Homelessness
According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, in 2007 at least 800,000 people were homeless in the United States on any given night. National service and community volunteers are involved in helping to eradicate hunger and homelessness in communities across our nation. Following are some of our most relevant resources in this topic area.
- Webshop: A Discussion on the VISTA Experience of Poverty
- Guide to Community-Campus Partnerships for Health of People Experiencing Homelessness
- Spinning Interdisciplinary Service-Learning Webs: A Secondary Education Approach (includes a web on Hunger and Homelessness) (PDF)
Effective Practices
- Building homeless coalitions
- Starting a homeless garden project
- Mentoring teenage girls at a homeless shelter
Online Library Items
- Work as a Priority: A Resource for Employing People Who Have Serious Mental Illnesses and Who Are Homeless
- Home Is Where the Heart Is: Homeless Family Literacy Collaborative Model and Workshop
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