Surf these sites: 54 Ways You Can Help The Homeless -- The online version of a book by Rabbi Charles A. Kroloff offers practical acts of kindness. Absolute Authority on Homelessness -- Portal site to content, community, and utilities related to Homelessness on the web. AfterShare Kids -- A Volunteers of America Chesapeake program for formerly homeless kids and their families who volunteer at the Homeless Prevention Center in Woodbridge, VA. The site includes pictures, writings, projects, awards, and links. Australian Homelessness -- Many extracts from official publications on this worsening problem. Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency -- BOSS is dedicated to ending poverty and homelessness in our community. Also links to programs designed to assist the needy. Canadian Angels Fund Raisers, Fighting Against Homelessness. -- Fundraising since 1979 for several charities aiding the homeless, with a graph of the 1996 census showing almost 60,000 homeless in the Greater Totonto Area and some personal accounts of homelessness. Coalition on Human Needs: Homelessness -- 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. College of Legal Arts -- COLA offers the following courses: Court Reporting, Medical Transcription, Paralegal, Correctional Officer, and Private Investigation. Doe Fund, New York -- New York non-profit organization to help formerly homeless men and women achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Online donations accepted. Fact Sheet - The Rights of Homeless Children -- Your homeless child cannot be denied school enrollment. Global Homeless Network -- Join forces in the global war on homelessness... A list of organizations and web pages campaigning against homelessness Grassroots Homeless Empowerment Programs -- Projects designed for people helping themselves to end homelessness. HOMELESS: Weblinks on Homelessness at CSF -- An international email list on homelessness and list archives, with resource information and links compiled from the discussions. 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. Homeless People''s Network -- A news list for the formerly or presently homeless, this discussion group spans three continents and a range of worldviews and backgrounds. Homeless Youth -- An essay attributing the breakdown of the family as the root causes of homelessness among youth. Homelessness -- Tedrico gives voice to homeless people. This highly creative site reminds readers about poverty and related issues. Homelessness -- Extensive collection of resources and links from the Welfare Information Network 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. 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. 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. John Balderson''s Homelessness Web Site -- Information and articles from Fort Lauderdale and Miami newspapers about homelessness, support services, and personal diary NASNA: North American Street Newspaper Association -- Association of street newspapers in North America printing the stories of people in poverty, providing immediate income with dignity, and working for social and economic justice. National Coalition for Homeless Veterans -- Nonprofit organization to provide legislative advocacy, public education, and technical assistance for service providers of homeless veterans. 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. National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty -- Legal and civil rights of homeless people, education of homeless children, and other information about homelessness. Open Door Mission Homeless Shelter -- Shelter, clothing & counseling for homeless men, many veterans. Needs men''s clothing, financial help for food & education. Recently visited by President George Bush. Contact 5803 Harrisburg, Houston, Texas 77011; 713-921-7520. Resources for the Homeless -- Founded in 1995 in Milwaukee, WI, Resources for the Homeless now helps Columbia, SC poor rebuild their lives with online information and advice. Has an online bookstore too! SEARCH Homeless Project -- Houston, TX, alternative to homelessness, providing tools to rebuild lives with dignity. Includes health care, education, job training and housing services. SHARE: Seattle Housing and Resource Directory -- SHARE is a community of homeless and formerly homeless men and women working together to maintain fifteen self-managed shelters and other homeless resources. We are one of the major single shelter providers in Seattle, experienced experts on homelessness, and we want to work with the rest of our community to end homelessness and improve life for all. Shelter Net -- A free tool for posting and locating emergency shelter space. Primarily targeted to organizations, public and private. Usable by Microsoft IE browser only. Shelter Network -- A nonprofit organization providing housing and services for homeless families and individuals. First and only 24-hour, year-round emergency shelters. Two locations: San Mateo and Redwood City, California Start-Rite, Inc. Wholesale Transitional Housing & Homeless Shelter Supplies -- ATTENTION residential care, homeless shelter, prison ministry, child day care, and transitional family services. Start-Rite has living essential products you need, at wholesale prices! State Homeless Voting Policies -- "You Don''t Need A Home to Vote". The National Coalition for the Homeless'' Voting Rights Campaign. Streetwise -- A nonprofit, independent newspaper published twice a month and sold by the homeless, formerly homeless, and economically disadvantaged men and women of Chicago. Tempe Liberation Corps -- Activist organization focusing on social justice issues including homeless rights, environmental protection, and political machinations in Tempe, Arizona, and the world at large. The Homeless Home Movie Project -- This site provides biographical information on six different homeless people documented in The Homeless Home Movie over one year. Tucson Metropolitan Ministry Family Services, Inc. TMM Family -- Non-profit, social service agency serving those in need in Tucson Arizona with children''s residential care, transitional housing, childcare, recycling, a first-time homebuyers program and special needs. Union Rescue Mission--Homeless Shelter -- One of the largest and oldest rescue missions in the USA. Offers emergency services and recovery programs for the poor and homeless. 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. West London Initiative on Single Homelessness (WISH) -- Volunteer group founded in 1995 to provide temporary accommodation, help, and support to homeless people in West London, UK.
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