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Both an introductory information source and a guide to more in-depth research, this volume presents a realistic view of the problems of the homeless and of the agencies, organizations, and individuals attempting to help them. Also considering such related issues as mental illness, alcohol and drug addiction, decreased government assistance, and the working poor, the volume surveys legislation and court cases, provides a directory of relevant organizations and government agencies, and annotates a wide variety of reference materials. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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• Preface(p. ix)
• 1 Introduction(p. 1)
• Recent Developments in the United States(p. 2)
• European Homelessness(p. 15)
• 2 Chronology(p. 25)
• 3 Biographical Sketches(p. 39)
• 4 Facts and Statistics(p. 51)
• Defining Who Is Homeless(p. 51)
• Cities Report Growing Homelessness(p. 60)
• How Much Homelessness Is There in the United States?(p. 60)
• Shelter Use as a Factor in Understanding Homelessness(p. 64)
• Barriers Faced by Homeless People in Using Programs(p. 65)
• Homeless Veterans(p. 68)
• Youth Homelessness(p. 70)
• Emerging Homeless Populations and Homelessness Prevention(p. 72)
• Reducing the Costs of Homelessness(p. 73)
• Facts About Homelessness in Europe(p. 77)
• 5 Documents and Reports(p. 89)
• Early Advocacy on Homelessness in the United States(p. 89)
• U.S. Policy on Homelessness(p. 90)
• Recent Issues in U.S. Government Programs(p. 96)
• Homelessness in Europe(p. 101)
• Homelessness in Great Britain(p. 109)
• Homelessness in Canada(p. 119)
• Homelessness in Australia(p. 127)
• Policies to End Homelessness in the United States(p. 131)
• A Plan to End Homelessness(p. 141)
• 6 Legislation on Homeless Assistance(p. 147)
• Federal Legislation in the United States(p. 147)
• HUD's Supportive Housing Program(p. 157)
• New Legislation on Youth Homelessness(p. 161)
• Other Federal Assistance Programs(p. 163)
• European Legislation on Homelessness(p. 165)
• Legislation in the United Kingdom(p. 178)
• 7 Homelessness and the Law(p. 189)
• Litigation Issues in the United States(p. 189)
• International Law and Homelessness(p. 192)
• The United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (Habitat)(p. 217)
• The Habitat Agenda(p. 218)
• 8 Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Government Agencies(p. 235)
• National Organizations(p. 235)
• State Homeless and Low-Income Housing Organizations(p. 247)
• Federal Agencies(p. 248)
• Government Clearinghouses and Information Hot Lines(p. 249)
• International Organizations and Institutions(p. 250)
• 9 Selected Print and Nonprint Resources(p. 255)
• Print Resources(p. 255)
• Nonprint Resources(p. 265)
• Glossary(p. 275)
• Index(p. 283)
• About the Author(p. 299)

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A senior staff member at the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance and author of other ABC-CLIO companions, Hombs provides a fresh look at the persistent problem of homelessness in America, reflecting renewed interest in finding solutions on both the federal and the state level. Consisting of both introductory and in-depth material, the text furnishes a chronology of history, facts, statistics, important events, and recent developments, plus profiles of prominent involved individuals and a directory of relevant organizations and government agencies. Also surveyed in this one-stop guide are court cases, legislation, and federal funding, related housing and health issues and policies, and comparable statistics for Western countries. The text is written in a clear, readable style, with 50 percent of the material new to this edition (the book last appeared in 1994). Other references, such as The Homeless Problem (Wilson, 1992), now dated, present informative essays from periodicals but lack the scope and variety of the data found here. Unique in gathering one volume disparate critical resources on all aspects of homelessness in the United States, this comprehensive guidebook is recommended for public and academic libraries. Marilyn Rosenthal, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, NY (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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Mary Ellen Hombs holds a senior staff position at the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance