homelessness
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News Round-Up: Housing Disasters, Natural and Man-Made
In this week’s News Round-Up, we find news stories showing that both natural disasters, and the disastrous economy, have combined with the nationwide shortage of rental housing affordable to low income people to create a crisis for many American families. In Vermont, manufactured home park residents whose homes were flooded during Hurricane Irene had no Continue reading
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Helping Women Veterans, Ending Veteran Homelessness
According to a recent report from HUD and the Department of Veterans Affairs, while homeless veterans are not likely to be women, female veterans are more likely than female non-veterans to become homeless. Women veterans can face unique challenges when leaving the service, in addition to those challenges faced by male veterans, that can be Continue reading
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Advocates in the Spotlight: Michael Dahl
Many people, from staff and board members to conference attendees and members, work with the Coalition to help us achieve our mission. “Advocates in the Spotlight” celebrates different types of advocates, from people in the field to those behind-the-scenes working in our office every day. We continue this series by interviewing an advocate who has Continue reading
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Talk of the Town: AIDS and Housing
AIDS 2012, the international AIDS conference, finishes is week-long run in Washington, D.C. today. Held in the United States for the first time in 22 years, the conference covers the broad range of clinical and epidemiological science, healthcare, policy, and advocacy issues related to HIV/AIDS. The conference has provided the opportunity for serious conversation and Continue reading
On the Home Front 