| November 10 - 18, 2012: National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week is upon us! Thousands of you will be taking part in changing the way we view homelessness. If you are not organizing an event, click here to find one in your area, or to read more about how you can be involved!
September 30 -October 6, 2012, is National Homeless and Low-Income Voter Registration Week. NCH member across the country to hold registration drives, candidate or and voter education forums.
July 31, 2012: Interim CoC Regulations for HEARTH Published in Federal Register. The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing Act of 2009 (HEARTH), consolidates three of the separate homeless assistance programs administered by HUD under the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act into a single grant program 1) Supportive Housing program, 2) Shelter Plus Care and 3) Moderate Rehabilitation/Single Room Occupancy, and revises the Emergency Shelter Grants program and renames it the Emergency Solutions Grants program.
The HEARTH Act codifies in law the Continuum of Care planning process, a longstanding part of HUD's application process to assist homeless persons by providing greater coordination in responding to their needs. The HEARTH Act also directs HUD to disseminate regulations for these new programs and processes. See the Federal Register for more.
July 25, 2012: Come listen to 4 members of our Speaker's Bureau share their stories at our event Can You Hear Us? at 6pm on 23rd and P.
July 16, 2012: NCH announces a new campaign to encourage meaningful participation in the fight to end homelessness. Find out more about why Membership Matters.
July 16, 2012: HUD to Publish New CoC Interim Regulations Under HEARTH. Read More.
July 6, 2012: Food sharing bans across the country are making it more difficult for people to receive and share food. Check out NCH's response in NPR news.
June 28, 2012: Today, the Supreme Court ruled on the Affordable Care Act. Read NCH's response to the decision.
June 1, 2012: Check out NCH Staff talking about what home means to them on the Speak For We Blog.
May 30-31, 2012: Join Horizons for Homeless Children for their 7th Annual Young Children Without Homes Conference in Boston, MA.
May 9, 2012: Online Event: Health Reform & Homeless Populations: What Does the Law Do for You? Join the Health Care for the Homeless Council's Consumer Advisory Board for this training on how health care reform affects people experiencing homelessness.
April 20-22, 2012: Global Youth Service Day, chaired by First Lady, Michelle Obama, helps engage young people and celebrate youth leadership in all 50 U.S. states and in over 100 countries around the world. Check out the map of events happening around the world, or read more about how you can get involved!
March 12, 2012: March 10-18th is AmeriCorps Week! We send a big Thank You to the hundreds of volunteers that have increased the impact of NCH's mission over the years! Learn more about our current VISTA project.
February 17, 2012: NCH announces a new campaign, Crisis Hidden in Plain View, to encourage outreach and engagement to families and individuals who are homeless or at-risk of becoming un-housed. Learn more or watch the video.
January 25, 2012: ACTION ALERT: Help protect the privacy rights of those using Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). Comments due on proposed regulations by February 7, 2012.
January 11, 2012: Three un-housed men have  been killed recently in Orange County, CA. With the posibility that these deaths were caused by a serial killer, NCH has released a new report: Hate Crimes Against the Homeless: Violence Hidden in Plain View. This report is the result of annually tracking bias motivated crimes committed against un-housed individuals. It is also a report that, in it entirety, illustrates the deadly consequences of decades of failed housing policies and social reforms.
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