1. HUD’s role in Ending Family and Youth Homelessness by 2020
Sarah Hunter
Special Assistant, Office of the Secretary
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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2. HUD’s Policy Priorities: Using a Housing First Approach
Remove barriers
Centralized or coordinated assessment system
Client-centered service delivery
Prioritizing households with highest need
Inclusive decision-making
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3. Ending Family Homelessness by 2020
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4. HUD’s Policy Priorities: Ending Family Homelessness
Most families experiencing homelessness need short- or medium-term rental assistance or affordable housing and connection to benefits and community-based supports
Rapid Re-housing funding should be targeted to households with children living on the streets or in emergency shelters
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5. What Resources Are Available from HUD?
Emergency Solutions Grants
2015 increase of $20 million nationally to $270 Million
Encouraging the use of funding for RRH over homelessness prevention
CoC Program
Reallocation to RRH for families
Policy priorities and scoring support plans to end family homelessness
More opportunities for families and youth in 2015 since a cut scenario is not likely
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6. HUD Mainstream Housing: Supporting the goals of Opening Doors
The President’s FY2016 Budget Request demonstrates a strong commitment to the goals of Opening Doors, including targeted HUD mainstream rental assistance…
Housing Choice Vouchers for targeted homelessness assistance, including families experiencing homelessness, Veterans experiencing homelessness regardless of VA eligibility, and tribal homelessness
$177.5
million
Tenant Protections Vouchers for Victims of Domestic Violence, including domestic and dating violence, stalking, and sexual assault – to be administered in line with the Violence Against Women Act reauthorization
$37.5
Family Unification Program vouchers for eligible families and youth with interactions with the foster care system, including the expansion of the time frame for which youth can utilize the rental assistance to 5 years.
$20
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7. Ending Youth Homelessness by 2020
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8. HUD’s Policy Priorities: Ending Youth Homelessness
Need to be able to identify and describe the needs of homeless youth within the geographic area
Partner with schools, the child welfare system, and Runaway and Homeless Youth providers to implement a youth-informed system of care
CoCs need to consider specific challenges faced by youth when setting local performance targets
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9. Framework to End Youth Homelessness 
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10. Some Progress More to Do
A two-city pilot to help communities develop and implement a comprehensive community-wide plan to prevent homelessness among LGBT youth
Integrating Runaway and Homeless Youth program data with HUD’s Homeless Management Information Systems
YouthCount!
(coming soon) Guidance for CoCs and Local Education Agencies about models of collaboration
More to Do
There are more youth experiencing homelessness than we have beds with which to serve them
Many communities do not yet have a systems level orientation to preventing and ending youth homelessness
We still do not have an accurate count of youth experiencing homelessness, nor an understanding of what that experience looks like across the country
We are looking for a mechanism for effectively prioritizing limited resources to the most vulnerable homeless youth
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11. Key HUD Messages on Ending Youth Homelessness
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12. How is HUD Prioritizing Youth?
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13. Weblinks :
Framework for Ending Youth Homelessness
2014 HMIS Data Standards
2014 PIT Count Methodology Guide (Youth Section begins on page 60)
Ask A Question on HUDExchange
FYSB’s RHY Grantees
SNAPS In Focus: Youth Homelessness
SNAPS In Focus: A Discussion about the Point-in-Time Count
Children and Youth and HUD’s Homeless Definition
Contact Information:
Sarah Hunter
HUD-Office of the Secretary
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