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**__Emergency Food and Shelter Program__**
 * South Carolina recieved $3.4 million on December 22 to help the homeless through the Emergency Food and shelter program. The funds can be used to provide shelter, food, and support services for the state's hungry.
 * On December 24, Texas recived $12.9 million in the federal funding. The funds came from the federal Emergency Food and shelter program. The money can be used for utility payments, mortgage assistance, and mass shelter. The members of the national board are American Red Cross, catholic charities USA, United Jewish Communities, the salvation army, and United Way.

**__Programs/clubs__**
 * John F. Anderson a senior pastor of First Presbyterian church of Dallas, started a nationally known homeless ministry at his church called The Stewpot.
 * The Department of Human Services provides money to help homeless people. The agency helps with employment, health care, mental health, addiction, and affordable housing. The D.C. Central Kitchen, a soup kitchen in the Northwest section of the city, makes 4,000 meals every day, 365 days a year.
 * New York City started to rehibilitate abandoned residential buildings in a program designed for the homeless.



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**__Youth programs__**
 * The Mckinney- Vento program was created to aid homeless students. The one-year homeless Education Disaster Assistance program has enrollment for grades k-12, tyhe program got $15 million to help.
 * "Stand up for kids" is to help rescue homeless and at-risk youth.

**__What kind of care they need__**
 * Many homeless people need medicare, education, and job training. They also need mental illness or addiction treatment. The most important thing they need is housing.
 * The interagency council on homelessness at the U.S. HUD shifted resources on local, state, and national levels to provide emergency shelter known as "supporting housing". This type of housing is for homeless individuals that have mental-health and addiction issues.

**__How you can help__**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">You can join clubs at school or church
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">give other programs money to give to charity
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">Volunteer at a soup kitchen

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<span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">**__What cities and states did to help__**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">cities changed armories and gymnasiums into dormitories.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">On Memorial Day weekend, almost 5 million people made a 4,152 mile line across the coutry to raise funds to help fight hunger and homelessness in the U.S.A.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">some states offered forms of aid to help the homeless.

<span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">**__Acts__**
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act provides emergency shelter, transitional housing, job training, primary health care, education, and some permanent housing, the act is renewed each year.
 * <span style="font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif;">The HEARTH act was created to end homelessness and to increase emergency shelters and supportive services.


 * __Works cited__**
 * The Rev, John F. Anderson, former First Presbyterian Dallas pastor, dies at 88. Hodeges, Sam. Dallas Morning News, The (tx) 02/1/2009. __[|http://search.ebscohost.com]__
 * Texas homeless shelters, agencies to share nearly $13 million from government, John Moritz. Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Tx) 12/24/2004, http://search.ebscohost.com
 * Madina, Sara C. "People." Time 127 (june 9,1986) Global issues in can text Gale. [|http://find.galenet.com]
 * New disaster funds may benefit all homeless students. www.apa.com, November 16,2009
 * Jewel. "Street life is no life for children.(homeless children)." //USA Today (Magazine).// 136. 2750 (Nov 2007): 56(3). //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 18 Nov. 2009 http://find.galenet.com
 * "Catholic Charities USA Supports HEARTH Act as Balanced Approach to Addressing Homelessness in America." //US Newswire.// (March 1, 2007): NA. //Student Resource Center - Gold//. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 22 Nov. 2009 [|http://find.galenet.com]
 * Baumohl, Jim. "Homelessness." //The New Book of Knowledge®//. 2009. Grolier Online. 23 Nov. 2009 [|http://nbk.grolier.com]
 * People of D.C." //America the Beautiful//. 2009. Grolier Online. 23 Nov. 2009 [|http://atb.grolier.com] <span style="font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode','Lucida Grande',sans-serif;">