USICH Releases Strategic Plan to End Homelessness

The United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released “Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness.” The plan represents the strategies that the 19 federal agency members of USICH will pursue to reach their goal of ending homelessness among veterans, people with disabilities, families with children, unaccompanied youth, and all other individuals. Covering the fiscal years 2018 to 2022, “Home, Together” recommends addressing homeless by increasing access to affordable housing. 

The strategic plan outlines both short- and long-term solutions for public and private partners to use for ending homelessness. All solutions emphasize the need for accessible and affordable housing. Such solutions include identifying eviction prevention strategies; targeting resources to communities with high rates of unsheltered homelessness and high-cost, low-vacancy housing markets; and providing better support for individuals transitioning out of the criminal justice system, health care facilities, or foster care. The report emphasizes the importance of including people with lived experience and helping communities share best practices.

Read the full report at: https://bit.ly/2O2De91