Dear Friend:
As NPACH’s Executive Director, I ask for your help in our fight to end homelessness in America. NPACH was founded to promote concrete solutions to the problems that leave so many children, youth, families, and single adults on the margins of society. We’ve just turned 5 years old, and I’m proud to say that we’ve made great progress so far.
Here are some of our key accomplishments from the past year:
• NPACH’s leadership in support of an expanded definition of homelessness will help ensure that homeless families have a better chance of getting housing assistance from HUD and that local communities have more flexibility to focus homeless assistance where the need is greatest. As we began this campaign, Congressional staff told us that “You can advocate all you want – we will NEVER expand the definition of homelessness.” Now, thanks to our work, the only question is how much it will be expanded.
• NPACH led a successful fight for 3,000 new housing vouchers to reunite parents and their children separated because of housing problems and young people who have grown up in foster care.
• NPACH helped persuade Congress to approve another 10,000 new rent subsidies for disabled homeless veterans.
• NPACH secured approval of $144 million in new resources for direct services to homeless persons.
• NPACH supported the Second Chance Act, landmark prisoner reentry legislation that will prevent homelessness by providing ex-offenders with the help they need to find housing, jobs, and health care. This legislation passed by an overwhelming majority in both the House and Senate, and was signed by President Bush.
• NPACH ‘s website and our email newsletter – the NPACH Report—alert thousands of social service agencies, advocates, and volunteers to opportunities to influence legislation and take other actions to prevent and end homelessness.
Our recent successes will change lives in 2009 and beyond. And moving forward under the new Obama Administration, we will have tremendous new opportunities. But to build on our recent victories, and ensure that the new President commits significant resources and attention to preventing and ending homelessness in America, we need your help today.
The bulk of our support comes from organizations and individuals that are deeply committed to advocacy for homeless persons. They believe in what we are doing, and want to help provide us with the resources necessary to succeed. Please make a generous tax-deductible donation now.
NPACH’s first five years have been wonderful. If you believe we’ve done good work so far, please help us sustain our efforts over the next year.
Warm regards!
Jeremy
Jeremy Rosen
NPACH Executive Director
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