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Promising Practices Catalog
 Economic Success Clearinghouse/WIN
Out-of-School Time
Professional Development in Education
Finding Federal Funding
Sustainability Planning
Investments in Children's Services Clearinghouse
Clearinghouse on Expanding and Sustaining Youth Programs and Policies
Youth Programs Resource Center
Youth Transitions Resource Center
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Homeless
Homeless individuals are often unable to
access or comply with mainstream federal assistance programs such as
TANF because of the inherent conditions of homelessness: transience,
instability, and lack of basic resources. The
Stewart B. McKinney Act provides targeted, emergency relief to homeless
through a myriad of programs specifically designed for homeless (i.e.
Emergency Shelter Grants, Continuum of Care Programs, Supplemental
Assistance for Facilities to Assist the Homeless, etc.). In
order to reduce the incidence of homelessness, states and localities
may want to consider using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
(TANF) funds to provide short term aid to families falling behind on
rent, mortgage, or utility payments.
More
information regarding homelessness in the context of welfare, as well
as organizational links, publications, and research are available on
this page.
Resources from The Finance Project
Current Issues in Rural Housing and Homelessness
by Pamela Friedman,
The Finance Project, September 2003
Preventing Homelessness
by Rebecca Brown,
The Finance Project, November 2001
Transitional Services For Homeless Families
by M. Mullenix,
The Finance Project, December 1999
Other Resources
Evaluation of LA's Hope: Ending Chronic Homelessness through Employment and Housing
by Martha Burt,
Urban Institute, September 2007
Getting On, Staying On, and Getting Off Welfare: The Complexity of State-by-State Policy Choices
by Gretchen Rowe and Linda Giannarelli,
The Urban Institute, July 2006
See Description
Homeless Counts in Major US Cities and Counties
Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty, December 2005
Practical Models to Help End Homelessness
National Law Center of Homelessness and Poverty, March 2004
Tools to End Homelessness Among Families: What State and Local TANF Agencies Can Do To End Family Homelessness
National Alliance to End Homelessness 2004
Families on the Edge: Homeless Young Parents and Their Welfare Experiences. A Survey of Homeless Youth and Service Providers
by Bob Reeg, Christine Grisham, and Annie Shepard,
Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), November 2002
Homelessness: Improving Program Coordination and Client Access to Programs
General Accounting Office, March 2002
See Description
Using TANF Funds for Housing-Related Benefits to Prevent Homelessness
by Barbara Sard,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, April 2001
Homelessness: Barriers to Using Mainstream Programs
by General Accounting Office (GAO),
, July 2000
What do we know about Systems Integration and Homelessness?
by Deborah L. Dennis, M.A., Joseph J. Cocozza, Ph.D., and Henry J. Steadman, Ph.D.,
, November 1999
A Report on the Impacts of the Implementation of the Five Month Time Limit On General Relief Cash Benefits in Los Angeles County
by Shelter Partnership,
100% Campaign, April 1999
Homeless Children: Addressing the Challenge in Rural Schools
by Yvonne M. Vissing,
ERIC Clearinghouse on Adult, Career and Vocational Education, November 1998
Housing and Welfare Reform: Some Background Information
by Barbara Sard and Jennifer Daskal,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, November 1998
Housing Bills Could Weaken Welfare Reform and Create Problems For The Working Poor
by Barbara Sard, Ed Lazere, Robert Greenstein and Jennifer Daskal,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, November 1997
See Description
Can Managed Care Work for Homeless People?: Guidance for State Medicaid Programs
See Description
Effects of Welfare Reform on Housing Stability and Homelessness: Current Research Findings, Legislation, and Programs
by Laura Nichols and Barbara Gault.,
Institute for Women's Policy Research
See Description
Homeless Families in Milwaukee After Welfare Reform
See Description
Homelessness: Coordination and Evaluation of Programs Are Essential.
U.S. Government Acountability Office (GAO)
Research on Homelessness and TANF
National Alliance to End Homelessness
See Description
Searching for the Right Fit: Homelessness and Medicaid Managed Care
See Description
TANF Funded Homeless Programs - New Jersey
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Welfare Repeal: The Impact of HR. 3734 on Homelessness in America
National Coalition for the Homeless
Work as a Priority: A Resource for Employing People who have Serious Mental Illnesses and are Homeless
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
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For questions about the Economic Success Clearinghouse (formerly Welfare Information Network), email us at esinfo@financeproject.org.
Please note that The Finance Project does not provide services for low-income families. Individuals needing assistance should contact their local human service agency and social service organizations. |
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