Opening Doors

Last June, when the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness unveiled its framework for ending youth homelessness, representatives from several youth-serving organizations presented feedback.
One of the objectives of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness is to end youth homelessness by 2020. Here at NCFY, we want to help you understand how USICH aims to do that, in collaboration with federal, state and local government, and of course with programs that work directly with homeless young people.
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness meeting on June 12, 2012, at 1:30 Eastern will be streamed live. At the meeting, Administration on Children, Youth and Families Commissioner Bryan Samuels will present the proposed framework to end youth homelessness to the council and all those viewing the webcast.
The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness needs your ideas! The council aims to end youth and family homelessness by 2020, as outlined in the Opening Doors strategic plan. You can help by submitting your thoughts on two topics:
Last week, we highlighted a recent webinar by Barbara Poppe, executive director of the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. Titled “Ending Youth Homelessness by 2020,” the webinar detailed the efforts of Opening Doors, the first federal program aimed at preventing and ending homelessness. After the webinar, NCFY spoke with Poppe to learn more.
Ending youth homelessness by 2020 is a key goal of Opening Doors, the federal government’s program to end homelessness, which was launched last year. Earlier this fall, United States Interagency Council on Homelessness Executive Director Barbara Poppe spoke directly to staff of runaway and homeless youth programs in a webinar meant to introduce them to Opening Doors and inform them about...
Community-based organizations are vital to the federal government's strategic plan to end homelessness in the United States. The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness has recommendations for how communities can come together to create their own strategic plans as part of the Opening Doors initiative. Among the guidance: Align the plan with the federal timelines for ending chronic...
 Today the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness unveiled the nation’s first-ever comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness:   “Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness” (PDF, 2.15 MB)  
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