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What is Rapid Re-Housing? - Rapid re-housing is a service model designed to immediately return those who are losing or lost their housing back to permanent housing and shorten the length of shelter stays for families and individuals.
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What are HPRP Funds?

Click here for information on and resources to Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program Funding (HPRP).
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan of 2009, Congress and President Obama...

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Project Homeless Connect matches clients with volunteers in a one-of-a-kind partnership to assist chronically homeless adults connect to as many on-site services as possible in one day.
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Project Homeless Connect logoProject Homeless Connect matches clients with volunteers in a one-of-a-kind partnership to assist chronically homeless adults connect to as many on-site services as possible in one day. To do...

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Preliminary results published in February revealed that 1,040 people in the region are experiencing homelessness which reflects a 10% decrease from the peak in January 2009.
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Preliminary results published in February revealed that 1,040 people in the region are experiencing homelessness which reflects a 10% decrease from the peak in January 2009. Programs providing permanent supportive housing and outreach services have contributed to a 21% decrease in the number of people living on the streets in the region since the...

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National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day

Each year since 1990, on or near the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) has sponsored National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day to bring attention to the tragedy of homelessness and to remember our homeless friends who have passed away while seeking services.

This year Homeward will host a memorial service on December 21, at 5:00 p.m., the first day of winter and the longest night of the year, to remember those...

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