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HomeBase
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Located in San Francisco, California, HomeBase's mission is to end
homelessness, prevent its recurrence, and decrease its effects on
communities. The HomeBase web site contains research and technical
assistance publications, policy briefs, and other information on
homelessness nationally and in California.
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Homeless Home Page
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Contains archives from the HOMELESS electronic
discussion list, as well as research papers, program descriptions,
and many other resources.
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Homeless News Service
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The first global news service for homeless newspapers
(newspapers operated by, distributed or sold by, and or written by
homeless and formerly homeless persons).
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Homeless People and the Internet
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This web site discusses why the
Internet is an important resource for homeless people. It includes
tips for finding free, public-access to the Internet and describes
online resources for homeless persons. The web site also contains
information on self-help and continuing education.
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Homeless People's Network
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The Homeless People's Network (HPN) is an email
discussion list for homeless and formerly homeless persons. The web
page contains archives from the discussion list and instructions for
subscribing.
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Homes for the Homeless
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Homes for the Homeless provides service-enriched
transitional housing to homeless families in New York City. The
Institute for Children and Poverty conducts research on strategies
for fighting poverty and homelessness.
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Center for Urban Community Services
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This organization is committed to reducing
homelessness and providing supportive services to people with mental
illness, AIDS, chemical addiction and other special needs. 120 Wall
Street, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10005. (212) 801-3300.
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National Alliance to End Homelessness
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The National Alliance to End
Homelessness (NAEH) is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated
to solving the problems of homelessness and to preventing its
continued growth. The Alliance web page contains information on
programs, practices, legislation, and NAEH activities.
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National Center for Homeless Education
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The NCHE web site provides numerous
resources on homelessness and education for children and youth.
Included are the Stewart B. McKinney Legislation, a monthly feature
of a model program, and a variety of other information and resources
on homeless children and youth.
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National Health Care for the Homeless Council, Inc.
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The National Health Care for the Homeless Council is a membership organization of health care
providers working with homeless people across the United States. The
Council exists to help bring about reform of the health care system
to best serve the needs of people who are homeless. The National
Council home page contains reports, policy papers, clinical
information, two newsletters, links to health and homelessness
sites, and a forum for members.
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National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
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The Law Center's mission is to
advocate effectively to protect the rights of homeless people and to
implement solutions to end homelessness in America. To achieve its
mission, the Law Center pursues three main strategies: impact
litigation, policy advocacy, and public education. The Law Center's
home page provides information on homelessness and describes current
projects, publications, and activities.
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National Resource Center on Homelessness
and Mental Illness
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The National
Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness maintains and
updates a bibliographic database on homelessness and mental illness.
The Center publishes a series of annotated bibliographies,
substantive papers, and an organizational referral list.
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Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center
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Supports the effective delivery of health care services to homeless
people by providing technical assistance and targeted information to
front-line providers and program staff. C/o Policy Research Associates,
345 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY 12054. (888) 439-3300 x246.
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Help USA
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The nation's largest builder, developer and
operator of transitional housing for homeless families, with facilities
in the New York metropolitan region and projects in Philadelphia, Las
Vegas, Houston and Buffalo. The organization also provides on-site,
comprehensive support services, including job training and placement
programs. 30 East 33rd Street, New York, NY 10016. (212) 779-3350.
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Coalition on Human Needs
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An alliance of national
organizations working together to promote public policies that address
the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people. 1700 K Street NW,
Suite 1150, Washington, D.C. 20006. (202) 736-5885.
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New Hampshire Homeless Interactive Discussion
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New Hampshire Homeless Interactive Discussion is a online advocates,
activist, human rights group that has been online since November 28,1999. To
subscribe to their listserv, email
NewHampshireHomeless-subscribe@topica.com.
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Stand Up for Kids
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StandUp For Kids is a national, not-for-profit
organization founded in 1990 to help rescue homeless and at-risk
youth living on the streets.
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Tedrico's Page Homelessness Resource Links
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Homelessness, hitchhiking, panhandling, and
homeless programs head the discussion at Tedrico's Page, along with
statistics, links to shelters & soup kitchens, pictures of
homeless people and their stories, articles & tips, veteran
resources, volunteering opportunities, online games, and more.
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Volunteers of America
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Volunteers of America's community-based service
organizations offer more than 160 different programs that help
people -- including children, youth, the elderly, families in
crisis, the homeless, people with disabilities or mental illness,
and ex-offenders returning to society. The web site describes
program activities and provides a listing of VOA local affiliates.
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William Penn College Homeless Education and Information Center
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Provides national and Iowa state resources on homelessness.
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