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Maximizing Historic Stimulus to Solve Homelessness & Support Vulnerable Communities

May 13, 2021By 0 commentWebinar

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:

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American Rescue Plan Act

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The American Rescue Plan: Using Historic Stimulus to Transform the Eviction Crisis, Homelessness & Poverty

March 13, 2021By 0 commentWebinar

Communities like yours across America are in a scramble about how to strategically deploy historic stimulus from the American Rescue Act to impact families in need within the coming weeks and months…But will your community maximize these new resources?

We invite your community to enroll in our upcoming 6-Week American Rescue Plan Training Intensive Program, designed to help your community cease this “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform homelessness, the eviction crisis, and poverty across your region in 2021 and beyond…Enrollment is now open. The weekly live training will commence on May 12.

The program contains 6 weekly modules to help your community understand how to create collaborative new strategies to target historic stimulus and other resources to those impacted by homelessness and poverty. Each week, your team will receive one training video featuring experts on housing and homelessness, an hour-long coaching session with your team, and breaking news updates.

For more details on pricing and weekly modules, access the Program Overview below:
6-Week American Rescue Plan Training Intensive

Guest Speakers:

    Barbara Poppe, Former Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness
    Jennifer Loving, President & CEO, Destination: Home
    Senta Gorrie, Associate Director of Eviction Prevention, Virginia DHCD

Additional Resources:

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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)

Reducing Food Insecurity:
American Rescue Plan Fact Sheet – U.S. Department of Agriculture Provisions (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

Healthcare Assistance:
Fact Sheet: The American Rescue Plan: Reduces Health Care Costs, Expands Access to Insurance Coverage and Addresses Health Care Disparities (U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services)


Medical Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act (Kaiser Family Foundation)


APA Praises Inclusion of Mental Health Funding and Provisions in the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (American Psychiatry Association)


What’s in the American Rescue Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine And Other Public Health Efforts (Kaiser Family Foundation)

Other Assistance:
American Rescue Plan Act Will Help Millions and Bolster the Economy (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities)

Housing Aid:
American Rescue Act Provisions Summary (NLIHC)
Help Is On The Way! The American Rescue Plan Act Becomes Law (National Alliance to End Homelessness)

Emergency Rental Assistance Program:
Senate Democrats’ Estimate of Emergency Rental Assistance Allocations for States & Localities
ERA List of Eligible Local Governments (U.S. Treasury)

Homelessness Assistance:
Home Formula Grantees & Allocations (HUD)
American Rescue Plan Act: Estimated Allocations of Homeless Assistance Grants ($5 Billion) (NLIHC)

Emergency Housing Vouchers:
House Passes $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan; President Signed It into Law (NAHRO)

Virginia Rent Relief Program:
Virginia Rent Relief Program Overview
Property Owner Certification of Voluntary Tenant Vacancy

Other Additional Resources:
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) Website
NLIHC’s report on Best Practices for Creating ERA Programs (PDF)
Housing Provisions in Emergency COVID-19 Relief Package (PDF)
FAQ’s: Emergency Rental Assistance (PDF)
Estimated Allocations for Emergency Rental Assistance from Proposed Relief Bill (PDF)
Where to Prioritize Emergency Rental Assistance to Keep Renters in Their Homes (Urban Institute)

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The 2021 Eviction Crisis: Is Your Community Prepared?

January 13, 2021By 0 commentWebinar

About 900 leaders across America have registered for our webinar…Please join them along with new guest speaker Diane Yentel, President & CEO of the National Low Income Housing Coalition, to learn how leaders like you can take action now to prevent homelessness & eviction in your community this year.

Congress recently extended the federal moratorium until the end of January and allocated $25 billion in rent relief to prevent thousands of families in communities like yours across America from losing their homes in 2021.

With this in mind, register for our webinar tomorrow where we will share how your community can leverage new stimulus dollars and develop data-driven strategies to prevent widespread eviction and homelessness in the months ahead.

Webinar Topics:

  • NEW TOPIC: Utilize new federal stimulus resources to support your community’s eviction crisis response
  • Understand how a COVID-19 resurgence could impact your community’s ability to help households facing eviction
  • Use cutting-edge data to identify and target resources to vulnerable populations and minorities at the greatest risk of eviction in your area
  • Create new collaborations with the government and landlords to keep your citizens housed and off your streets next year

Special Guest Speaker:

    Diane Yentel - President & CEO, National Low Income Housing Coalition

Additional Resources:

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6-Week Eviction Prevention Program PDF

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Preparing for the Coming Eviction Crisis: How Communities Can Prevent Eviction & Homelessness During COVID-19

January 6, 2021By 0 commentWebinar

During this webinar, we will share national best practices from communities across America on the eviction crisis and will explain how your community can begin creating new strategies now to prevent the greatest amount of households from eviction and homelessness in 2021.

Webinar Topics:

  • In this presentation, we will explain how your community can:
  • Leverage national and state resources to address evictions across your region in 2021
  • Understand how a COVID-19 resurgence could impact your community’s ability to help households facing eviction
  • Use cutting-edge data to identify and target resources to vulnerable populations and minorities at greatest risk of eviction in your area
  • Create new collaborations with the government and landlords to keep your citizens housed and off your streets next year

Additional Resources:

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6-Week Eviction Prevention Program

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How Law Enforcement Can Solve Panhandling & Homelessness (Part 2)

December 5, 2019By 0 commentWebinar

In this follow-up webinar, we will provide an in-depth look at the legal precedents effecting your cities, and we will explain how law enforcement can find solutions to panhandling, encampments and other homelessness-related issues that are both legal and effective.

Topics of Discussion:

  • How to implement compassionate and legal ordinances to influence the homelessness system
  • All about the legal aspects of Martin v. City of Boise and other cases related to panhandling and public space management, and how they apply to your community’s homelessness strategy
  • Best practices on how to partner with elected officials to regain control of your public spaces consumed with homelessness, panhandling and encampments

Additional Resources:

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Seminole County Homeless Persons & Camps Report (Sept. 2019) PDF

Rethinking Homelessness Partnership Programs PDF

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How Business Chamber Leaders Can Solve Panhandling & Homelessness

November 20, 2019By 0 commentWebinar

In this webinar, we will share innovative new strategies on how to address homelessness-related issues like panhandling and Public Space Management, and we will explain how business leaders can find solutions to panhandling.

Topics of Discussion:

  • How business leaders can help impact and solve the growing problem of panhandling in their communities
  • How business leaders can work with elected officials and law enforcement to control infringements on public spaces
  • Modern ways business leaders can combine compassionate programs that help the homeless with common-sense best practices on public safety

Guest Speaker:

    Jacob V. Stuart, Sr. - President of Stuart & Stuart, Former President of the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce (Orlando, Florida)

Additional Resources:

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“Housing Not Handcuffs” – National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (2018) PDF

“The Cost of Long-Term Homelessness in Central Florida” Report (2014) PDF

Rethinking Homelessness Partnership Programs PDF

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How Law Enforcement Can Solve Panhandling & Homelessness

November 6, 2019By 0 commentWebinar

In this webinar, we will share innovative new strategies on how to address homelessness-related issues like panhandling and public space management, and we will explain how law enforcement officials can find solutions to panhandling.

Topics of Discussion:

  • How law enforcement can most effectively deal with the growing problem of panhandling in their communities
  • How law enforcement can partner with elected officials to manage and regain control of public spaces
  • Modern ways law enforcement can combine compassionate programs that help the homeless with common-sense best practices on public safety

Confirmed Guest Speakers:

    Sheriff Dennis Lemma - (Seminole County, Florida)
    Chief Dan Purcell - (Seminole County, Florida)

Additional Resources:

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Seminole County Homeless Persons & Camps Report (Sept. 2019) PDF

Rethinking Homelessness Partnership Programs PDF

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Finding Solutions to Panhandling

September 26, 2019By 0 commentWebinar

In this webinar, we will share innovative new strategies and data on panhandling, homelessness, and Public Space Management, and we will explain how mayors can find solutions for managing panhandling in their communities.

Topics of Discussion:

  • How to use Public Space Management to oversee homeless populations and maintain control of your streets
  • How to utilize best practices for law enforcement to manage chronic panhandling in ethical and effective ways
  • How to work with law enforcement to create strategies and compassionate, common-sense ordinances that pertain to panhandling, encampments, and other homelessness-related issues

Webinar Host:

    Andrae Bailey - CEO & Founder of Rethinking Homelessness

Additional Content:

“Finding Solutions to Panhandling” PPT Slide

Panhandling & Public Space Management Case Law PDF

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How a CoC can Use Collective Impact to End Homelessness

September 12, 2019By 0 commentWebinar

At Lead Homelessness, we work to help Continuum of Care organizations across America like yours take their homelessness initiatives to the NEXT LEVEL by using our collaborative approach.

Topics of Discussion:

  • Maximize State and National resources to end homelessness
  • Create bridge funding to advance homelessness initiatives
  • Use the economic impact of homelessness to drive fiscal policies
  • Partner with “Impacted Systems” and other Institutions to find new resources to solve homelessness

Download our slide presentation:

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Additional Resources:

Re-think Homelessness Case Study on Long-Term Homelessness

Establishing Wait List Preferences (U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness)

Our Partnership Programs Include:

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How a Continuum of Care can Create Resources to End Homelessness

June 12, 2019By 0 commentWebinar

This is an invitation-only presentation for directors and other top leaders in Continuum of Care organizations who want to solve homelessness in their communities.

In this webinar, we will offer some of the best practices from communities across America that are utilizing cross-sector collaboration to solve homelessness, and we will explain to you how your Continuum of Care can use these same collective impact strategies to end homelessness in your community.

Topics to be Discussed:

  • How to bring together your community’s top cross-sector leaders to solve homelessness
  • How to do advocacy within a collective impact that can spread awareness, alter public policy, and foster community-wide support to end homelessness
  • How to utilize the dynamics of a collective impact to raise new resources for your coordinated system and a campaign to end homelessness

Special Guests:

   Dawn Gilman - CEO, Changing Homelessness (CoC of Northeast Florida)
    Timothy McKinney - CEO, United Global Outreach & Vice Chair, CoC of Central Florida

Webinar Host:

    Andrae Bailey - CEO, Rethinking Homelessness (Orlando, Florida)

Additional Content:

HOW A CONTINUUM OF CARE CAN USE COLLECTIVE IMPACT TO END HOMELESSNESS PDF

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