The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a United States-based organization addressing the issue of homelessness. The Alliance provides data and research to policymakers and elected officials in order to inform policy debates. They also work on the local level provide community partners with information on best practices and technical assistance. In March 2011, the Alliance partnered with 26 leaders from Australia, Canada, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States to create an International Alliance to End Homelessness.
History
In 1983, the National Citizens Committee for Food and Shelter was established to meet the emergency needs of the homeless population. In 1987, the Committee determined that a more comprehensive approach was necessary and created the National Alliance to End Homelessness. The current President and CEO is Nan Roman. Roman works with the Board of Directors and the Alliance's staff to execute its mission. Current members of the Board include Susan Baker, Co-Founder,Elizabeth Boyle, Co-Founder; Mike Lowry, Gary M. Parsons, Robert Villency, President Nan Roman, Henry Cisneros, Stephen Coyle, Kenneth M. Duberstein, Jeffery Hayward, G. Allan Kingston, The Honorable John J. LaPalce, Tim Marx, Irene Mabry Moses, D. William Moreau, Norman B. Rice, Michael R. Steed, Robert D. Stillman, and Judy Woodruff. In addition to its board and staff, the Alliance partners with over 10,000 public agencies and community providers. In 2000 Ms. Roman launched ''A Plan, Not a Dream: How to End Homelessness in Ten Years, – a revolutionary nationwide initiative that provided a step-by-step community-based plan to end homelessness in a decade. By 2010, there are 234 completed plans to end homelessness across the United States.
Publications
The Homelessness Research Institute, the research branch of the Alliance, publishes an annual report, the State of Homelessness in America
Conferences
The Alliance hosts two conferences, the National Conference on Ending Homelessness and the National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness The 2015 National Conference on Ending Family and Youth Homelessness took place on February 18 to 20 at the Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. The 2015 National Conference on Ending Homelessness will take place at the Renaissance Hotel in Washington, DC from July 15 to 17. The Alliance still hosts the National Conference on Ending Homelessness and Capitol Hill day in Washington DC on July 22–24, 2019.
