleague" letters are circulating supporting the Second Chance Act (deadline April 5 April 15) and the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program (formerly referred to as MIOTCRA or the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act) with a deadline of April 8 April 17. Be sure that your Representative signs on today! Simply email or call your Representatives...
CSH Charrettes from Florida to Canada
CSH Charrettes provide communities a platform to raise important policy issues in a manner that promotes transparency, authenticity and action. Because they are time limited and focused, community leaders find that they bring a renewed sense of interest in issues, specifically tied to ending and preventing homelessness. Since its inception with our partners in Baltimore County, Maryland, CSH has facilitated 9 Charrettes in diverse communities,...
Webinar to Discuss the Need for Rental Assistance (Section 8) Reform
CSH encourages partners to register and join a webinar about Section 8 reform being presented by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on Wednesday, April 3 from 4-5pm ET. There is consensus across a broad spectrum of affordable housing advocates to push for legislation that will reform HUD's Rental Assistance Program (Section 8). Section 8 reforms are critical particularly now in light of the budget shortfalls within the program and the impact...
Now Available – Conducting Homeless Counts on Native Lands: A Toolkit
Homelessness and the need for supportive housing on tribal lands are not well understood. Better understanding the size, scope, and needs of homeless individuals can give Tribes the leverage they need to advocate for the public resources that they need for housing and services. To this end, CSH is excited to release a new resource titled Conducting Homeless Counts on Native Lands: A Toolkit. CSH and Housing Assistance Council (HAC) collaborated...
As Effects of Sequestration Begin to Impact Communities, HUD Issues 2012 McKinney Renewals
Over the past week the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) notified funding recipients about how they are implementing the across-the-board budget cuts known as sequestration. Letters were sent to public housing agencies (PHAs), Continuums of Care (CoCs), property owners, community development organizations, and other stakeholders. As the letters make clear, the impact of the cuts will begin to be felt in earnest in the coming...
CSH Celebrates Our First Annual Eastern Region Supportive Housing Conference
Over 250 leaders in the supportive housing industry made their way to Philadelphia last week from throughout the Eastern Region despite Mother Nature’s best attempt at a Nor’easter. CSH CEO Deb De Santis charged the group with moving forward in the current and daunting environment. The conference highlighted many of the issues we are all facing today, most notably the issue of the Olmstead ruling and its implementation in states across the country....
Spotlight on the District of Columbia Housing Authority
When the District of Columbia Housing Authority (DCHA) wanted to assist veterans who have been chronically homeless in accessing housing with their HUD-VASH vouchers quickly, they created the “VASH-Plus” Program. Partnering with the local Continuum of Care, led by the DC Department of Human Services, and managed by The Community Partnership for the Prevention of Homelessness, DCHA eliminated existing barriers to housing, including multiple documentation...
Grand Opening in Los Angeles – Menlo Family Apartments
On Thursday, March 7 the Little Tokyo Service Center (LTSC) Community Development Corporation and Koreatown Youth and Community Center (KYCC) celebrated the grand opening of the Menlo Family Apartments – a 60 unit affordable and permanent supportive housing community for transition aged youth, homeless families, children with mental illness, and low-income families. The Menlo Family Apartments, located in Koreatown of Los Angeles is certified...
Grand Opening for The Connections Housing Project
San Diego celebrated the grand opening of Connections Housing. The Connections Housing project rehabilitated an historic 14-floor hotel into a residential and services center designed to reduce street homelessness in Downtown San Diego. Connections Housing provides virtually every resource needed to break the cycle of homelessness, all within one comprehensive facility. Our strategic outreach efforts identify the needs of our homeless neighbors,...
