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CRH Response to the USICH Federal Homeless Research Agenda Request for Information

By: Jarrett James Lash & Sean L. Small, Co-Founders of the Center for Rural Homelessness Date: Sep 17, 2023 Key pages: Public...

Rural Homelessness in West Virginia and Point-in-Time Count

Emelia Gapp Strategic Communications Intern The Center for Rural Homelessness This past January, organizations across the nation...

CRH Journal Spotlight: Using Geographic Information Systems to Assess Community-level Vulnerability

By Sean Small Co-Founder, Director of Research The Center for Rural Homelessness For The Center for Rural Homelessness’s first Journal...

Few & Far Between: Media Coverage of California’s Rural Homelessness

By: Jarrett James Lash September 19. 2023 California’s homeless crisis is often seen on the nightly news with a similar headline and a...

The Alarming Impact of Federal Government Shutdowns on Homeless Programming

Jarrett James Lash, Co-Founder & Policy Director September 19, 2023 As if it was Groundhog Day, we are standing at the precipice of yet...

The Purpose of the Center for Rural Homelessness

By Jarrett James Lash April 02, 2023 The Center for Rural Homelessness (CRH) is the result of conversations held between myself and its...

What is Head Start?

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW Head Start, established in 1965 and currently authorized under the Head Start Act of 2007, is...

What is the Affordable Connectivity Program?

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), administered by the Federal Communications...

What is the Supplemental Security Income Program?

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW The Supplemental Security Income Program (SSI) is a federal Social Security program for...

What is the USDA Section 515 Program?

By: Katie Baughman, Policy Intern OVERVIEW Section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949, also called the Rural Rental Housing Loans program, is...

Maine is Building Affordable Housing While Potentially Losing More

By Mahmoud Ali Aug 10, 2023 Ground is breaking on projects sponsored by Maine’s $20 million Rental Unit Development program, a new...