McKinney-Vento Act Reauthorization / The Reed Bill

S.1801 Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2005

 

The Reed Bill is a proposed amendment and reauthorization of the 1987 McKinney-Vento Act, which established an Interagency Council on the Homeless and helped coordinate homeless resources as well as provide funding for homeless assistance programs. For a more detialed descrition of the 1987 McKinney-Vento Act as well as a comparison to the proposed 2005 S.1801 please download the following memorandum from November 2005's Regional Steering Committee meeting: Proposed Amendment and Reauthorization of McKinney-Vento Act.

HomeBase hosted a special meeting of the Regional Steering Committee on Homelessness and Housing discussing S.1801 and its potential impacts on California communities on January 20th, 2006. This meeting drew 100 homeless service advocates, SHP/S+C grantees and other concerned CoC representatives from across the state.

We are also going to be developing an Issues Brief on this legislation. For more information, please contact Bridget DeJong, HomeBase Staff Lawyer.

 

Meeting Materials:

Agenda

Path of the Bill to Becoming Law

Relevant Federal Laws, Regulations and Administrative Actions

Purposes of S.1801 Community Partnership to End Homelessness Act of 2005

Status of the Reed Bill

Corporation for Supportive Housing Policy Update

Open Letter to the Partners and Colleagues of the National Coalition for the Homeless and the National Alliance to End Homelessness

Federal Direction

Collaborative Applicants

How Funding Could Be Used

Federal Priorities

Acknowledgments

 

This meeting drew a GREAT crowd and prompted some wonderful discussion. All attendees are being added to a 'Reed Bill' updates e-mail list and will get periodic e-mails detailing any new actions/information on this important piece of legislation. If you were not at the meeting but would like to be on this e-mail list, please e-mail Jadie Wasilco at HomeBase. Thank you.