National League of Cities, Mayor Leffingwell, USICH and HUD Hold Forum on Ending Veteran Homelessness

AUSTIN, Texas, Nov. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC), the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the United States Interagency Council on Homeless (USICH), along with Mayor Lee Leffingwell will hold a forum on the Mayors Challenge to End Veteran Homelessness prior to the start of NLC's Annual Congress of Cities and Exposition. 

The forum is a gathering of Mayors, Councilmembers and city staff from across the country as they learn about and discuss the tactics and tools being used to eliminate veteran homelessness. The event will take place on Tuesday, November 18 from 2 to 4 p.m. at Austin City Hall. 

The Mayors Challenge is a national call to action to mayors across the nation to pledge to end veteran homelessness in their communities by 2015. More than 245 Mayors have signed onto the challenge since June.

Who: National League of Cities President, Mayor Chris Coleman, Saint Paul, MN
Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Austin, TX
Tammye Trevino, HUD Regional Administrator

What: The forum included panels on best practices successful cities have used, as well as information on federal and other resources available to assist cities in their efforts to prevent and end veteran homelessness. Panelists include representatives from HUD, VA, USDA, USICH, NLC, and The Home Depot Foundation, which has invested more than $80 million in veteran housing in the last three years.

When: Tuesday, November 18, 2014
2 PM

Where: Austin City Hall

NLC Executive Director Clarence Anthony, Mayor Coleman and Mayor Leffingwell will be available to the media for interviews.

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SOURCE National League of Cities

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