2.1 Jennifer Ho

2.1 Jennifer Ho

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  Opening Doors Update NationalAlliance to End Homelessness Conference July 13 2011 13,
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  Opening Doors Goals of Opening Doors 1. 1 Finish the job of ending chronic homelessness by 2015 2. Prevent and end homelessness among Veterans by 2015 3. 3 Prevent and end homelessness for families youth and families, youth, children by 2020 4. Set a path to ending all types of homelessness p g yp 2 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Annual Update Highlights Annual Update Highlights  Strong support for Opening Doors  Opening Doors is still the right roadmap  Good work happening in context of  recession  Laying the groundwork for future success  Better collaboration  Better data collection  Engaged communities 3 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Annual Update Highlights Annual Update Highlights Key Accomplishments  Unprecedented collaboration Unprecedented collaboration   Enhanced data collection, analysis, and reporting   Better use of targeted resources g  Improved access to mainstream resources   Increased engagement with states and local communities  President’s FY 2012 Budget proposal 4 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Interagency Collaboration – g y vouchers and services  HUD‐VASH  Chronic Signature Initiative with HUD Chronic Signature Initiative with HUD  and HHS  Families with Children Signature  Initiative with HUD, HHS and Education 5 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Collaboration ‐ Veterans  Collaboration Veterans  VA Medical Centers: developing local VA 5 Year Plans; working with  local stakeholders   Increased focus on female Veterans and their families  in DOL’s HVRP program  Collaborative work to review barriers to mainstream programs for  Veterans  Interagency prevention pilot in five sites (HUD, VA, Labor)   Education and VA:  working together to improved understanding  educational rights of homeless children  HUD and VA: improving data collection and reporting through 2011  PIT; Vets AHAR; HMIS 6 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Collaboration – Collaboration Families  Significant work on 10K Housing Choice Vouchers  Demonstrations  W kl i t Weekly interagency engagement  t  Common vocabulary discussion  Impact of HPRP and upcoming ESG Impact of HPRP and upcoming ESG  Engaging Education’s state coordinator and local liaisons about  local and state involvement  Broadened participation by Department of Education 7 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Unaccompanied Youth Unaccompanied Youth  USICH: increasing understanding through program visits and  focus groups  Youth signature initiative: concept development    HUD and HHS: improving data collection and reporting  through 2011 PIT; HMIS/RHYMIS  More interagency collaboration for foster youth, youth  leaving juvenile justice, and LGBTQ youth 8 http:/www.usich.gov/
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  Collaboration – Collaboration DOJ  Summit ‐ Searching for Balance: Civic  Engagement in Communities  g g Responding to Homelessness  Report: alternatives to  criminalization 9 http:/www.usich.gov/
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