Meet NCH’s Spring Interns – 2011
Each semester NCH welcomes some of the brightest up and coming homeless advocates to join our team as interns. ...
Living My Uncle’s Story
The following was written by a recent college student participant of NCH’s Homeless Challenge program, as a reflection on...
Update on HEARTH and FY2011 Budget
From Ann Marie Oliva, Director, Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (via...
Homelessness vs. Homelessness
On January 26, 2011, the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH), HUD and the Department of Education co-hosted an...
Is Prison Adequate Housing?
Several communities are realizing the difficulty many ex-offenders have with keeping in line with their parole restrictions. Most parole...
Going Up, Going Down
Though every year communities understand that cold weather brings increased risk of illness and even death among those who...
‘Hard Lives, Mean Streets’ Book Review
Book Review by Tracey Crocker (NCH VISTA in Florida) “We have become so accustomed to living in a society...
Homeless Memorial Day Resolution Introduced to Congress
Florida Congressman Introduces Resolution Recognizing National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Congressman Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) has introduced a House...
The Ongoing Business of Harm and Neglect: DHS’ Experimentation with NYC Families
by Neil Donovan, Executive Director 200 families in New York City are part of a new draconian experiment cooked...
Get Out the Homeless Vote in 2010
by Michael Stoops In the early 1980’s there were successful lawsuits on the right of homeless people to vote...