To end homelessness through changing lives
and systems.
- Local Homeless Agencies
- Community Organizations across the Country
- National Organizations
- Governmental Agencies
- Continuum of Care Organizations
- Florida Homeless Advocacy Coalitions
- Other Resources
Community Organizations across the Country
Local Homeless Assistance Agencies can be found according to the states in which they are located via an online directory maintained by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Website: www.hud.gov/homeless/hmlsagen.cfm
Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations is a similar resource maintained by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Website: www.nationalhomeless.org/local/local.html
AIDS Housing of Washington works to increase the quantity and quality of housing for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States.
2014 E. Madison St. Suite 200
Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 322-9444
Email: info@aidshousing.org Website: www.aidshousing.org
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging represents not-for-profit organizations dedicated to providing high-quality health care, housing and services to the nation's elderly residents.
901 E Street NW Suite 500
Washington, D.C. 20004
(202) 783-2242
Website: www.aahsa.org
American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness and Poverty is a 13-member commission of attorneys and lay people devoted to fostering the development of legal pro bono homeless programs, and to educating the profession and public about the legal problems of the very poor.
740 15th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 662-1694
Email: homeless@abanet.org Website: www.abanet.org/homeless/
Beyond Shelter is a private, nonprofit agency whose mission is to combat chronic poverty, welfare dependency and homelessness among families with children, through the provision of housing and social services and the promotion of systemic change.
3255 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 815
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(213) 252-0772
Email: info@beyondshelter.org Website: www.beyondshelter.org
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities A non-partisan organization that conducts research and analysis of governmental policies and programs, particularly those affecting low and middle-income persons.
820 1st Street NE #510
Washington, DC 20002
TEL: (202)408-1080
Fax: (202)408-1056
Email: center@cbpp.org Website: http://www.cbpp.org/
Center for Community Change This organization's mission is to reduce poverty and rebuild low-income communities through support of grassroots organizing efforts.
1000 Wisconsin Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20007
(202) 342-0519
E-mail: info@communitychange.org Website: http://communitychange.org/
Center for Law and Social Policy is an organization of program staff whose work is concentrated on family policy and access to civil legal assistance for low-income families.
Website: http://www.clasp.org/
Center for Urban Community Services is committed to reducing homelessness and providing supportive services to people with mental illness, AIDS, chemical addiction and other special needs.
120 Wall Street
25th Floor
New York, NY 10005
(212) 801-3300
Email: mariec@cucs.org Website: www.cucs.org
Child Welfare League of America, Housing & Homelessness Initiative is part of their overall mission to develop and promote policies and programs to protect America's children and strengthen America's families.
440 1st Street NW
3rd Fl.
Washington, D.C. 20001
(202) 638-2952
Email: bmckay@cwla.org Website: www.cwla.org/programs/housing/
Coalition on Human Needs is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies that address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable people.
1700 K Street NW Suite 1150
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 736-5885
Email: chn@chn.org Website: www.chn.org
Corporation for Supportive Housing supports the expansion of permanent housing opportunities linked to comprehensive services for persons who face persistent mental health, substance abuse or other chronic health challenges and are at risk of homelessness.
50 Broadway
17th Fl.
New York, NY 10004
(212) 986-2966
Email: information@csh.org Website: www.csh.org
Enterprise Foundation is a national, nonprofit housing and community development corporation dedicated to bringing lasting improvements to distressed, low-income communities.
10227 Wincopin Circle Suite 500
Columbia, MD 21044
(410) 964-1230
Email: mail@enterprisefoundation.org Website: www.enterprisefoundation.org
Health Care for the Homeless Information Resource Center supports the effective delivery of health care services to homeless people by providing technical assistance and targeted information to front-line providers and program staff.
c/o Policy Research Associates
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
(888) 439-3300 x246
Email: hch@prainc.com Website: www.bphc.hrsa.gov/hchirc/
Help USA is the nation's largest builder, developer and operator of transitional housing for homeless families, with facilities in the New York metropolitan region and projects in Philadelphia, Las Vegas, Houston and Buffalo. The organization also provides on-site, comprehensive support services, including job training and placement programs.
30 East 33rd Street
New York, NY 10016
(212) 779-3350
Email: asherman@helpusa.org Website: www.helpusa.org
Homes for the Homeless/Institute for Children & Poverty works at the local and national level to develop new solutions for combating homelessness and reducing the effects of poverty on families. The ICP realizes this mission through research, information, dissemination, training and program development.
36 Cooper Square
6th Floor
New York, NY 10003
(212) 529-5252
Website: www.homesforthehomeless.com
Housing America believes that housing is a fundamental right and works to improve affordable housing opportunities for America's families through grassroots advocacy, targeted coalition building and media tactics.
126 Hyde Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 771-9850
Email: thc@igc.org Website: www.housingamerica.net
Housing Assistance Council is a national nonprofit corporation created to increase the availability of decent and affordable housing for low-income people in rural areas throughout the United States. Established in 1971, HAC provides many services for local, state, and national organizations including loans, publications, technical assistance, training, and special projects.
1025 Vermont Avenue NW Suite 606
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 842-8600
Email: hac@ruralhome.org Website: www.ruralhome.org
Housing Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit that works to enhance the ability of public housing agencies to deliver decent housing and suitable living conditions to low-income families. To fulfill this goal, the organization conducts research, designs and implements technical assistance programs, and serves as a national clearinghouse of information on HUD's HOPE VI (an initiative to revitalize the country's most severely distressed public housing communities).
1250 I Street NW Suite 901B
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 393-0448
Email: jkruger@housingresearch.org Website: www.housingresearch.org
McAuley Institute is a national, nonprofit housing organization founded by the Sisters of Mercy. McAuley provides state-of-the-art technical assistance and financial resources to grassroots organizations that work to expand housing and economic opportunities for low-income women and their families.
8300 Colesville Road Suite 310
Silver Spring, MD 20910
(301) 588-8110
Email: info@mcauley.org Website: www.mcauley.org
National Advocacy and Policy Council on Homelessness (NPACH), is dedicated to ending homelessness through grassroots advocacy and inclusive partnerships.
National Headquarters:
1667 K Street NW Suite 210
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 835-3054
Southern Regional Office:
916 St. Andrews Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 524-8751
Website: http://www.npach.org/
National AIDS Housing Coalition provides national level policy development, networking and clearinghouse support & research on HIV/AIDS housing and homelessness issues.
c/o Gina Quattrochi, President
Bailey House, Inc.
275 7th Avenue
12th Floor
New York, NY 10001
(212) 633-2500
Email: RQBH@aol.com
Website: www.aidshousing.org/ahw_members2263/ahw_members.htm
National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness. The Alliance represents a united effort to address the root causes of homelessness and challenge society's acceptance of homelessness as an inevitable by-product of American life.
1518 K Street NW Suite 206
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 638-1526
Website: http://www.naeh.org/
National Alliance of HUD Tenants provides organizing and technical assistance, public policy advocacy, training and publications to a national network of voting member tenant organizations and affiliated area-wide HUD tenant coalitions or organizing projects.
42 Seaverns Avenue
Boston, MA 02136
(617) 267-9564
Website: www.saveourhomes.org
National American Indian Housing Council is a national membership organization that promotes, supports and upholds tribes and tribal housing agencies in their efforts to provide culturally-relevant, decent, safe, sanitary and affordable housing for native people in American Indian communities and Alaskan native villages.
900 2nd Street NE Suite 305
Washington, D.C. 20002
(202) 789-1754
Email: housing@naihc.net Website: www.naihc.Indian.com
National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE was established to provide critical information to those who seek to remove or overcome barriers to education and to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for homeless children and youth. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education.
915 Northridge Street
2nd Floor
Greensboro, NC 27403
(800) 308-2145
Website: www.serve.org/nche/
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans seeks to eliminate homelessness in the veteran community, and serves as a liaison between branches of the federal government and community-based homeless veteran service providers to shape public policy, educate the public and build the capacity of service providers.
333-½ Pennsylvania Avenue SE
Washington, D.C. 20003
(202) 546-1969
Email: nchv@nchv.org Website: www.nchv.org
National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing and technical assistance.
1012 14th Street NW Suite 600
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 737-6444
Email: info@nationalhomeless.org Website: www.nationalhomeless.org
National Health Care for the Homeless Council is a membership organization of health care providers working with homeless people across the U.S. The Council provides opportunities for education, information sharing, peer support and networking with a goal of preventing and eliminating homelessness.
P.O. Box 60427
Nashville, TN 37206
(615) 226-2292
Email: council@nhchc.org Website: www.nhchc.org
National Housing Law Project is a national housing law and advocacy center that works to advance housing justice for the poor by increasing and preserving the supply of decent affordable housing, by improving existing housing conditions, including physical conditions and management practices, by expanding and enforcing low-income tenants' and homeowners' rights, and by increasing opportunities for racial and ethnic minorities. NHLP provides legal assistance, advocacy advice and housing expertise to legal services and other attorneys, low-income housing advocacy groups, and others who serve the poor.
614 Grand Avenue Suite 320
Oakland, CA 94610
(510) 251-9400
Email: nhlp@nhlp.org Website: www.nhlp.org
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty advocates for the rights of homeless people and works-through impact litigation, policy advocacy and public education-to implement solutions to end homelessness in America.
1411 K Street NW Suite 1400
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 638-2535
Email: nlchp@nlchp.org Website: www.nlchp.org
National Low Income Housing Coalition is dedicated solely to ending America's affordable housing crisis, and is committed to educating, organizing and advocating to ensure decent, affordable housing within healthy neighborhoods for everyone.
1012 14th Street Suite 610
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 662-1530
Email: info@nlihc.org Website: www.nlihc.org
National Resource Center on Homelessness and Mental Illness provides technical assistance, referrals and information to policy makers, service providers, researchers, consumers and others on many topics related to homelessness and mental illness.
c/o Policy Research Associates
345 Delaware Avenue
Delmar, NY 12054
(800) 444-7415
Email: nrc@prainc.com Website: http://www.nrchmi.samhsa.gov
National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness works with a coalition of students and community members across the country to end hunger and homelessness through education, service and action. NSCAHH trains students on strategies to improve or create service programs that meet their community's needs.
233 N. Pleasant Avenue
Amherst, MA 01002
3435 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 380
Los Angeles, CA 90010
(800) NO-HUNGER
Email: nscah@aol.com Website: www.nscahh.org
Technical Assistance Collaborative provides technical assistance, training, policy consultation and information to federal, state, and local government and nonprofit organizations in the area of affordable housing, with specific expertise on affordable housing opportunities for people with disabilities, people who are homeless and other vulnerable populations.
One Center Plaza Suite 310
Boston, MA 02108-2007
(617) 742-5657
Email: info@tacinc.org Website: www.tacinc.org
Travelers Aid International is an association of member organizations that serve individuals and families in crisis due to homelessness, mobility or other disruptive circumstances.
1612 K Street NW Suite 506
Washington, D.C. 20006
(202) 546-1127
Email: aid@worldnet.att.net Website: www.travelersaid.org
Welfare Information Network, A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis, technical assistance and welfare reform.
Website: http://www.welfareinfo.org/
Weingart Center Institute for the Study of Homelessness and Poverty works to build inter-disciplinary and inter-sector partnerships to create a stronger community understanding of the causes of homelessness and poverty, to facilitate appropriate and applicable research, and to promote the implementation of sound, effective and responsive policies and programs.
566 S. San Pedro Street
Los Angeles, CA 90013
(213) 627-8068 x41
Email: institute@weingart.org Website: www.weingart.org
Interagency Council on Homelessness coordinates 18 federal agencies in the delivery of housing and services to reduce and end homelessness across the U.S.
451 7th St. SW Suite 2100
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 708-4663
Website: www.ich.gov
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - Homeless Policies Academies - This site includes materials from the Policy Academies, hosted by the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development to help State and local policymakers improve access to mainstream services for people who are homeless. The materials include draft state action plans, post-Academy technical assistance information, and useful links to more information on the issue of homelessness.
Website: www.hrsa.gov/homeless
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Food & Shelter Program allocates federal funds for the provision of food and shelter to the neediest areas. EFSP strives to provide a fast response, to foster public/private sector cooperation, and to ensure local decision-making.
701 North Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2064
(703) 706-9660
Website: www.efsp.unitedway.org
U.S. Department of Education manages the Education for Homeless Children and Youth grants for state and local activities. Among other things, the program supports an Office for Coordination of Education of Homeless Children and Youth in each state, which gathers comprehensive information about homeless children and youth and barriers to their regular attendance at school. These grants also help state education agencies to ensure that homeless children have equal access to free appropriate public education.
Department of Education
OESE
Compensatory Education Programs
400 Maryland Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20202
(202) 260-0994
Website: www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SASA/hmlsprogresp.html
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration on Children Youth and Families administers the major Federal programs that support social services that promote the positive growth and development of children and youth and their families; protective services and shelter for children and youth in at-risk situations; child care for working families and families on public assistance; and adoptionfor children with special needs.
200 Independence Avenue SW
Washington, D.C. 20201
(202) 619-0257
Email: ACYFComments@acf.dhhs.gov
Website: www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/acyf/acyf.htm
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA) is the federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
Room 12-105 Parklawn Building
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
(301) 443-8956
Website: www.samhsa.gov
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities, creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans, supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS.
451 7th Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 401-0388
Website: www.hud.gov
HUD Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives links community and faith-based organizations to HUD to maximize the impact of local and national community development projects.
451 7th Street SW Room 10184
Washington, D.C. 20410
(800) 308-0395
Website: www.hud.gov/offices/fbci/index.cfm
HUD Community Connections Information Center serves as a clearinghouse to information on program regulations; descriptions of model programs; case studies of affordable housing initiatives; publications on a variety of housing and community and economic development topics; funding information; training and conference announcements; and referrals to technical assistance providers.
P.O. Box 7189
Gaithersburg, MD 20898
(800) 998-9999
Website: www.comcon.org
HUD Office of HIV/AIDS Housing provides housing assistance and related supportive services for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families, principally through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program.
451 7th Street SW Room 712
Washington, D.C. 20410
(202) 708-1934
Website: www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/aidshousing/index.cfm
HUD Policy Development and Research Information Services is responsible for maintaining current information on housing needs, market conditions, and existing programs, as well as conducting research on priority housing and community development issues.
P.O. Box 6091
Rockville, MD 20849
(800) 245-2691
Email: huduser@aspensys.com Website: www.huduser.org
HUD Veteran Resource Center provides veterans and their family members with information on HUD's community-based programs and services, with a special focus on veterans who are homeless.
P.O. Box 7189
Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7189
Mailstop 5A
(800) 998-9999
Email: hudvet@hud.gov
Website: www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/hudvet/index.cfm
National Clearinghouse on Families & Youth (NCFY) is a free information source developed by the Families and Youth Services Bureau (FYSB) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. NCFY produces and disseminates a range of publications including technical assistance documents, community education materials, and publications for parents and young people. It also conducts customized research in response to information requests and supports FYSB in working with other Federal agencies and national organizations to develop improved practices for supporting young people, families, and communities.
Website: http://www.ncfy.com
State Office on Homelessness
Website: http://www5.myflorida.com/cf_web/myflorida2/healthhuman/homelessness/
Social Security Administration is responsible among other things for providing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. These resources can help people who have disabilities meet housing and other costs.
Website: http://www.ssa.gov/homelessness/
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Programs Office offers a continuum of services that include outreach to veterans living on streets and in shelters, clinical assessment and referral to needed medical treatment for physical and psychiatric disorders, long-term sheltered transitional assistance and case management, employment assistance and linkage with available income supports, and supported permanent housing.
Homeless Programs Office (075D)
Public and Intergovernmental Affairs
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
810 Vermont Avenue NW
Washington, D.C. 20420
(202) 273-5774
Email: homelessvets@mail.va.gov
Website: www.va.gov/homeless/
Continuum of Care Organizations
Florida Homeless Advocacy Coalitions
Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless & Hungry Inc.
Jon DeCarmine, Coalition Coordinator
P.O. Box 5494
Gainesville, FL 32627-5494
Fax: (352) 955-6559, (352) 955-6450
Email: achomeless@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.achomeless.org
Coalition to End Homelessness
Laura Hansen, Chief Executive Officer
P.O. Box 030177
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33303
TEL: (954) 792-4000
Fax: (954) 585-1964
Email: lhansenbch@bellsouth.net
Website: www.help4homeless.org
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition
Ana Romillo, Executive Director
3880 Tamiami Trail Suite A
Port Charlotte, FL 33952-8464
TEL: (941) 627-4313
Fax: (941) 627-9648
Email: anaromil@afcon.net
Website: www.cchomelesscoalition.org
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida Inc.
Robert H. Brown, President/CEO
639 W. Central Boulevard
Orlando, FL 32801
TEL: (407) 426-1250
Fax: (407) 426-1269
Email: coalition@worldramp.net
Website: www.centralfloridahomeless.org
Coalition for the Hungry & Homeless of Brevard County, Inc.
Ginger Ferguson, Executive Director
1519 N. Cocoa Blvd.
Cocoa, FL 32922
TEL: (321)631-2549
Fax: (321)631-4082
Email: homeless@k2services.com
Community Coalition on Homelessness
202 13th Ave. East
Bradenton, FL 34208
TEL: (941)747-1509
Fax: (941)741-3250
Email: manateeh@gte.net
Emergency Srvcs & Homeless Coalition of St. John's County, Inc. Jean Harden, Board of Directors Member
P.O. Box 3422
St. Augustine, FL 32085-3422
TEL: (904)819-0059
Fax: (904)824-0640
Email: homeless@aug.com
Emergency Shelter Coalition
Alex Matisco
P.O. Box 41428
Jacksonville, FL 32203
TEL: (904)390-3257
Fax: (904)390-3251
Florida Coalition for the Homeless
Greg Mellowe, Executive Director
1510 East Colonial Dr. Ste 203w
Orlando, FL 32803
TEL: (407)893-4410
Fax: (407)893-4415
Email: flahomelesscoal@mindspring.com
Website: www.flacoalitionhomeless.org
Florida Housing Coalition, Inc.
Rob Ippolito, Executive Director
1367 E. Lafayette St Suite C
Tallahassee, FL 32301
TEL: (850)878-4219
Fax: (850)942-6312
Email: info@flhousing.org
Website: www.flhousing.org
Florida Impact
Debra Susie, Executive Director
345 S Magnolia Dr. Ste E-11
Tallahassee, FL 32301
TEL: (850)309-1488
Fax: (850)309-1489
Email: dsusie@flimpact.org
Website: www.flimpact.org
Florida Keys Outreach Coalition, Inc.
Stephen Braddock, Executive Director
1615 Truesdale Ct. Unit #A
Key West, FL 33040
TEL: (305)293-0641
Fax: (305)293-8276
Email: fkoc4homeless@cs.com
Hillsborough County Coalition for the Homeless
Joel Peach, Chair
2410 N Tampa St
Tampa, FL 33602
TEL: (813)247-8489
Fax: (813)301-7264
Email: joycej@hillsboroughcounty.org
Homeless & Hunger Coalition of NW FL
Gretchen Stephenson
PO Box 549
Panama City, FL 32402-0549
TEL: (850)769-2738
Fax: (850)784-2569
Email: gmsteph@bellsouth.net
Homeless Coalition of Palm Beach County
Sheila Smith, Executive Director
605 Belvedere Rd #10/11
West Palm Beach, FL 33405
TEL: (561)832-0011
Fax: (561)832-9010
Email: sheila@hcpalmbeach.org
Homeless Coalition of Polk County, Inc.
Catherine Hatch, Executive Director
835 N. Kentucky Ave.
Lakeland, FL 33801
TEL: (863)687-8386
Fax: (863)802-1436
Email: chatch.hcpc@juno.com
Homeless Initiative Partnership Administration of Broward County
Steve Werthman, HIP Administrator
115 S. Andrews Avenue Room 516
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
TEL: (954)357-6101
Website: http://www.broward.org/humanservices/hsi00800.htm
Lutheran Services Florida
Elizabeth Vonweren
3360 W Flagler St.
Miami, FL 33135
TEL: (786)367-0052
Fax: (305)567-2944
Email: vonweren@gte.net
Marion County Coalition for the Homeless
Patricia Miller, President
P.O. Box 7202
Ocala, FL 34472
TEL: (941)952-9359
Fax: (941)963-7642
Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
Ben Burton, Executive Director
2125 Biscayne Blvd Ste 225
Miami, FL 33137
TEL: (305)571-8101
Fax: (305)571-8157
Email: info@miamihomeless.org
Website: www.miamihomeless.org
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust
Hilda Fernandez, Executive Director
1 NW 1st St.
27th Fl. Ste 310
Miami, FL 33128
TEL: (305)375-1490
Fax: (305)375-2722
Email: hmf@miamidade.gov
Website: www.miamidade.gov
Mid-Florida Homeless Coalition
James H. Lowe, President
501 Bay Street
Eustis, FL 32726
TEL: (352)357-5550
Fax: (352)483-2298
Email: jamesl@lakecaa.org
Website: www.lakecaa.org
Okaloosa Coalition on the Homeless
Martha "Marty" Lackey, Executive Director
c/o F.R.E.S.H Start
6 Bobolink St. NE
Ft. Walton Beach, FL 32548
TEL: (850)243-5648
Fax: (850)244-5717
Pinellas County Coalition for the Homeless
Beth Eschenfelder, President
P.O. Box 11195
St. Petersburg, FL 33733
TEL: (727)328-1990 ext. 214
Fax: (727)323-5771
Email: pcch@ij.net
Website: www.pccoho.org
PREVENT! Of Brevard, Inc.
Sally Lloyd, Program Director
1948 Pineapple Ave.
Melbourne, FL 32935
TEL: (321)259-7262
Fax: (321)259-7198
Email: Prevent@Metrolink.net
Website: www.preventofbrevardinc.net
Salvation Army of South Brevard
Allen Johnson, Corps Officer
1080 S. Hickory St.
Melbourne, FL 32901
TEL: (321)724-0494
Fax: (321)951-0824
Email: tsamelbourne@hotmail.com
Sarasota County Coal. for the Homeless, Inc.
Sandy Baar, Executive Director
c/o Resurrection House
P.O. Box 398
Sarasota, FL 34230-0398
TEL: (941)952-9359
Fax: (941)963-7642
South West Florida Coalition for the Homeless
Gary Lounsberry, Executive Director
c/o FGCU/Soc Work & Human Srvs
10501 FGCU Blvd. South
Ft. Myers, FL 33965
TEL: (941)590-7824
Fax: (941)590-7758
Email: glounsbe@fgcu.edu
Website: http://cps.fgcu.edu/homeless/
Suwanee Valley Coalition for the Homeless
Cleopatra Steele, President
c/o Cleopatra J. Steele Ministries
P.O. Box 2862
Lake City, FL 32056
Tallahassee Coalition for the Homeless
Kay Freeman, Executive Director
PO Box 226
Tallahassee, FL 32302-0226
TEL: (850)576-5566
Fax: (850)577-0586
Email: KFreeman@TallahasseeCH.org
Website: www.tallahasseech.org
Volusia/Flagler Coalition for the Homeless
Lindsay Roberts, Executive Director
P.O. Box 6498
Daytona Beach, FL 32122
TEL: (386)947-8428
Email: LindsayRoberts@bellsouth.net
Reports, Publications & Other Interesting Resources
HUD Reading Room Provides a wide variety of information organized by "bookshelf" and ranging from Quick Reference, Freedom of Information, Research, Fair Housing to Public Assistance and Native American Housing and Federal Sources.
HUD Publications page Makes available recently published editions of HUD material, sponsored by HUD’s Office of Policy and Research.
NCH Library Contains a wide array of resources. The library can either be browsed or searched by topic.
HHS Publications Related to Homelessness Provides a list of links to homelessness related publications organized in seven categories. Provides a brief summary of each publication listed.
WIN Resource, Reference and Data Sources Provides links to a variety of research projects, reports, reference and data resources.
CBPP Publications Library Provides a list of links, listed by heading, to publications on federal welfare policies, poverty and income issues and many more.
CCC Public Policy and Resources Links Located on the homepage of the Community Center for Change is a list of publications and internet links of interest to advocates working with homeless and others caught in the cycle of poverty.
California Housing Law Project Provides news and action alerts related to affordable housing as well as statistics, links and information on pending legislation in
First Call For Help
3217 NW 10th Terrace, Suite 308
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309
537-0211
Website: www.211broward.org
Broward County Government
Steve Werthman
Homeless Initiative Partenership Administrator
115 South Andrews Ave
Suite 506
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301
TEL: 954-357-6101
Website: www.broward.org