The American Rescue Plan and other federal resources present leaders like you across America with a historic opportunity to both prevent and transform homelessness while eliminating racial inequities in your community. Join our webinar featuring Barbara Poppe and Matthew Doherty, former executive directors of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, together with Ann Oliva, former career federal official at the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development, to learn how your community can seize this once-in-a-generation opportunity to drive historic progress on homelessness and racial equity in 2021 and beyond.

Webinar Topics:

• Use the billions of dollars in new allocations to create housing across your region
• Strategically deploy housing resources to help the most vulnerable in your community
• Understand how to target federal and local resources coming in 2021 to combat homelessness and racial inequity in your community
• Embrace a new approach to advocacy and collaboration needed to connect those in need with transformative resources

Special Guest Speakers:

    Matthew Doherty (Former Exec. Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (2015-2019))

    Ann Oliva (Former Federal Career Official, U.S. Dept. Housing & Urban Development (2007-2017))

    Barbara Poppe (Former Exec. Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (2009-2014))

Presentation Material:

American Rescue Plan Act

• American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (U.S. Congress) 
• The Housing Equity Framework 
• American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet (U.S. Treasury)   
• Where to Prioritize Emergency Rental Assistance to Keep Renters in Their Homes (Demo of Tool) (Urban Institute)
• CoC Homeless Populations & Subpopulations Reports (HUD)
• Vacancy Rate Data (U.S. Census)
• Emergency Housing Vouchers (HUD)
• Emergency Rental Assistance (U.S. Treasury)
• HOME Homelessness Assistance (HUD)
• ESG-CV (HUD)