Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) funds can play a significant role in ending family homelessness. The TANF workshop at NAEH examined successful partnerships between homeless service providers and TANF agencies to rapidly re-house families. Housing Support for CalWorks (TANF) and the TANF Family Stabilization Program, two initiatives out of California, were among the promising […]
A big focus of this year’s NAEH conference was the success of Rapid Re-housing and the components needed to build and sustain an effective system of Rapid Re-housing. National experts presented on a wide range of topics from diversifying funding sources to converting transitional housing to Rapid Re-housing. The recently released HUD Family Options Study, […]
By Jackie Janosko The National Conference on Ending Homelessness started strong in the Systemic Response to Homelessness Track with a workshop titled Building an Effective Crisis Response System. The session included information on what makes an effective system; what interventions are necessary and the best practices for each; and how to analyze the system to […]