Descriptor
| Federal Programs | 3 |
| Homeless People | 3 |
| Urban Programs | 3 |
| Housing | 2 |
| Program Descriptions | 2 |
| Agency Cooperation | 1 |
| Cooperative Programs | 1 |
| Economic Progress | 1 |
| Emergency Programs | 1 |
| Employment Opportunities | 1 |
| Futures (of Society) | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Society | 1 |
| Urban Anthropology and… | 1 |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 2 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 2 |
| Opinion Papers | 1 |
| Tests/Questionnaires | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
| Policymakers | 1 |
Laws, Policies, & Programs
| Stewart B McKinney Homeless… | 1 |
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Emergency Shelter Commission, Boston, MA. – 1989
The people of Boston made a commitment that no homeless person will be denied a bed, a meal, quality health care, and transportation to shelter during the winter of 1989-90. This commitment was difficult to fulfill due to a decline in services for the mentally ill, federal housing cutbacks, and an increase in the number of families living in…
Descriptors: Emergency Programs, Federal Programs, Health Programs, Homeless People
Peer reviewedRabinovitz, Francine F. – Society, 1989
Outlines a 10-year program to upgrade the condition of the homeless. Lists general economic and social goals. (FMW)
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Economic Progress, Employment Opportunities, Federal Programs
Peer reviewedRobertson, Michael Owen – Urban Anthropology and Studies of Cultural Systems and World Economic Development, 1991
Examines professional and nonprofessional service providers to the homeless and their influence on local policymaking. Because professionals must supply precise information to government funding programs, they are more influential in interpreting homelessness to the public, yet promote a false sense of control over the situation by reducing the…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Federal Programs, Hermeneutics, Homeless People
