Tag: "chronically homeless"
Homeless People Still Find Shelter In Buildings Ravaged By Katrina
In an interview with NPR, UNITY’s Executive Director, Martha Kegel discusses how many New Orleans residents were homeless and living in their abandon homes they inhabited pre-Katrina. One of those people, Mr. Abbott Roland, shared his story.
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A Home for Every New Orleanian — A Report on Progress Toward Ending Homelessness Since Hurricane Katrina
In front of abandoned building where disabled client has lived for 6 years, UNITY releases report showing good and bad news when it comes to post-Katrina homelessness Click on the link for the full report. A Home for Every New Orleanian
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So Your Community Ended Veteran Homelessness. Now What? — The National Alliance to End Homelessness blog on “Functional Zero”.
“Most of the elements that helped New Orleans reach zero have remained in place: maintaining and working a master list of homeless veterans, continuous outreach to find homeless veterans, connecting shelters with SSVF providers, weekly meetings with housing navigators, continuing to prioritize housing resources for homeless veterans, and weekly review of data on performance and resource […]
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The U.S. Declared War On Veteran Homelessness — And It Actually Could Win
NPR today features UNITY’s Rapid Response for Homeless Veterans Initiative, which is ensuring that all newly homeless veterans get permanent housing within an average of 30 days; most veterans are housed in less than 2 weeks, and some – like the one featured in this story – are housed in only a day! Click here […]
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Michelle Obama, Jill Biden New Orleans bound to discuss combating veterans’ homelessness
On Monday, April 20th, Michelle Obama and Jill Biden will come to New Orleans to celebrate our work becoming the FIRST CITY in the Nation to effectively end veteran homelessness. They will commend the collaborative’s work on our “functional zero” initiative — where we work to house newly homeless veterans within 30 days. This visit is momentous […]
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Navigator of the Month!
Check out our Navigator of the Month! Each Navigator is tasked with housing veteran clients within 30 days of encountering them on the streets or in shelters… Jamal is housing his clients within an average of 14 days!! Name: Jamal Perkins Agency/Position/How long? I work for START Corporation Supportive Services for Veteran Families, […]
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Answering The Challenge: Ending Veteran Homelessness in New Orleans
Mayor Mitch Landrieu embraced the challenge for New Orleans to become the first city in the Nation to end veteran homelessness — a year ahead of the rest of the country. Check out this informational flier describing how it was done and learn out New Orleans success! Click the picture or here for the entire […]
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How We Did It: Working Together To End Veteran Homelessness in New Orleans
Presentation at the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference Feb. 19, 2015 Martha J. Kegel, Executive Director for UNITY of Greater New Orleans Click on the picture or here for the full presentation.
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Federal officials cite UNITY’s leadership, in partnership with Mayor, as key to NO’s success
Federal officials cite UNITY’s leadership, in partnership with Mayor, as key to NO’s success Click on picture or here for full story.
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The Runner: a blog from UNITY’s outreach team
That night we saw someone new, a young lady sitting on a filthy mattress, brushing a mangled wig while rats ran around her feet. A new blog from the streets of New Orleans, by UNITY outreach worker Laniker Hunter-Davis, pictured with her longtime outreach partner, Joycelyn Scott.
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