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Showing posts with label ten year plans. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ten year plans. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Google Maps of Ten Year Plans and Permanent Supportive Housing Programs, Around the Country

Interested in finding out which cities and regions around the country have completed Ten Year Plans to End Homelessness, or want to find your local plan? Drawing upon a previous collection put together by our colleagues at the National Alliance to End Homelessness, we have created the following interactive map of completed plans from around the country. To explore plans and programs in your region of the country, view the larger version of the map and drill down as you wish.


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You may also be interested in viewing the following map, which incorporates various examples and resources for permanent supportive housing programs around the country:


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Hint: As you Zoom In on the second map, be sure to occasionally click on "Search Maps" to bring up new results within the region you are focusing on.

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Share the Vision

Raise awareness of homelessness and existing local ten year plans to end homelessness, while building public will for long-term strategies locally and nationally.

Examples of Effective 10 Year Plans:

Asheville and Buncomb County, NC

Bridgeport, CT

Cambridge, MA

Clark County, WA

Denver, CO

Hartford, CT


Discussion Questions:

Does your community have a 10 year plan that is working?

What are some of the components of a 10 year plan that are the most important?

How have you raised awareness in your community about homelessness?








Friday, February 29, 2008

Background Information: 10 Year Plans

ROLE OF 10 YEAR PLANS TO END HOMELESSNESS

The National Alliance to End Homelessness’s Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness calls on America to change its thinking and pursue steps that seek not just to manage but to permanently end the problem within ten years. Communities across America have created 10 Year Plans and many are several years into the process with numerous successes.

The 10 Year Plan process has been adopted by the Interagency Council on Homelessness as the effective method to end homelessness. There are currently over 350 10 Year Plans in place. These plans are an outstanding way to gain a better understanding of your local community’s needs.

This document lays out potential funding strategies for helping implement your community’s ten year plan, and to play a role in national efforts to end homelessness.