BrokenRoots Sunday: Art & HPRP & Homeless in America

US President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Barack Obama last winter signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, appropriating $1.5 billion for a Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP). These monies are being distributed via a formula used for the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG).

HUD's $1.5 billion funding for the Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program (HPRP) is divvied up into grants to assist communities most devastated by the current financial disaster to provide "short- and medium-term rental assistance and services to prevent individuals and families from becoming homeless or to quickly re-house those who are experiencing homelessness."

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A Home for Hope: Oregon's 10-year plan to end homelessness

The Ending Homelessness Advisory Council's efforts reached an important milestone in June: the release of the state's 10-year plan.

EHAC's goals and strategies support local planning efforts and identify key areas where state government must take the lead in eliminating barriers and improving systems.

The plan sets goals and describes strategies in three areas: prevention and intervention, permanent housing with supportive services and system improvements.

link to full plan