Trust-Based Relational Intervention (TBRI) Overview Wednesday, April 3, 2019, 9:00 a.m. to noon Orange County Convention Expo Center 11475 FM 1442, Orange TX Participants will learn about Trust-based Relational Intervention (TBRI), a holistic, evidence-based, multi-systemic, attachment-based, and trauma-informed intervention designed …
2019 Homelessness Awareness Day (HAD) at the Capitol We are busy working with the THN Advocates Committee on finalizing the legislative priorities that we will be sharing with our legislators during HAD. Homelessness Awareness Day is an opportunity to educate …
By Jen Beardsley, THN VISTA Member KIRBYVILLE, Texas (Jan. 28, 2019) – At the end of 2018, Roy James, founder of the South East Texas Coalition for the Homeless (SETCH) and seven other nonprofits, secured five acres of land donated …
By Ben King, Ph.D., THN Board Member Give to the THN Data Sharing Network project. Radical, systemic change is part of what is called for if we truly want to move the needle when it comes to ending homelessness. Advances …
By Keegan Shepherd, THN Statewide Initiatives VISTA During my year as an AmeriCorps VISTA for Texas Homeless Network, I have worked on statewide initiatives that largely center on one question: How can we use data to better connect people experiencing …
Today is National Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day. Visit this blog post to see news stories from the past year highlighting some of the people who have died on the streets in 2018. Below are stories a couple of homeless service …
By Jennifer Z. Paulsen, Director of Development & Communications As we near the end of 2018, THN would like to recognize those who have lost their lives over the past year while experiencing homelessness. Starting in November, each Friday THN …
We are excited to share information on 5 planned December events as part of the Safety Nets for Students and Families project and an update on the grant deadlines. All updated project information can always be found HERE. Grant Deadlines: Apply soon! We are reviewing …
The Safety Nets for Students and Families grant application is now open! These grants help service providers add capacity to meet the needs of children, youth, and families made homeless/displaced by Hurricane Harvey in all affected regions except Harris …
Texas Network of Youth Services, Texas Homeless Network, and Texas Homeless Education Office will be working in partnership with all regions of Texas affected by Hurricane Harvey (excluding Harris County) to support schools and community-based organization better meet the needs of homeless youth …
Elena Lusk is the new THN Coordinated Entry AmeriCorps VISTA member in Austin, TX. She is originally from the Denton area of North Texas and graduated in 2016 with a Bachelors in Psychology from Saint Edward’s University. During college, she …
Are you attending the Texas Conference on Ending Homelessness? Please see the link below to take the daily workshop survey. If you are receiving CEU credits, complete the survey each day for the breakout sessions you attend and download your …
The Texas Workforce Commission has issued a Request for Applications (RFA) for the Veterans Workforce Outreach initiative from eligible applicants to provide outreach to Hard-to-Serve Veterans not currently being served through Workforce Solutions Offices, address employment barriers, and reintegrate Hard-to-Serve …
On July 20, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) released a new tool for beneficiaries of Social Security Administration’s (SSA’s) disability benefits, which helps demonstrate how income from employment and/or VA disability benefits will affect Supplemental Security Income (SSI) …
Hi! My name is Melina Lasater and I’m the VISTA SOAR State Coordinator here at THN. My goal for my volunteer year is to establish a stronger SOAR community and to implement SOAR in new communities throughout the state. Since …
