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U.S. Homelessness Council Discusses Partnerships with Governors, Lt. Governors and Mayors
Posted by on May 5, 2011 at 2:14 PM EDTU.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) held a meeting focusing on the important role of partnerships in combating and preventing homelessness.
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One Year Later: Remembering the Miners of Montcoal
Posted by on April 5, 2011 at 12:00 PM EDTOn April 5, 2010, 29 miners died in an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Coal Mine in Montcoal, WV. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis discusses the efforts undertaken by the federal government to improve mine safety.
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VA Continues Working to Eliminate Veterans Homelessness
Posted by on February 4, 2011 at 3:19 PM EDTVA hosted a Homeless Veterans Stand Down event that provided employment services, benefits claims, counseling, pastoral care, clothing, haircuts and health screenings. Stand Down events are part of the VA’s emphasis to end Veteran homelessness in five years.
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Moving forward on Benefit Access Recommendations from Advisory Council
Posted by on December 6, 2010 at 2:18 PM EDTJoshua DuBois highlights some recent progress toward implementing specific recommendations from the President’s Advisory Council.
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The Lift: Recovery Act Moderates 2009 Poverty Results
Posted by on September 16, 2010 at 11:51 AM EDTJared Bernstein explains that for all the bad news in America's poverty rate, the Recovery Act helped a lot of Americans stay above water.
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Fighting Foreclosures and Strengthening Neighborhoods
Posted by on September 8, 2010 at 6:00 PM EDTHUD Secretary Shaun Donovan writes about the Neighborhood Stabilization Program.
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HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan Talks to Faith and Community Leaders at Atlanta Foreclosure Event
Posted by on August 26, 2010 at 11:06 AM EDTMiniard Culpepper, Acting Director for the HUD Faith-Neighborhood Center, shares his highlights from a recent reception with HUD Secretary Donovan and faith and community leaders.
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On a Path to Ending Homelessness
Posted by on June 23, 2010 at 5:53 PM EDTLead Cabinet Secretaries from the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) joined USICH Director Barbara Poppe to unveil and submit "Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness" to the President and Congress.
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Opening Doors
Posted by on June 16, 2010 at 9:35 AM EDTBarbara Poppe, Executive Director of the US Interagency Council on Homelessness, announces the release of the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness.
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Feds Feed Families 2010 Kick-off
Posted by on June 8, 2010 at 10:49 AM EDTJohn Berry, Director of the United States Office of Personnel Management announces the launch of the 2010 Feds Feed Families with an event at the Capital Area Food Bank. Federal employees nationwide are stepping up to meet this challenge by gathering 1,200,000 pounds of food for families in need this summer.
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