Homelessness:

Programs and the People
They Serve

SUMMARY REPORT

Findings of the
National Survey of Homeless Assistance
Providers and Clients


DECEMBER 1999

Martha R. Burt · Laudan Y. Aron · Toby Douglas · Jesse Valente
Edgar Lee · Britta Iwen

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