CCEH E Newsletter - Winter 2011

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CCEH's Winter 2011 e-News update.

• Spotlight: Lydia Brewster and the Community Impact Team
• Connecticut Point in Time Count, 2011.
• CCEH to Release ‘Portraits of Homelessness in Connecticut’.

Housing and Homeless Program Updates

• National Housing Trust Fund. Friday, October 29, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule regarding the National Housing Trust Fund (NHTF).

Policy and Advocacy Updates

• Federal Dollars for Homeless Assistance.
• The U.S. House of Representatives also passed
• HUD Issues Final Rule on Domestic Violence Protections.
• Senate Committee Passes Legislation For Survivors Of Domestic Violence. The Senate has passed a bill to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVSPA), as part of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA).

Resources on Housing and Homelessness

• Low Income Families would Lose Rental Assistance Under Congressional Proposals.
• The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released its fifth Homelessness Pulse Project report
• A recent report by the National Housing Law Project (NLHP) profiling five different communities using Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) funds to help house very low-income individuals profiles several programs in Knoxville, TN; Phoenix, AZ; and Greenville County, SC.
• Boston Area Report Recommends Longer-Term Rental Assistance Effectiveness for Homeless Families.
• Re-entry and Homelessness.
• At Risk for Homelessness: Working Poor.
• One in 10 Children Live with Unemployed Parent.

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