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First Avenues Opens New Office
You are invited to an open-house on Thursday, August 12 from 4-6:30 PM. We will be celebrating the opening of our new office dedicated to providing innovative housing solutions to families.
US Launches First Comprehensive Federal Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness
Opening Doors: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness – the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness – was launched June 22, 2010 by the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness. Read more
HUD Data Show 7% Increase in Number of Homeless Families in 2009
While the overall number of homeless people in shelters across the country fell by 2% in 2008-2009, the number of families in homeless shelters rose by 7% nationwide. “clearly homelessness is impacting a greater share of families with children," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Read more
Speaker Pelosi Honored by Hamilton Family Center
On June 3, 2010, Hamilton Family Center welcomed the Honorable Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives and Congresswoman Jackie Speier to speak with us on the commitment of the federal government to end the cycle of homelessness and poverty.[caption id="attachment_968" align="alignright" width="210" caption="Nancy Pelosi and Jackie Speier with Poverty Prevention Award"][/caption] ...
Homelessness Prevention/Rapid Re-Housing Programs featured in the NYTimes
The New York Times is running a series of articles titled "The New Poor" about Americans across the country struggling to recover from the Great Recession. A story published April 19th focused on Homelessness Prevention/Rapid Re-Housing Programs in San Mateo, CA and across the U.S. Hamilton Family Center has had particular success dispersing federal HPRP stimulus funds to help prevent families...
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