216 Housed in 95 Days
August 28, 2013
We have exceeded our goal of housing 200 chronically homeless people in 100 days! Read the NOLA.com article here. ...
Recent News
See Jazz, Support UNITY!
August 24, 2013
[caption id="attachment_2400" align="aligncenter" width="871"] Monday night's guests are the legendary James Rivers, saxophonist Ed "Sweetbread" Peterson and drummer Gerald French. You can also book tickets online at www.thenojo.com[/caption]...
Housing the most vulnerable first
July 16, 2013
Ann Marie Oliva, director of HUD's Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs (SNAPS) wrote that "giving priority to the chronically homeless within the New Orleans continuum of care "has made a tremendous impact on reducing the number of chronically homeless persons in their continuum." Stacy Horn...
85 housed – getting closer to 200!!!
July 16, 2013
We’ve housed 85!!! Check out the latest "200 Homes in 100 Days" newsletter here. The 200 Homes in 100 Days Campaign is an effort to house 200 chronically homeless people in Orleans and Jefferson parishes by September 1. ...
We’ve housed 26! On our way to 200
June 11, 2013
The latest newsletter from our 200 Homes in 100 Days Campaign, an effort to house 200 chronically homeless people in Orleans and Jefferson parishes by September 1. We've housed 26!!! Getting closer to 200....
200 Homes in 100 Days Newsletter
May 28, 2013
We are excited to announce the first edition of the 200 Homes in 100 Days Newsletter! Released every Monday, we will track our progress housing 200 chronic and vulnerable homeless people in permanent housing in 100 days, as well as highlight some exceptional success stories,...
New UNITY data, plus keynote by Irvin Mayfield
March 26, 2013
[caption id="attachment_2250" align="alignleft" width="230"] UNITY will announce a significant decrease in homelessness on Wednesday.[/caption] At UNITY's annual meeting --- on Wed., March 27 -- we will announce new data showing a decrease in homelessness over the past year. Join us! Wednesday, March 27 at 10 a.m. Holy Angels...
Out of Reach housing leads to homelessness
March 14, 2013
It's the most basic reason for New Orleans' constant churn of homeless households: when people can't earn enough to afford rent, they fall into homelessness. Check out the National Low-Income Housing Coalition's new Out of Reach report: "The estimated average wage for a Louisiana renter is...
Making everyone count: 2013 homeless shelter and street count
January 31, 2013
UPDATE: To all of our Point in Time count volunteers -- thanks so much for the many hours you spent on the streets counting homeless individuals earlier this month. Thanks to HUD, the VA, the city of New Orleans, Jefferson Parish and everyone else who...