Homeless Alliance of Western New York

Community Missions in Niagara Falls is hiring full time young adult peers for the new YHDP Transitional-Rapid Rehousing program. See the flyer below.

Finally, someone is talking about more than tax credit projects to create more affordable housing.

Today is Giving Tuesday. Please consider making a donation to the Homeless Alliance of WNY this year. We are unable to have our awards luncheon this year which is our major fundraiser so any assistance would be greatly appreciated. Please follow this link to donate. Thank you. https://www.paypal.com/donate/

We are proud to announce the winners of the awards from the Homeless Alliance of WNY The Homeless Alliance Award Winners for 2020 are: Monsignor Henry Gugino Award... Spectrum Health & Human Services Killian Vetter Individual Award Sue Lumadue, City of Buffalo Unsung Heroes Bridget Janese, Niagara County Department of Social Services Kelly Dodd, VIA Miguel Santos, National Grid COVID-19 Collaboration Award WNY Coalition for the Homeless Congratulations to all the winners!

We aren't able to have our awards luncheon this year because of Covid but we are still giving out awards to those who deserve extra special recognition this year. Your donation will help us pay for the plaques.

Please share: If you are behind on your rent or mortgage you will eventually be evicted or foreclosed. Don't wait for that to happen: call 2-1-1 to learn about our #LiveWellErie Rental & Mortgage Assistance Program. You may qualify for up to $3,500 in assistance. Call today!

Here is a story about the startup of some programs to help end youth homelessness through a HUD Youth Homeless Demonstration Program grant awarded to Erie and Niagara counties.

PLEASE SHARE!! Welcome to Safe Space@BestSelf Behavioral Health, Buffalo’s first overnight drop in center for youth experiencing homelessness!! We are currently... open 11pm-7am Monday-Friday, but will be increasing to 7 days a week soon. We are also partnering with Compass House Resources Center at 1451 Main Street, now open until 10pm Monday-Friday! To all our youth: If you ever need a safe place to go in the middle of the night, without question or condition, you are welcome here!! You are NOT ALONE! We are here for you!

Today is the first day those at risk of being evicted or losing their home to foreclosure may apply for a #LiveWellErie Cares Act Rental & Mortgage Assistance G...rant of up to $3,500 per household. Contact 2-1-1wny to apply by going to their website at http://www.211wny.org or calling 2-1-1. #saveyourhome #avoideviction #211wny

Join the Network this Friday, September 25th, from 1-2PM, for a conversation with Brittany Packnett Cunningham. Brittany is an award-winning activist, organizer and educator, and was appointed to the Task Force on 21st Century Policing by President Barack Obama. This discussion between Brittany and our Senior Policy Analyst, Tierra Labrada, will focus on the many intersecting factors that drive homelessness, the urgency of centering racial equity in our work, and how to bring together disparate communities to work towards progressive policy change.

This is just the first step in what will become enhanced services to transition aged youth. Hold on tight, there is more to come. Congrats to Nadia and BestSelf.

Some of our revenues are down this year due to the Covid crisis, so please consider making a donation to the Homeless Alliance. Please share this with your friends also.

This is an interesting article on mental illness.

Help is on the way but it isn' enough to help everyone in need.

I'm sure this will be of interest to our many providers.

Diversion and prevention in the reality of COVID-19 is the focus of this free webinar that OrgCode's Tracy Flaherty-Willmott is leading for the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness this Thursday at 1pm Eastern. Register below! https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_U095P5GzR76_dWemXZo1QA

We now have two jobs that we are looking to fill https://wnyhomeless.org/homeless-alliance-is-hiring/