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Use this sample letter as a guide for contacting your senators and representatives to ask them to support a funding level of $1.4 billion in FY 2014 for homeless veterans programs. You can also use this letter to invite your senator or representative to tour your program or meet with you while he or she is in the district for an upcoming congressional recess.

These talking points an be individualized for your community and/or program when reaching out to your Members of Congress in order to urge them to pursue a funding level of $1.4 billion for homeless programs within the Department of Veterans Affairs in FY 2014.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is extending the public comment period for the proposed regulations for the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program to Monday, July 1. This deadline extension applies only to the Rural Housing Stability Assistance Program.

This one-pager provides background information on SAMHSA's Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH) program. It also explains the Alliance's recommendation that in FY 2014 the PATH program receive at least $75 million in appropriations.

This one-pager explains the Alliance's recommendation that in FY 2014 Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) homeless programs receive at least $100 million in appropriations. SAMHSA homeless programs provide critical mental health and substance use treatment services and help chronically homeless families and individuals acquire and maintain permanent supportive housing.

In order to continue the progress toward ending homelessness for America's veterans, Congress should continue to fund HUD-VASH vouchers to provide housing, coupled with services, to chronically homeless veterans.

The Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the core program intended to assist extremely low-income people with the cost of housing. Congress should work to address the shortage of affordable rental housing for low-income households.

Use this sample letter as a template when sending a letter to your senators urging them to sign on to Senator Reed's letter supporting robust funding for HUD's McKinney-Vento programs.

Sign-On Letter circulated by Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) to support robust funding for HUD's McKinney-Vento programs in FY 2014.

This document summarizes the proposals included in the Obama Administration's fiscal year (FY) 2014 budget. This document compares the FY 2014 proposal to FY 2013 funding levels and is not adjusted for inflation.

This budget chart shows current and proposed funding levels for a variety of federal affordabel housing and homelessness programs.

The HUD-VASH program is a joint program of the Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA). Congress should continue to make ending homelessness among veterans a top priority by providing $75 million within HUD and $278 million with VA for new HUD-VASH vouchers in FY 2014, the amount requested in the President’s Budget Proposal to house an estimated 10,000 additional veterans.

SSVF provides the missing piece for VA to finally be able to end homelessness among veterans. Congress should continue to make ending homelessness among veterans a top priority by providing $300 million for the SSVF program in FY 2014, the amount requested by the President in his Budget Proposal.

The State of Homelessness in America 2013 analyzes national as well as state-by-state trends and the economic, housing, and demographic factors that impact homelessness. Findings are based on the most recently available national data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and the National Association of State Budget Officers.