| January 25, 2012: ACTION ALERT: Help protect the privacy rights of those using Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). Comments due on proposed regulations by February 7, 2012.
January 11, 2012: Three un-housed men have  been killed recently in Orange County, CA. With the posibility that these deaths were caused by a serial killer, NCH has released a new report: Hate Crimes Against the Homeless: Violence Hidden in Plain View. This report is the result of annually tracking bias motivated crimes committed against un-housed individuals. It is also a report that, in it entirety, illustrates the deadly consequences of decades of failed housing policies and social reforms.
December 21, 2011: Its time again to remember our friends and neighbors who have passed away while without a home. Learn more about the 22nd Annual Homeless Persons' Memorial Day, and join us for our event in Washington, DC.
December 9, 2011: HUD has published its proposed regulations for the Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS). Comments are due February 7, 2012. NCH encourages you to disseminate this information as widely as possible to both housed and un-housed stakeholders.
December 6, 2011: The US Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has issued the Final Rule on their definition of “homeless” and an Interim Rule on the Emergency Solutions Grant. The effective date of both rules will be January 4, 2012. The deadline for public comment on the ESG interim rule is Feb. 3, 2012. NCH encourages you to disseminate this information widely and take advantage of the opportunity for public comment.
November 12-20, 2011: National Hunger and Homeless Awareness Week is upon us! Thousands of you will be taking part in changing the way we view homelessness. If you are not organizing an event, click here to find one in your area, or to read more about how you can be involved!
November 9, 2011: Today only, NCH is partnering with Razoo.com to raise funds for National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week; Donate Now, and End Homelessness in One Day!
November 7, 2011: As National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week approaches, NCH has released a new factsheet: Hunger and Food Insecurity.
October 7, 2011: NCH is partnering with VOLCOM Jeans throughout the month of October for Give Jeans a Chance, an international campaign to bring attention to the issue of homelessness.
October 13-16, 2011: Register today for the 2011 North American Street Newspaper Association Conference, to be held in Nashville, Tennessee.
August 24, 2011: States have been enacting increasingly restrictive voter requirements that affect voters who are homeless or low-income and have difficulty in proving a permanent address or in obtaining proper identification. Neil Donovan has sent a letter to the U.S. Attorney General expressing NCH's concerns. You can TAKE ACTION today by sending your letter of support.Learn more.
August 18, 2011: Gainesville City Comissioners vote unanimously to repeal the city's 130-person feeding limit ordinance. Read more.
July 21, 2011: We are proud to be able to make the Faces of Homelessness videos freely available on YouTube. Check out these, and our other videos on the NCH YouTube channel.
July 19, 2011: NCH Speaker Alan Banks is profiled in an article from Washington, DC station WTOP: "'Homelessness Doesn't Care': A Life on the Streets."
July 4, 2011: NPR's Pam Fessler reports on the Faces of Homelessness Speakers' Bureau as "Ex-Homeless Speak out to Change Perceptions."
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