Lists
- Directory of Local Homeless Organizations (NCH)
- Housing - Directory of Local Homeless Organizations (NCH)
- Housing - Directory of National and State Homeless and Housing Organizations
Papers
- Colonias Information (HUD)
Colonias are rural communities and neighborhoods located within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexican border that lack adequate infrastructure and frequently also lack other basic services. 12-00
- Facts About the Homeless
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (Oregon State University Extension Service)
Provides assistance information for families in need. 5-03
- Helping Programs for Families in Need in Oregon (OregonHelps.org)
Provides assistance with Food Stamps, Oregon Health Plan, Employment Related Day Care (ERDC), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Federal Housing Assistance, Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Federal Earned Income Tax Credit and Oregon's Earned Income Credit, Oregon's Working Family Tax Credit, Individual Development Accounts (IDAs), National School Lunch Program, Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program(WIC), and Emergency Food. Provides information in English, Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese. 5-03
- Homeless Trends (applesforhealth)
America's homeless need government help to overcome the physical and sexual abuse, childhood trauma, poverty, poor education, disability and disease they experience. 01-07-00.
- Homelessness Causes and Rights (New Internationalist)
Provides an essay on the causes of homelessness and the right not to be homeless. 9-01
- Homelessness and Addiction (IUGM)
- Housing - Facts About the Homeless
- How You Can Help the Homeless
Projects
- Habitat for Humanity - Find a Local Project
Provides very low cost housing for low income families. Volunteers, including the family itself, provide the labor of building the houses. The low income family is then provided an interest-free loan. As the family repays the loan, the funds go toward loans for others.
- Habitat for Humanity - Index
Provides very low cost housing for low income families. Volunteers, including the family itself, provide the labor of building the houses. The low income family is then provided an interest-free loan. As the family repays the loan, the funds go toward loans for others.
- Helping the Homeless (54 Ways)
- Homeless Teens (StandUp for Kids)
Provides opportunities for volunteering to help homeless teens. Listings are by state. 10-99
- International Union of Gospel Missions (IUGM)
- Low Income Down Payment (Nehemiah Corporation)
Provides the down payment for families that can qualify for a loan in other ways, but cannot come up with the down payment. Donations to the program are welcome. Call 1-877-NEHEMIAH for a loan program near you. 12-01
- Volunteering Opportunities for Kids (PBS - Zoom into Action)
Provides opportunities for kids to volunteer to help animals, the hungry, the homeless, those who are ill, seniors, the environment, and more. May load slowly. 2-02
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