Archive for 'homelessness'
Roseburg, Oregon homeless shelter for teens gets front page writeup
First, I am running way behind around here. The dearth of posts has to do with fun holiday activities and a few recent trips. That to say, I wish I had posted this a week and a half ago.
I was home in Roseburg, Oregon, visiting my parents for the holidays, and noted that the Roseburg [...]
Posted: January 5th, 2008 under homelessness, in the news, oregon.
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Rural Oregon homeless programs lose out in 2007 funding cycle
HUD-funded Rural Oregon Continuum of Care programs took a huge cut in funding in the recently announced 2007 CoC awards, dropping to $552,600 for the July 2008-June 2009 funding period [link to spreadsheet containing totals for state], compared to the current funding level of $1,473,673. At the same time, funding for homeless programs in urban [...]
Posted: January 5th, 2008 under community action, homelessness, non-profits, oregon, program management.
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2008 Homeless funding reauthorization and rural communities
The McKinney-Vento Act, which provides funding for a variety of homeless programs, is currently up for reauthorization for 2008. HR 840, the Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act, and SB 1518, the Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act (CPEHA), are the House and Senate versions, respectively.
One of the programs I [...]
Posted: November 12th, 2007 under HB 840, McKinney-Vento reauthorization, S 1518, federal legislation, homelessness.
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