home·less·ness: (noun) the state or condition of having no home
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THE RESOURCES
Homeless Shelter Directory
www.homelessshelterdirectory.org
The Homeless Shelter Directory is a free resources that helps support the homeless and the shelters listed. Here an interactive map allows you to find resources available in your area.
National Coalition For The Homeless
www.nationalhomeless.org/references/need-help
If you are not homeless yet, it may be possible to avoid becoming homeless by finding out about prevention or emergency assistance programs in your area. Often these programs can help in paying rent, utilities, or bills. If you are homeless now, emergency assistance programs may help with health care, food, and temporary, transitional, or permanent housing.
PATH (People Assisting The Homeless)
www.epath.org/find-your-path-home
PATH provides the support that homeless individuals and families need in order to successfully transition from living on the street, or in shelters, to thriving in homes of their own. High-quality supportive services are critical to ensuring that the people served are able to not only move into permanent homes, but also stay in their new homes long-term. The services provided are available to individuals, families, and Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
www.nlchp.org
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is the only national organization dedicated solely to using the power of the law to prevent and end homelessness in America. With the support of an extensive network of pro bono lawyers, we use our legal expertise to help pass, implement and enforce laws addressing the immediate and long-term needs of those who are homeless or at risk.
Volunteers of America
www.voa.org/homeless-people
Volunteers of America works to prevent and end homelessness through a range of support services including eviction prevention, emergency services, transitional housing and permanent affordable housing. Once they engage homeless individuals, including youth and families with children, Volunteers of America stays with them for as long as it takes to return them to self-sufficiency.
Coalition for the Homeless
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/donate
The Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children. They believe that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since their inception in 1981, the Coalition has worked through litigation, public education and direct services to ensure that these goals are realized.
www.homelessshelterdirectory.org
The Homeless Shelter Directory is a free resources that helps support the homeless and the shelters listed. Here an interactive map allows you to find resources available in your area.
National Coalition For The Homeless
www.nationalhomeless.org/references/need-help
If you are not homeless yet, it may be possible to avoid becoming homeless by finding out about prevention or emergency assistance programs in your area. Often these programs can help in paying rent, utilities, or bills. If you are homeless now, emergency assistance programs may help with health care, food, and temporary, transitional, or permanent housing.
PATH (People Assisting The Homeless)
www.epath.org/find-your-path-home
PATH provides the support that homeless individuals and families need in order to successfully transition from living on the street, or in shelters, to thriving in homes of their own. High-quality supportive services are critical to ensuring that the people served are able to not only move into permanent homes, but also stay in their new homes long-term. The services provided are available to individuals, families, and Veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
www.nlchp.org
The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty is the only national organization dedicated solely to using the power of the law to prevent and end homelessness in America. With the support of an extensive network of pro bono lawyers, we use our legal expertise to help pass, implement and enforce laws addressing the immediate and long-term needs of those who are homeless or at risk.
Volunteers of America
www.voa.org/homeless-people
Volunteers of America works to prevent and end homelessness through a range of support services including eviction prevention, emergency services, transitional housing and permanent affordable housing. Once they engage homeless individuals, including youth and families with children, Volunteers of America stays with them for as long as it takes to return them to self-sufficiency.
Coalition for the Homeless
www.coalitionforthehomeless.org/donate
The Coalition for the Homeless is the nation’s oldest advocacy and direct service organization helping homeless men, women and children. They believe that affordable housing, sufficient food and the chance to work for a living wage are fundamental rights in a civilized society. Since their inception in 1981, the Coalition has worked through litigation, public education and direct services to ensure that these goals are realized.
