2024 Point In Time Count

2024-11-13T15:42:19+00:00

Progress and Promise: A 7.5% Reduction in Veteran Homelessness and the Path Forward for All The latest data from the 2024 Point-in-Time (PIT) Count, conducted back in January, offers encouraging news on our shared mission to end veteran homelessness. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), along with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, announced a 7.5% reduction in veteran homelessness since 2023. The data reveals that 32,882 veterans were experiencing homelessness on a single night in January 2024. This represents a historic low and underscores the progress we’re making to [...]

2024 Point In Time Count2024-11-13T15:42:19+00:00

Amplifying Personal Stories of Homelessness | September 25, 2024

2024-09-11T16:14:47+00:00

Join us for the final webinar in our series, Amplifying Personal Stories of Homelessness, featuring Mark Horvath, Founder of Invisible People. This event will explore the power of personal stories from veterans who have experienced homelessness and how their voices are essential to creating lasting change. Veterans' insights help uncover the deeper, systemic issues at play, and their experiences inform how providers, advocates, and lawmakers approach ending homelessness. These stories go beyond numbers and policies—they humanize the crisis and shift the narrative. In this session, we’ll explore practical ways to give veterans the platform they deserve and discuss the best [...]

Amplifying Personal Stories of Homelessness | September 25, 20242024-09-11T16:14:47+00:00

Shaping the Media Narrative on Homelessness: NCHV’s 2024 Webinar Series Kickoff

2024-04-03T15:30:08+00:00

In 2024, the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) launches the webinar series titled "Changing the narrative about veteran homelessness." Since 2021, NCHV, has produced insightful, educational and timely webinars, sponsored by The Home Depot Foundation. Each webinar in this series is meticulously designed to tackle different facets of homelessness, from shaping the media narrative to empowering homeless voters, ensuring a comprehensive approach to advocacy and support. 1. Shaping the Media Narrative| April 24 2024, 3pm | Register HereThe series begins with a critical look at how homelessness is portrayed in the media. Misinformation and stigma significantly affect [...]

Shaping the Media Narrative on Homelessness: NCHV’s 2024 Webinar Series Kickoff2024-04-03T15:30:08+00:00

Exploring The Issue: Interview with Sunita Patel on Johnson v Grants Pass

2024-03-01T21:48:15+00:00

We are thrilled to announce our interview with Sunita Patel, Assistant Professor of Law and founding Faculty Director of the UCLA Veterans Law Clinic, where we delve into the profound implications of the upcoming Supreme Court case, Johnson v Grants Pass. This groundbreaking legal battle, scheduled for April 22, 2024, promises to redefine the discourse surrounding homelessness, criminalization, and the rights of unsheltered individuals. Key Takeaways from the Interview: The Core Issues: Discover the fundamental questions at the heart of Johnson v Grants Pass, examining whether cities can legally penalize individuals, particularly veterans, for engaging in basic [...]

Exploring The Issue: Interview with Sunita Patel on Johnson v Grants Pass2024-03-01T21:48:15+00:00

The Housing Needs of Aging Veterans Report & Listening Session

2024-02-29T20:30:03+00:00

  The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) is delighted to unveil its latest report, "The Housing Needs of Aging Veterans." This comprehensive study represents the culmination of a year-long project aimed at gaining profound insights into the current landscape, identifying barriers, exploring innovative practices, and charting a course forward to better serve our aging veterans. The research process involved a multifaceted approach, including a thorough literature review, interviews with key stakeholders, a survey of veteran service providers, and facilitated focus groups with both veterans and service providers. This holistic methodology allowed NCHV to gather diverse perspectives and compile a [...]

The Housing Needs of Aging Veterans Report & Listening Session2024-02-29T20:30:03+00:00

Join Our Webinar Series: Optimizing Internal Operations to Better Serve Veterans

2024-01-03T18:30:05+00:00

At NCHV our unwavering commitment to supporting veterans and their families drives us to continuously seek ways to improve services. To further this mission, we are thrilled to announce an upcoming webinar series that will equip veteran service organizations with the knowledge and tools needed to enhance internal operations and, ultimately, better serve veterans and their communities. Webinar 1: Staffing Challenges - Entry and Retention Date: October 18, 2023 | Time: 3pm Est | Register: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2008544295402321498 Speakers: Donald Whitehead, Executive Director, NCH | Dr. Nikola Alenkin, Social Worker/Independent Researcher | Nichole Dubois, Senior Analyst, NAEH In the first [...]

Join Our Webinar Series: Optimizing Internal Operations to Better Serve Veterans2024-01-03T18:30:05+00:00

NCHV Debuts Season 3 of The Road Home Podcast

2023-01-19T19:09:51+00:00

Season 3 of NCHV’s The Road Home podcast is here! In Seasons 1 and 2 we explored traditional affordable housing development projects, and innovative short-term approaches, respectively, as the means to ending veteran homelessness. In Season 3 our focus will shift to examine housing justice as an integral piece of the effort to end veteran homelessness. Using an equity lens, we will explore how specific demographic characteristics impact an individual veteran’s ability to access affordable housing. According to recently released data, the number of veterans experiencing homelessness declined by 11 percent between 2020 and 2022 and by 55 percent since [...]

NCHV Debuts Season 3 of The Road Home Podcast2023-01-19T19:09:51+00:00

NCHV Quarterly Webinar: YIMBY Speakers

2022-01-24T19:30:41+00:00

We are eagerly anticipating our first webinar of the year. This webinar will break down some of the misconceptions the public might have about affordable housing, discuss why we all should be advocating for more of this type of housing intervention, and give examples of communities that are promoting affordable housing. We have an excellent lineup of speakers that will have all leave saying, “Yes in My Backyard”. Learn more about them below and see you on Thursday at 3pm! Laura Foote Laura Foote became a housing activist in 2014, when she became one of the key founders of the [...]

NCHV Quarterly Webinar: YIMBY Speakers2022-01-24T19:30:41+00:00

NCHV Quarterly Webinar: YIMBY

2022-01-20T16:00:29+00:00

One of the primary obstacles facing affordable housing developers is potential neighborhood pushback and slow acceptance of affordable housing by those who misunderstand its benefits. To reach an end to veteran homelessness, we need to see an increase in the production of affordable housing. This webinar will break down some of the misconceptions the public might have about affordable housing and discuss why we all should be advocating for more of this type of development in our own communities. We will also give examples of communities that are promoting affordable housing and seeing a direct increase in stock after working [...]

NCHV Quarterly Webinar: YIMBY2022-01-20T16:00:29+00:00
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