• November 5-6, 2009 - Washington Asset Building Coalition Conference, Tacoma, WA
  
  

• Sample HPRP Plans (National Alliance to End Homelessness, May 2009)
• New Interactive Tools Site from National Alliance to End Homelessness
• Out of Reach 2009 (NLIHC, April 2009)
• Supportive Housing Property Management: Business Practices and Resident Employment (Corporation for Supportive Housing and Enterprise Community Partners, April 2009)
• HB 2331 (Recording Fee) County Revenue Projections (FY 2010)
• “Creating a Plan for the Homeless Prevention Fund” (NAEH, March 2009)
• America’s Youngest Outcasts: State Report Card on Child Homelessness (The National Center on Family Homelessness, March 2009)
• Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP, formerly Homeless Prevention Fund) NOFA. More information on HPRP can be found on HUD’s Homelessness Resource Exchange site. 
• Foreclosure-Response.org (Resources for preventing foreclosures and stabilizing communities)
• Housing Assistance for Low Income Households: States Do Not Fill the Gap
  (NLIHC, October 2008 - a follow-up to A Patchwork of Small Measures: A 2001 Report on State Funded Rental Assistance)
• Unite to End Homelessness: The United Way of King County Blog
  
• NAEH Podcasts: NAEH has many useful podcasts on topics such as housing strategies for sex offenders, rapid re-housing, and ending homelessness for people with mental illness.
• Dept. of HUD’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Website
  (Information and resources on HUD Recovery Act Programs)
• Homelessness Counts: Changes in Homelessness from 2005 to 2007 (NAEH and the Homelessness Research Institute, January 2009)
• “Innovative Initiatives: 08 in 08” (Interagency Council on Homelessness, January 2009)
• The Shifting Gears Initiative, 2004-2007: Summary of Evaluation Results
  and Case Studies of Three Initiative Participants (NAEH and The Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation, 2008)
• Washington State Resource Guide: Housing for Homeless People With Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Disorders (Washington State DSHS & Common Ground, October 2008).
• The Future of Fair Housing (National Commission on Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity, December 2008)
• Federal Programs for Addressing Low-Income Housing Needs: A Policy Primer (The Urban Institute, December 2008)
• Bringing Housing Home: 2008 Affordable Housing Report (Washington Low Income Housing Alliance and the Washington State Housing Finance Commission, 2008)
• 2009 Toolkit for providing free tax-filing assistance for low-income workers and promoting the Earned Income Tax Credit (Center for Budget and Policy Priorities, December 2008)
• “WLIHA Gets Ready for Olympia: 2009 Legislative Agenda Approved at Annual Meeting” (Erin Chambers, Building Changes, November 2008)
• National Project Homeless Connect - (Interagency Council on Homelessness)
• “McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act: Side-by-Side” (NLIHC, October 2008)
• Street Lawyer: Legal Tools for Economic Justice - A community forum for homelessness issues, sponsored by the National Law Center of Homelessness and Poverty.
• “Focusing the Media on Ending Homelessness” (National Alliance to End Homelessness, August 2008) – A guide to engaging the media on homelessness issues.
• A summary of research on homelessness and medical issues done by Healthcare for the Homeless: “What does Public Health have to do with Homelessness?” (Presented by Charissa Fotinos, MD, to the Interagency Council, July 2008)
• Inventory of Federal Programs That May Assist Homeless Families with Children (U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, March 2008
• Predictors of Homelessness among Street Living Youth (Journal of Youth and Adolescence, April 2008) (Science Daily article)
• Keynote address by Barbara Sard at Washington State Coalition for the Homeless conference (May 2008)
• Dennis Culhane and Stephen Metraux article: “Rearranging the Deck Chairs or Reallocating the Lifeboats?” (Journal of the American Planning Association, Winter 2008)
• America's Rental Housing: The Key to a Balanced National Policy (Harvard University Joint Center for Housing Studies, May 2008)
• Farm Worker Housing and the Washington Law Against Discrimination (Washington State Human Rights Commission, December 2007)
• Ending Family Homelessness Through Improved Systems and Stronger Organizations (Sound Families Recommended Actions report, March 2008)
• Rural Homeless Initiative of Southeast and Central Ohio: A National Model for Planning to End Rural Homelessness (NAEH, April 2008)
• Strategic Use of Homeless Program Resources: The Four M’s to Maximizing McKinney Vento Resources (Technical Assistance Collaborative PowerPoint, from the COSCDA Homeless Program Managers Conference, January 2008)
• HUD Homelessness Resource Exchange
• Out of Reach 2007-2008 (National Low Income Housing Coalition, 2008)
• SAMHSA Homelessness Resource Center
• The State of the Nation’s Housing 2008 (Joint Center for Housing Studies, Harvard University, 2008)
• Transitional Housing Operating and Rent (THOR) Eligibility Expansion Summary and Contact List (2008)
• “Innovative Initiatives” (United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, 2008). A list of replicable innovations and ideas for creating dedicated revenue streams to prevent and end homelessness

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• “Cost of Rural Homelessness: Rural Permanent Supportive Housing Cost Analysis” (State of Maine/CSH, May 2009)
  
• “The Impact of Supportive Housing on Surrounding Neighborhoods: Evidence from New York City” (Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy, October 2008)
• Chicago Housing for Health Partnership (CHHP) Study Shows Cost and Health Benefits of Supportive Housing (AIDS Foundation of Chicago, March 2008) (Wall Street Journal article)
• Seattle ‘housing first’ cost-savings findings (1811 Eastlake and Plymouth on Stewart) (City of Seattle press release, January 2008
• Sound Families Final Findings Summary: A Closer Look at Families' Lives During and After Supportive Transitional Housing (December 2007)
• Homeless Program Accountability, Cost Effectiveness, and Program Performance study (Dennis Culhane et al)

• Children of DOC incarcerated parents use DSHS services at very high rates
• Renters in Foreclosure Toolkit (National Low Income Housing Coalition (May 2009) 
• “The Dangerous Mentally Ill Offender Program: Four-Year Felony Recidivism and Cost Effectiveness” (Washington State Institute for Public Policy, February 2009)
• Center for Sex Offender Management Training Curricula
• “Residential Proximity to Schools and Daycare Centers: Influence on Sex Offense Recidivism” (Jill Levenson, et al., December 2008)
• “Re-Entry Housing Pilot Project: Offender Concentration Report” (Alice Zillah, CTED, December 2008)
• Materials from the US Department of Labor Prisoner Reentry Initiative (updated 1/2009) 
• Position Paper on Sex Offender Residence Restrictions (California Coalition On Sexual Offending, December 2008)
• Second Chance Act Resources (Reentry Policy Council)
• City guide to re-entry workforce development: From Options to Action: A Roadmap for City Leaders to Connect Formerly Incarcerated Individuals to Work (Public/Private Ventures, May 2008)
• One in 100: Behind Bars in America 2008 (Pew Center on States report)
• Housing and Public Safety (Justice Policy Institute research brief)
• GAINS Center Re-Entry Checklist for Inmates with Mental Health Needs
• Walla Walla STAR project brochure
• From Locked Up to Locked Out: Creating and Implementing Post-release Housing for Ex-prisoners (2005 Update, AIDS Housing of Washington)
• Re-Entry Policy Council Homelessness and Prisoner Re-Entry
• Franklin County justice / homelessness systems map with intercepts (2007)
• Franklin County ACTION: Cross-Systems Mapping & Taking Action for Change report (2007)
• Franklin County ACTION matrix (2007)

• Mitigating Apprehension about Section 8 Vouchers: The Positive Role of Housing Specialists in Search and Placement (Housing Policy Debate, 2005)
• Landlord-Tenant Law: A Citizens’ Rights Publication (Washington State Attorney General’s Office)
• Fresh Start (Portland) Landlord Guarantee Fund Intake Process and Communication Flow description
• Fresh Start (Portland) Landlord Guarantee Guidelines
• Fresh Start (Portland) Screening Process and Criteria
• King County Landlord Liaison Project Guidelines
• Landlord Incentives and Protections: Encouraging Landlords to Rent to Recovering Substance Abusers (CTED)
• Evaluating Homelessness Prevention (Homelessness Research Summary, Department for Communities and Local Government)

• “Creating Community Employment Pathways,” U.S. Department of HUD (April 2009)
• Money Smart Adult Financial Education Curriculum (FDIC).
• HUD Homelessness Resource Exchange Employment Audio Lecture Series
• CSH Hot Topics in Supportive Housing: Toolkit for Connecting Supportive Housing Tenants to Employment (Corporation for Supportive Housing, June 2008)
• Evaluation of LA's HOPE: Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing Final Report (Urban Institute, March 2008)
• Employment Plays Crucial Role in Successful Reentry (November 2007 research report summary)
• Employment, Wages, and Public Safety
• Linking One-Stop Career Centers and Homeless Assistance & Housing Programs
• Recognizing Work as a Priority in Preventing or Ending Homelessness
• Connecting to Work: Supportive Housing Case Managers Guide to Connecting Tenants to the Workforce Development System and Encouraging System Improvements
• Education for Homeless Children and Youth Program: Analysis of Data (National Center for Homeless Education, July 2008)
• Supporting Work for Low-Income People with Significant Challenges (Pamela J. Loprest & Karin Martinson, Urban Institute, July 16, 2008)
• Washington Asset Building Coalition www.washingtonabc.org

Homeless Self-Help and Empowerment Projects, National Coalition for the Homeless fact sheet. August 2007
Information on consumer-run organizations and training for people with mental illness or co-occurring disorders, from the Washington Institute for Mental Illness Research and Training
• Chicago Coalition for the Homeless Women’s Empowerment Project overview
• Ottawa Alliance to End Homelessness leadership training project for people who are homeless, formerly homeless or at risk of being homeless (project overview)

• National Recommended Best Practices for Serving LGBT Homeless Youth (NLIHC, April 2009)
• “Legal Issues Associated with Serving Homeless Youth,” a presentation prepared by Elisabeth Tutsch of Northwest Justice Project and Lisa Linhart-Dow of TeamChild.
  
• Homeless Education at the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction – A division of the Student & Support Operations division of OSPI, with resources for homeless education and related McKinney-Vento Act legislation.
• 2008 Survey of Washington State Youth in Foster Care
• Youth Aging Out of Foster Care:  Idendityfing Strategies and Best Practices

• “Ending Homelessness for People with Chronic Mental Illness” (NAEH Podcast, October 2004)
• Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) Technical Assistance - Through March 29, 2009, COCE will be offering technical assistance and training. For more information, visit here or call (301) 951-3369.
• “Washington's Public Mental Health System: Regional Needs and Approaches” (Mason Burley, Washington State Institute for Public Policy, October 2008)
• “Co-Occurring Disorders Screening Instrument” (California Co-Occurring Joint Action Council, 2008) – A brief screening tool meant to aid in conducting initial assessments for co-occurring disorders.
• National Association of Drug Court Professionals – Site focused on advocacy and resources for the drug court movement.
• Justice Programs Office (School of Public Affairs at American University) – Features national news on drug courts and a link to the Drug Court Clearinghouse.
• Washington State Association of Drug Court Professionals – A site dedicated to drug court resources and news in Washington State.
• Report on efforts to end homelessness for people with mental illness
  in Los Angeles: Changes in Homelessness, Supportive Housing, and Tenant Characteristics Since 2005 (Corporation for Supportive Housing, April 2008)
• The Hidden Housing Crisis: Worst Case Housing Needs Among Adults with Disabilities (Technical Assistance Collaborative, March 2008)
• Framing the Issues—the Positive Impacts of Affordable Housing on Health (Center for Housing Policy/ Enterprise Partners, July 2007)
• Funding Sources Successfully Used by States to Support Development of Integrated, Affordable, and Accessible Community Housing. Independent Living Research Utilization Community Living Partnership, November 2007
• Information on PACT/FACT teams including FACT distinctions / best practices from North Carolina
• SAMHSA 2008 National Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs

• HGAP project profiles on Jefferson and Yakima Counties (Washington State Coalition for the Homeless Newsletter, October 2008).
• Ballard Homes for All Coalition / Sustainable Ballard Car Camp Project – Information on a project serving people living out of their cars in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood.
• Section 8 Perception Unfair, Durham (NC) Study Finds
• Housing for the Homeless: A Conversation with Winners of the 17th Annual Maxwell Awards (April 2008) - requires registration
• Overview of Benton-Franklin and King County HGAP efforts (in “My View,” WA State Housing Finance Commission newsletter)
• Collaboration and Innovation: An HRC Case Study in Sustainability. Homelessness Resource Center, February 2008
• "Begin at Home": A Housing First Pilot Project for Chronically Homeless Single Adults (King County Department of Community and Human Services, October 2007)
• Information on Portland’s Transition to Housing program
• JOIN Street Outreach Program (Portland, OR) overview
• City of Portland Homeless Housing programs

• CSH - NCSHA e-Manual for Supportive Housing Funders (CSH, October 2008)
• Coordination of Property Management and Supportive Services in Permanent Supportive Housing: Self-Assessment Tool (CSH, November 2008).
• “Targeting Interventions for Homeless Families and Individuals” (Suzanne Wagner, Center for Urban Community Services, 2008). A PowerPoint presentation featured at the 2008 National Alliance to End Homelessness Annual Conference.
• “What Gets Measured, Gets Done: A Toolkit on Performance Measurement for Ending Homelessness” (National Alliance to End Homelessness, July 2008)
• Dispelling the Myths about Information Sharing Between the Mental Health and Criminal Justice Systems (CMHS National GAINS Center for Systemic Change for Justice-Involved People with Mental Illness)
• National Project Homeless Connect Toolkit
• Sample MOA – Fresh Start (Portland, OR)
• Sample Memorandum of Understanding between a nonprofit housing developer, social service agency and property manager (Corporation for Supportive Housing)
• Asset-building coalitions and individual development accounts (IDAs) for low-achieving individuals in poverty – description and links to programs
• The Asset-Building Initiative, IDA program model in Oregon
• Prisoner Reentry Program Outcome Indicators (Urban Institute / Center for What Works)
• Model Discharge Planning MOU
• Discharge Planning Protocols Outline

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