Due to a sweep on the morning of November 9th at Cooper Court, around 20 – 30 unhoused members of our community no longer have items that are essential for survival in below freezing weather. There is an urgent need to replace tents, sleeping bags and blankets that were removed from Cooper Court. If you…
Salt Lake City’s city council voted in favor of a project to build a small community of tiny homes for people experiencing chronic homelessness, in a project that organizers hope could be a model for other cities. Should we try this in Idaho? Salt Lake City’s city council approved a village for the chronically homeless :…
GREAT NEWS! Preliminary results of the nation-wide 2022 Point-in-Time Count show an 11% decline in veteran homelessness since early 2020! According to NAEH, the key best practice guiding this reduction has been the Housing First model. Research consistently shows that this approach yields better service outcomes, is more cost effective, and helps people stay in…
In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, elderly people with medical needs started showing up at homeless shelters across the Treasure Valley in record-breaking numbers. The combination of rising rents at once-affordable apartments and the closure of two dozen assisted living facilities catering to low-income Idahoans fuels the problem. This BoiseDev article describes the extent…
Our Path Home is incredibly excited to host Dr. Gregg Colburn, author of Homelessness is a Housing Problem at the Idaho State Museum. In his recently released book, Homelessness is a Housing Problem, Colburn and his research partner Clayton Page Aldern, ask “Why do rates of homelessness differ from community to community?” and “What role does the availability…
Homeless Coalition–Sept 14, 2022 Minutes
P.O. Box 6283, Boise, ID 83707 www.homelesscoalitionboise.com Boise/Ada County Homeless Coalition Minutes, July 13, 2022 The meeting was conducted by Denise Caruzzi, President Also in attendance Members: Boise Salvation Army Corps, Kira Hurt; Cathedral of the Rockies, Pete Schroeder; Carol Craighill, Secretary; Lila Fetherolf; Good Samaritan Home, Danielle Sanders; Jim Grunow; Gary Hanes; International Rescue…
P.O. Box 6283, Boise, ID 83707 www.homelesscoalitionboise.com Boise/Ada County Homeless Coalition Minutes, June 8, 2022 The meeting was conducted by Denise Caruzzi, President Also in attendance: Members: Howard Belodoff; Boise Salvation Army Corps, Kira Hurt; Cathedral of the Rockies, Pete Schroeder; Carol Craighill, Secretary; Corpus Christi House, Don Ruffing; Bruce Ervin;…
P.O. Box 6283, Boise, ID 83707 www.homelesscoalitionboise.com Boise/Ada County Homeless Coalition May 11, 2022 The meeting was conducted by Denise Caruzzi, President. Also in attendance: Pete Schroeder, Cathedral of the Rockies; Don Ruffing Corpus Christi House; Carol Craighill, Secretary; Deb Eisinger; Bruce D. Ervin; Lila Fetherolf; Jim Grunow; Gary Hanes; Martin Hendrickson; Jodi Peterson, Interfaith…
Federal Budget Line Items for Homelessness and Rental Assistance Money for solutions! Read what the National Alliance to End Homelessness has to say about the current federal budget line items for Homeless Assistance Grants and Emergency Rental Assistance: https://endhomelessness.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/July2022_FY2023Priorities.pdf