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…
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
NLIHC Webinars on Housing First This National Low Income Housing Coalition webinar series on Housing First is fantastic! The series is over, but NLIHC has posted recordings of the webinars. You can read recaps of each webinar and view a recording or presentation slides by using the links in the second paragraph of each recap.…
Revisions to Boise’s Zoning Code Rewrite Stay informed about the city’s proposed zoning code changes. The drafts for Module 1 (Allowed Uses) and Module 2 (the Development and Design Standards) have been revised. Will these modifications remove barriers to building more diverse and affordable housing? Use this link to review summaries of the changes: https://www.cityofboise.org/zoning-code-rewrite#:~:text=The%20Boise%20Zoning%20Code%20Rewrite,walkable%2C%20dynamic%20spaces%20for%20everyone
9th Circuit Court Reiterates 2020 Martin v. Boise Ruling On September 28, 2022, people experiencing homelessness in Grants Pass, Oregon—and across the Ninth Circuit—could breathe a sigh of relief as their right to survive in the absence of adequate housing was reaffirmed. Read this press release from the National Homelessness Law Center to learn more: Ninth…
Read boisedev.com ‘s article on City of Boise Joins HUD’s House America Initiative to Address Homelessness: City of Boise joins federal housing partnership (boisedev.com)
Idaho Statesman special event: State of Homelessness in the Treasure Valley Recorded live: State of Homelessness in Boise, ID, Q&A event | Idaho Statesman
Aired by KTVB on August 24, 2021. (old news, but still too true): https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/growing-idaho/housing-analysis-shows-boise-needs-27000-new-units-over-next-decade/277-ce303515-0249-4131-b27a-540d6c96118b or https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/growing-idaho/housing-analysis-shows-boise-needs-27000-new-units-over-next-decade/277-ce303515-0249-4131-b27a-540d6c96118b