Important+Events+for+the+Homeless

__**Important Events for the Homeless **__

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**__Important Date in History__ **

July 1987 Congress appropriated the first federal funding for the homeless

**__Acts for the homeless__**


 * Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, July 1987 - funded programs for the homeless, direct support for emergency shelters,
 * Homeless Eligibility Clarification Act of 1987 - food stamps, used by homeless families
 * Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 - improve food access and quality for the homeless
 * Homeless Persons Act 1977

**__Volunteer help __**


 * Clothes collection
 * brown-bag lunches
 * theatre performances

**__Organizations and Programs that help the homeless __**


 * P.O.T.S
 * Emergency Food and Shelter Program(EFSP)which contained Job Stimulus Act of 1983 - direct response to the recession
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Temporary Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)- distributes surplus supplies
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">(McKinney Act) 5 shelter programs: Emergency Shelter Grants, Transitional and Permanent Housing, Supplemental Assistance, and section 8 SRO

<span style="color: #800080; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 130%;">**My Citation:**

<span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif;">Burt, Martha R. and Cohen, Barbara E. “Who Is Helping the Homeless? Local, State, and Federal Responses” Publius, The State of American Federalism Vol. 19 No. 3, summer 1989 pp. 111-128, JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/3330486, 11/ 23/09

"CALENDAR.(House & Home/Style Desk)." The New York Times. (Nov 16, 2000 pF12(L) col 03 (16 col): F12(L). Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 18 Nov. 2009 <http://find.galenet.com/srcx/infomark

"Corrections.(Metropolitan Desk)(Correction notice)." The New York Times. (Nov 24, 1994): NA. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 18 Nov. 2009 <http://find.galenet.com/srcx/infomark

"Events aim to raise awareness, $20M for Dallas homeless center: Dallas: Awareness is also a goal for city's first Help the Homeless Week." Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX). (Nov 12, 2007): NA. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 18 Nov. 2009 <http://find.galenet.com/srcx/infomark

Fagan, Kevin. "SAN FRANCISCO; Homeless health care week shows needs.(BAY AREA)." San Francisco Chronicle. (March 19, 2005): B2. Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 18 Nov. 2009 <http://find.galenet.com/srcx/infomark

Madison, Cathy. "The drama of homelessness. (the homeless issue as material for theater presentations) (Trends and Events)." American Theatre. v9. n8 (Dec 1992): p36(2). Student Resource Center - Gold. Gale. WCPS/Green Hope High School. 18 Nov. 2009 <http://find.galenet.com/srcx/infomark