President’s FY 2014 Budget Released: Funding for Affordable Housing and Homelessness



The Indiana Association for Community Economic Development is proud to serve as the Indiana state partner for the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). On April 10, 2013 the Coalition [...]

Making Sure Homeless Hoosiers Have a Voice on Election Day

With Election Day less than a week away, housing advocates nationwide are expressing concern about the impact of stricter voter identification requirements on the homeless.  According to the National Coalition [...]

IBJ Recognizes Gennesaret Free Clinics as Health Care Hero

In today’s Indiana Business Journal (IBJ) news, Genessaret Free Clinics, an IACED member and Homeward Bound participant, was recognized as a Health Care Hero for its community achievement in health [...]

House of Representatives Committee Moves on Bill to Expand Definition of Homeless Children

On Tuesday, January 7, the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity approved H.R. 32 the Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011 by voice vote. The [...]

U.S. House Approves Bill that Undermines Title V of the McKinney Vento Homeless Assistance Act

Today the House passed H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act.  The legislation was loosely based on the Obama Administration proposal to identify federal properties that could be sold to [...]

House of Representatives Committee Moves Bill That Strips McKinney Vento Title V

On October 13, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure marked up H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act.  The bill was authored by Representative Jeff Denham (R-Cal.) and seeks [...]

Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness Report Examines Need for Comprehensive Statewide Strategies

A recent report from the Institute for Children, Poverty and Homelessness (ICPH) reviewed statewide plans to end homelessness throughout the country, providing the first comprehensive survey to include stakeholders’ perceptions [...]

Out of Reach 2011: Affordable Housing Challenges for Renters

The National Low Income Housing Coalition’s Out of Reach 2011 report offers a look at the housing challenges facing American families in 2011. The length of the economic recession and [...]

US Interagency Council on Homelessness Is Seeking Best Practices

On June 22, 2010, The US Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released Opening Doors, the nation’s first comprehensive strategy to prevent and end homelessness. Opening Doors serves as a roadmap [...]

Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress – 2011

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (AHAR) on June 14, 2011. Details of the report for Indiana include a homeless population of 6,452 persons in 2010.