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July 2010 Capital Hill Advocacy Afternoon Materials

On July 14, 2010, NCCEH staff and North Carolina conference attendants met with Congressional representatives in Washington, D.C., during the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference.  Please click the links below to download the materials that were shared with our elected representatives. North Carolina Information: Continuum of Care Awards Summary: view pdf 2010 Point-in-Time Count Fact Sheet: view pdf 2010 Point-in-Time Count Map (Numbers per County): view pdf 2010 Point-in-Time County Map (Percentages per County): view pdf Federal Policy Information: Federal Strategic Plan to End Homelessness Executive Summary: view pdf AHAR Key Points: view pdf McKinney-Vento Appropriations (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Housing and Services Demonstration Project (NAEH one-pager): view pdf National Housing Trust Fund (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Appropriations (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Ending Veterans Homelessness (NAEH one-pager): view pdf Zero Tolerance for Veterans Homelessness …


Homeless Advocates Hold Workshop in Capital

by TRANG DO, Herald-Sun Washington Bureau July 10, 2007   WASHINGTON - Durham resident Alphonso Williams really knows how to captivate a crowd.  But it's not because of his towering 6-foot-4 frame or his booming, resonant voice.  It's because he know how to tell a great story - his own story.   Williams joined Terry Allebaugh, executive director of Durham's Housing for New Hope in the nation's capital Tuesday to moderate a workshop on effective advocacy for the homeless.   "Looking at me right now, 13 years ago, you wouldn't even recognize me," Williams told the 40-plus attendees.  "I was homeless, dead broke."   Now, at 56, Williams tells his life story as a way to spur others to act.   Tuesday's workshop focused on helping other formerly homeless people and local community advocates to do the same.   "Alphonso …