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The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 is a United States federal law that provides federal money for homeless shelter programs. [1] [2] It was the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness, [3] and was passed by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987. [4]
During the Pierce County Council’s April 24 Select Committee on Homelessness meeting, Crout suggested the county government should declare an emergency in response to the homelessness crisis.
It was included as part of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009. The HEARTH Act allows for the prevention of homelessness, rapid re-housing, consolidation of housing programs, and new homeless categories. In the eighteen months after the bill's signing, HUD must make regulations implementing this new McKinney program. [1] [2]
Pierce County Executive Bruce Dammeier has declared a state of emergency to prevent a lapse in funding for a system that serves as the “front door” to the county’s homelessness response ...
Homeless people find it harder to secure employment, housing, or federal benefits with a criminal record, and therefore penalizing the act of being homeless makes exiting such a situation much more difficult. They may face potential legal repercussions such as fines and jail time for seeking shelter in vehicles (Tennessee) and "loitering". [15]
The work to increase awareness around community response to homelessness is essential to answering the recommendations from the National Alliance to End Homelessness, presented to the city and ...
The Interagency Council on the Homeless was authorized by Title II of the landmark Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act enacted on July 22, 1987 (PL 100-77). The McKinney Act established the Interagency Council on the Homeless as an "independent establishment" within the executive branch to review the effectiveness of federal activities and programs to assist people experiencing ...
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' plan to call a state of emergency on homelessness could make a difference. Editorial: Bass has declared homelessness an emergency. Now let's see bold action