Posts Tagged ‘ homelessness ’

May 16, 2013 - The City of Berkeley has released an RFP for MHSA funded Transition Age Youth services. Due June 6, 2013, the city seeks proposals to "provide services and supports to TAY with serious mental health issues, who are homeless or marginally housed. The project will be focused on providing youth with the necessary resources and supports that will enable them to manage the symptoms of their illness, and to take greater control of their lives....Read more »

October 12, 2011 - On Monday, October 10, the John Burton Foundation released the THP-Plus Annual Report for fiscal year 2010-11. The report chronicles the progress of the 2,209 former foster and probation youth who received housing and supportive services in THP-Plus programs around the state. Among the most significant findings are that "despite a difficult economy, youth in THP-Plus made measurable gains in their monthly income between entrance and exit." The overall rate of employment among...Read more »

February 03, 2011 - The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty on 1/26/11 released On The Edge, a report indicating that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)'s Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) does not meet the increasing need. The report provides an in-depth analysis of the effectiveness of the program and offers recommendations for future HUD homelessness prevention efforts. 121 service providers were surveyed for the report one year...Read more »

December 09, 2010 - CBS will air a special on foster care and adoption later this month, A Home for the Holidays. No Doubt, Sheryl Crow, Mary J. Blige, Mya, and Enrique Iglesias will perform on the special, which is set to air on December 22nd. Country music star Jimmy Wayne, a former foster youth who recently walked across America to raise awareness about homelessness among foster youth, will narrate stories about adoption and...Read more »

December 02, 2010 - Home Base presents All the Way Home: Creating Partnerships to House Emancipated Foster and Homeless Youth — Tuesday, January 11, 2011 Topics will include: working with your Continuum of Care to ensure that TAY are counted as part of the biennial homeless census, impacts of AB12, and addressing TAY in the U.S. Inter-agency Council on Homelessness and HUD’s strategic plans. Please RSVP for this meeting by emailing Ashley Hart at

December 02, 2010 - The Whittier Daily News reported this week on "rampant homelessness" among California's former foster children, noting that studies show "roughly 20 percent of youths become homeless and 40 percent get arrested or go to prison after aging out of the system at 18." The article points to a federal regulation, passed last month, which requires states to track 'independent living services' received by former foster youth. While it remains to be seen...Read more »

November 18, 2010 - The Homeless Youth Capacity Building Program (YCBP) announces an upcoming web seminar Promising Partnerships: Public Child Welfare Agencies and Homeless Youth Service Providers — Wednesday, December 1st from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. This Web Seminar highlights case studies from a new HYCBP Issue Brief of successful collaboration between Child Welfare and homeless youth service providers, and gives insight into how your organization or agency can work towards...Read more »

April 30, 2010 - Free HRC Webcast: Starting Wednesday May 5, 2010 from 12noon til 1:30 p.m ET This Webcast explores strategies and challenges to creating trauma-informed services in a drop-in center for youth and young adults experiencing homelessness. Ayala Livney from Youth on Fire, a drop-in center in Cambridge, MA, will share her program's experiences with trauma-informed care, along with trauma expert Kathleen Guarino of the National Center on Family Homelessness. This dialogue...Read more »

March 11, 2010 - Is now accepting applications for Eligible Homeless Individuals and Families who qualify for two and/or three bedroom units The Alameda County Shelter Plus Care Program is accepting applications from Febuary 2, 2010 through March 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm. (S+C) is a permanent supportive housing program funded by the U.S department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD). Rental assistance and support services are provided for homeless individuals and their families who: -are living on the street or...Read more »