Homelessness
Homelessness Links
- National Health Care for the Homeless Council Membership organization of health care providers. Provides access to publications, clinical information, links, legislative information, and policy papers.
- WHEEL: Women's Housing Equality and Enhancement League Women's Housing Equality and Enhancement League is a grassroots organizing movement among homeless and formerly homeless women helping ourselves to end homelessness and the abuses of poverty.
- National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE National resource center of research and information with links, library, legislation tracking, searchable index related to the education of homeless children and youth.
- Homelessness: US Department of Health and Human Services Homelessness Information from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services including homeless program descriptions, publications, funding information, clearinghouses, homelessness links and more.
- National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY) Association of national, state, and local education service and advocacy representatives who are dedicated to educating that homeless children and youth. Links, research,legislative info, etc.
- Coalition on Human Needs: Homeless Issues Background information, legislative analyses, status reports on pending bills, and links on the homelessness issue from the Coalition on Human Needs, a coalition of major U.S. anti-poverty organizations.
- Homeless Youth An essay attributing the breakdown of the family as the root causes of homelessness among youth.
- HomeBase Public policy law firm in San Francisco, CA providing policy briefs, research, library and other resources regarding homelessness, principally in the Bay area.
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Homelessness Background information and links on homelessness in America.
- 54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless The online version of a book by Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff offers practical acts of kindness.
- Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority A City/County agency that provides funding and guidance for the network of local, non-profit agencies providing services to homeless individuals and families.
- National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness Trainings, publications, bibliographies, referral lists, fact sheets and resource library.
- US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) - Homelessness Research, fact sheets, links to government and private organizations and other resources
- FEANTSA - Homeless in Europe News and information from the European Federation of National Organisations Working with the Homeless (FEANTSA) - with links to members and partners.
- Interagency Council on the Homeless The Interagency Council on the Homeless provides Federal leadership for activities to assist homeless families and individuals. The major activities of the Council include: (1) planning and coordinating the Federal government's actions and programs to assist homeless people, and making or recommending policy changes to improve such assistance; (2) monitoring and evaluating assistance to homeless persons provided by all levels of government and the private sector; (3) ensuring that technical assistance is provided to help community and other organizations effectively assist homeless persons; and (4) disseminating information on Federal resources available to assist the homeless population.
- Global Homeless Network Join forces in the global war on homelessness... A list of organizations and web pages campaigning against homelessness
- The Homeless Home Movie Project This site provides biographical information on six different homeless people documented in The Homeless Home Movie over one year.
- Homelessness: Building a Larger Community Column on homeless issues, hosted by online liberal 'alternative' newspaper The Great Speckled Bird; linked to sites on self-managed shelters & other homeless resources & presences on the Web, including CopWatch.
- Homeless Assistance Act: US Code : Title 42, Chapter 119 US official policy passed in 1998 to address the crisis of lack of shelter for a growing number of individuals and families.
- Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty at the Weingart Center Research regarding homelessness and poverty in Los Angeles.
- Absolute Authority on Homelessness A collection of authorities, content, and community on the subject of homelessness, including news articles and resources for the homeless.
- National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Nonprofit organization to provide legislative advocacy, public education, and technical assistance for service providers of homeless veterans.
- Grassroots Homeless Empowerment Programs Projects designed for people helping themselves to end homelessness.
- US Dept. of Health and Human Services: Homelessness Information about homelessness in America, as well as HHS homeless assistance programs, publications, research results, and many other resource related to homelessness.
- Institute for Research on Poverty Information about the institute, explanations of poverty measures, research, and links. One of two national poverty research centers designated by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty Legal and civil rights of homeless people, education of homeless children, and other information about homelessness.
- Homeless People's Network An email list of homeless and formerly homeless members only. Archives are open to the public for the experience and viewpoint of homeless people themselves on problems and solutions.
- Circle of Friends for American Veterans Since 1993 the Circle of Friends has been helping homeless American Veterans. We provide financial assistance to organizations that provide housing, food, job training and counseling to America's homeless veterans.
- HOMELESS: Weblinks on Homelessness at CSF Hundreds of Internet sites (in several countries) with information on Homelessness.
- Homelessness-Les Sans-abri The government of Canada's national homelessness initiative.
- Poverty Among the Homeless, Fact Sheet Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet, 1998
- US Conference of Mayors' Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's Cities (2000) Annual survey, conducted in 25 cities, examining the causes of hunger and homelessness, the demographic groups that make up this population, demand for emergency food and housing-related assistance, model programs that respond to these problems, and the projected impact of the economy on hunger and homelessness in America.
- Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center
- National Coalition for the Homeless National US advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers, and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and technical assistance. Extensive information and links.
- Welfare Information Network - Homeless Links Extensive collection of resources and links to sites related to homelessness.
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