July 7, 2010

Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

The report contains a plan developed by the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness. The plan has called for coordination among housing, health, education, and human service programs, and for increased access to stable and affordable housing and permanent supportive housing. Its goals: by 2015 end chronic homelessness and homelessness among veterans; and by 2020 among children, family and youth. The increased focus of a national plan has been expected to augment current federal, state, and local efforts, which by combining permanent housing with support services have reduced the number of people who are chronically homeless by one-third over the last five years.