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		<title>House Passes McKinney-Vento Reauthorization!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/10/08/house-passes-mckinney-vento-reauthorization/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[NCCEH staff and Coalition partners have worked long and hard on McKinney-Vento Reauthorization, working to create legislation that meets the needs of North Carolina&#8217;s homeless popluation.  Last Thursday, October 2, the House approved the  Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid  Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act.  The legislation,  H.R. 7221, substantially improves the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act passes the Senate!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/09/29/veterans-mental-health-improvements-act-passes-the-senate/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/09/29/veterans-mental-health-improvements-act-passes-the-senate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Sep 2008 22:13:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON,  D.C. – U.S. Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) today applauded the Senate passage of S. 2162, The Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2008.  The legislation includes a provision by Senator Burr to assist veterans at risk of homelessness by providing them with supportive services.
&#8220;Our veterans served our country with honor and they should [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New poverty numbers in NC equal the need for REAL change</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/08/29/new-poverty-numbers-in-nc-equal-the-need-for-real-change/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/08/29/new-poverty-numbers-in-nc-equal-the-need-for-real-change/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:17:49 +0000</pubDate>
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by Susanna Birdsong
  

New figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau earlier this week suggest that North Carolina is no better off after the economic upturn of the last few years than we were before it.  Rates of poverty and health insurance insecurity increased from 2000 to 2007.  While 13.1 percent of North Carolinians [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Burr continues to champion help for the homeless</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/08/28/senator-burr-continues-to-champion-help-for-the-homeless/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/08/28/senator-burr-continues-to-champion-help-for-the-homeless/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:45:38 +0000</pubDate>
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by Susanna Birdsong
  





  

On a sunny day in May, Senator Burr came to Raleigh to speak to advocates and elected officials from across the state, gathered at a luncheon at Marbles Kids Museum.  The luncheon was the kick-off event for the 10 Year Plan to End Homelessness Leadership Summit.
The senator’s message to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Information on 2008 SuperNOFA released</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/03/25/information-on-2008-supernofa-released/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2008/03/25/information-on-2008-supernofa-released/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 18:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>denise</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released the general section of the 2008 NOFA (Notice of Funding Availablility) on Wednesday, March 19.
The NOFA contains the Policy Requirements and General Section to HUD’s FY2008 NOFAs for HUD&#8217;s Discretionary Programs.
This year, HUD is implementing an elctronic process for the CoC (Continuum of Care) Application. There [...]]]></description>
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		<title>U.S. House Passes National Affordable Housing Trust Fund!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/10/11/us-house-passes-national-affordable-housing-trust-fund/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/10/11/us-house-passes-national-affordable-housing-trust-fund/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 19:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>denise</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Denise Neunaber, NCCEH executive director
The House passed the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund TODAY! Thanks to everyone who contacted or met with your member of congress to advocate for this bill! Now that it has passed the house, we&#8217;ll focus on getting the fund passed in the Senate!
See the Press Release from National Alliance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senate Committee Passes Significant Changes in Federal Funding</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/09/25/senate-committee-passes-significant-changes-in-federal-funding/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/09/25/senate-committee-passes-significant-changes-in-federal-funding/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:37:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>denise</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Wednesday, September 19th, the U.S. Senate Banking and Housing Committee marked up S. 1518 Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act, The McKinney Reauthorization Bill. A substitute amendment and manager&#8217;s amendment were approved.  (A substitute amendment means that another Senator submitted a bill to replace the entirety of the original bill, a manager&#8217;s amendment [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Asheville&#8217;s Project Homeless Connect and VA Stand Down a Success!</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/09/20/ashevilles-project-homeless-connect-and-va-stand-down-a-success/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/09/20/ashevilles-project-homeless-connect-and-va-stand-down-a-success/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 14:12:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>denise</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[by Denise Neunaber, NCCEH Executive Director
Asheville held it&#8217;s second Project Homeless Connect last Friday, September 14th.
Over 250 participants received a meal, linked with housing and other services, received medical attention, haircuts, massages and much, much more!
I was honored to be a part of the event. I worked the front intake table to greet participants help [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Upcoming Fair Housing Trainings</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/08/28/upcoming-fair-housing-trainings/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/08/28/upcoming-fair-housing-trainings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to understand more about Fair Housing Law? Check out these training opportunities.
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		<title>Senator Dole&#8217;s Staff Visits Housing and Homeless Programs Across NC</title>
		<link>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/08/17/senator-doles-staff-visits-housing-and-homeless-programs-across-nc/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.ncceh.org/2007/08/17/senator-doles-staff-visits-housing-and-homeless-programs-across-nc/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Aug 2007 00:36:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>denise</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[One of Senator Dole&#8217;s D.C. staffers assigned to housing issues spent this week visiting programs in North Carolina. As part of Ryan&#8217;s time here, I set up appointments for him at Hospitality House of Boone, The Salvation Army of Hickory and the Catawba Continuum of Care, CASA, Housing for New Hope, and the Public Housing [...]]]></description>
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