Author: Sara Brown

Ending Homelessness

2016 Count & Survey Takes a “Deep Dive” Approach for Improved Results

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The greater Houston area is leading the nation in reducing homelessness, becoming the national model for other cities. Our Continuum of Care (CoC) was formalized in 2012 and launched The Way Home in 2014 to bring more than 70 partners together. With hurdles still ahead, we’ve comprehensively tackled homelessness and the results show tremendous progress […]

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Houston Receives National Recognition for Permanently Housing 4,114 Homeless Veterans

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November 23, 2015   This Thanksgiving, 4,114 formerly homeless military veterans and their families in Houston will enjoy a safe, warm holiday in their own homes, thanks to an effort under way since 2012. In recognition of these results, the National Alliance to End Homelessness recently honored Houston at its annual awards ceremony in Washington, […]

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Downtown Transition Plan Update

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The more than 60 partners of The Way Home have reduced chronic homelessness by 70% and overall homelessness by nearly 50% in Houston, Harris County, and Fort Bend County, and our community is still on track to end chronic homelessness by the end of this year. As a result, two of our partner organizations will […]

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Houston Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness!

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June 5, 2015 Houston Effectively Ends Veteran Homelessness Becomes Largest City in the Nation to Create System to House any Homeless Veteran Houston, Texas (June 1, 2015) – Mayor Annise Parker announced that Houston has effectively ended veteran homelessness. Over 35 local agencies collaborated to build a nationally-recognized response system that has housed over 3,650 […]

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Finding The Way Home

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By Loretta Randolph, Coordinated Access Housing Assessor/Navigator, THE BEACON Ms. Green first experienced homelessness and visited THE BEACON in 2012. For most of her adult life she has struggled with her mental health diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Often, Ms. Green would self-medicate or even refuse to accept her condition and drift around Houston’s downtown area. […]

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VA Partnerships Showcase

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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs On November 18, 2014, VA hosted three Google+ Hangouts. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) hosted another “Partnerships Showcase” on Tuesday, November 18, 2014. This event showcased three public-private partnership (P3) presentations on ways the Department is working to reduce and address homelessness among our Veterans and their […]

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Houston Celebrates Milestone in New Service Delivery Model

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November 24, 2014 On October 31, the City of Houston and the Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County gathered more than 40 service provider staff members to celebrate a milestone in the implementation of a new service delivery model to better serve our homeless neighbors. In the past few months, 130 individuals have been […]


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