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HUD
Secretary and USICH Chair Shaun Donovan Hosts
Second Interagency Council Meeting in 2010 to
Discuss Finalizing the Federal Strategic Plan to
Prevent and End Homelessness
Following
a meeting last week of the full U.S. Interagency
Council on Homelessness, the Council announced
that it is very close to finalizing the first ever
Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End
Homelessness. The meeting had the full
participation of the Council, including three
Cabinet Secretaries - HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan,
Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, Labor
Secretary Hilda Solis - CEO of the
Corporation for National and Community Service
Patrick Corvington, and representatives from the
15 other Council agencies.
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USICH
Executive Director Testifies with VA and HUD
Secretaries on Veterans
Homelessness
At
a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee meeting on
May 19, 2010, Executive Director Barbara Poppe
testified about the key initiatives that are
underway among the Interagency Council members to
address Veterans homelessness. HUD Secretary and
USICH Chair Shaun Donovan and VA Secretary Eric
Shinseki also testified about their respective
departments work on the issue and collaborative
efforts between the two departments.
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- Watch the hearing
- Secretary Donovan's
testimony
- Secretary Shinseki's
testimony
- Executive Director Poppe's
testimony
- Secretary Shinseki discusses the
importance of ending Veterans
homelessness
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HUD
Hosts Symposium on New Homelessness
Studies
On
May 20, HUD's Office of Policy Development and
Research hosted a symposium to discuss three newly
released research reports. The group included
staff from across HUD, as well as other federal
agencies, including the Department of Education
and the Department of Health and Human Services.
Researchers, advocates, and leaders from
philanthropy and communities tackling homelessness
gathered in Washington DC. - Learn More
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. to coordinate the federal response to
homelessness and to create a national partnership
at every level of government and with the private
sector to reduce and end homelessness in the
nation while maximizing the effectiveness of the
Federal Government in contributing to the end of
homelessness. | | |
