Latest News on Opening Doors

On June 22, 2010, USICH and the four lead Cabinet Secretaries on the Council unveiled the first-ever comprehensive plan to prevent and end homelessness.  The full report, titled Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, is available at www.usich.gov. Additional supplemental materials will be released in the coming weeks.
- Watch White House announcement
- Administration officials discuss Opening Doors on a webcast
- Deputy Director Love discusses Plan on C-SPAN

Department of Housing and Urban Development

$190 million in new grants to assist hundreds of local homeless assistance programs across the country

The funding will provide support to 550 local projects that will offer critically needed housing and support services to nearly 20,000 homeless individuals and families over the extended lifetime of these grants.

Department of Health and Human Services

SAMHSA launches online trainings on implementing plans to end homelessenss

Department of Labor

A new VETS/Job Corps Training opportunity for Veterans who are 20 to 24 years old

Grants announced for organizations serving homeless female Veterans and Veterans with families

Announcement of $4 million in Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program grants to serve more than 1,400 formerly incarcerated Veterans at risk of homelessness

More than 14,000 Veterans to benefit from more than $24 million in job training grants

Department of Veterans Affairs

Homeless housing development opportunity in Martinsburg, WV

The VA is seeking qualified entities for a long-term lease development opportunity at the Martinsburg VA Medical Center