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The Homelessness Crisis

Homeless: It’s (not) the Drugs (thevalleycitizen.com) – 3/18/23

Villages for Unhoused People Are Popping Up in More Cities. What’s It Like to Live in Them? – 3/14/23

Homeless encampments — and the debate over what to do about them — explained (newsbreak.com) – 3/8/23

BPD to award community member for assistance in fraud investigation | News | City of Boise – 3/7/23

Homeless Art Collective finds a permanent home | Boise State Public Radio – 2/10/23

This doctor wants to prescribe a cure for homelessness : Planet Money : NPR – 2/7/23

Boise City Council upholds Design Review approval of shelter | ktvb.com  – 2/1/23

Opinion: Government, private sector must act to keep homelessness from worsening | Freeaccess | idahostatejournal.com – 1/31/23

Homelessness in Boise: A growing population facing a growing cost – The Arbiter (arbiteronline.com) – 1/26/23

More cities and states make homeless encampments a crime, leaving low-income people with few options – NewsBreak – 1/13/23

National Advocate to End Homelessness Dispels Myths Around Mental Health and Addiction – Matter of Fact with Soledad O’Brien – 1/8/23

VA says it’s back on track to end veteran homelessness : NPR – 1/7/23

Boise became the epicenter of debate over response to homelessness – 1/2/23

Biden Administration Plan to end Homelessness – 12/28/22

A night sheltering from the dark at Interfaith Sanctuary in Boise | Boise State Public Radio – 12/21/22

Northwest Nazarene student prompts Nampa to designate public buildings as warming spots | Boise State Public Radio – 12/16/22

Advocates Fear The Impact Of NYC’s Involuntary Hospitalization Plan | HuffPost Latest News – 12/13/22

NYC Mayor Eric Adams’ controversial new approach to homelessness | CNN Politics – 12/3/22

Idaho experts say more housing is key to ending homelessness in the state | Boise State Public Radio – 11/30/22

300 Homes: a campaign to end family homelessness | ktvb.com – 11/18/22

‘We don’t have enough housing’: University of Washington real estate professor talks causes of homelessness, housing supply – 11/15

Interfaith Sanctuary, Our Path Home provide additional shelter to homeless during winter – 11/11/22

Salt Lake City’s city council approved a village for the chronically homeless : NPR – 11/6/22

New Data Shows 11% Decline in Veteran Homelessness Since 2020—the Biggest Drop in 5+ Years | United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) – 11/3/22

Deep Dive: Boise emergency shelters struggling to care for growing elderly homeless population (boisedev.com)– 11/2/22

Making Housing Affordable

Report: Idaho behind nearly 25,000 affordable housing units | ktvb.com – 3/20/23

JFAC approves $32 million in emergency rental assistance funding for Idaho (newsbreak.com) – 3/10/23

Affordable housing ‘waitlist shoppers’ across US vying for vouchers (usatoday.com)  – 3/8/23

Legislation stopping HOAs, cities from banning ADUs clears House (boisedev.com) – 3/6/23

Boise might finally rewrite its zoning code. Supporters and opponents are fired up (newsbreak.com) – 3/1/23

‘Come alive’: 200 units of affordable housing approved near Saint Al’s (boisedev.com) – 2/8/23

Housing Headaches: The frustrations of student housing in Boise – The Arbiter (arbiteronline.com) – 2/9/23

Bill requiring ‘reasonable’ rental fees clears Idaho Senate committee – Idaho Capital Sun – 2/8/23

Eviction court hearings increasing in Ada, Canyon counties | ktvb.com – 2/8/23

Habitat for Humanity helps Idahoans stay housed | Boise State Public Radio – 2/8/23

First batch of Idaho-funded housing projects awarded, set to build 1,000 units statewide (boisedev.com) – 2/6/23

LEAP Housing, a Boise-based nonprofit, is focusing on affordable housing problem in Ada County | Idaho | bigcountrynewsconnection.com – 1/29/23

Housing Shortage Impacts Boise Farmers as Aid Goes Unused (governing.com) – 1/11/23

USDA hosts roundtable to discuss affordable housing for farmworkers (kivitv.com) – 1/1023

As affordable housing crisis continues, informal evictions harm Idaho renters – 1/4/23

Meridian grant to Jesse Tree provides help those in need of housing – NewsBreak – 1/3/23

Vital rental assistance helps Idahoans stay housed | News From The States – 12/22/22

Boise City/Ada County Housing Authorities have lack of funding | ktvb.com – 12/20/22

Hotel rooms housing homeless community to stay open with Ada Co. funding – NewsBreak – 12/19/22

Jesse Tree continues efforts to avoid evictions, prevent homelessness in the Treasure Valley (kivitv.com) – 11/29/22

Boise vs. Meridian vs. Nampa: Emails reveal how cities are dealing with affordable housing issue – 11/13/22

Videos & Webinars

The Homelessness Crisis

SCANPH (Southern California Association of Non-Profit Housing): Lessons from Other Cities on Effective Housing First Models and Homelessness Strategies

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. Housing First Webinar Recaps | National Low Income Housing Coalition (nlihc.org)

Webinars from the Law Center: In these webinars, the Law Center discusses and shares various resources and advocacy tools that people across the country can use to prevent and end homelessness. Webinars – National Homelessness Law Center (homelesslaw.org)

NAEH is a trusted resource for best practices in addressing homelessness. Choose videos from a list of over 30 topics. Resources – National Alliance to End Homelessness

Making Housing Affordable