Homelessness
Strategies for Action
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Ending Chronic
Homelessness: Strategies for Action, March 2003
In March 2003, Secretary Tommy G. Thompson released HHS plan to end
chronic homelessness. The plan supports the commitment of President Bush
to end chronic homelessness in a decade. HHS administers health and social
service programs that make critical contributions toward fulfilling this
commitment. (See also
Blueprint
for Change.)
Homelessness Policy Academies
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HHS sponsors, with the Departments of Housing and Urban Development, Veterans
Affairs, and Labor, a series of
homeless policy academies. The
academies assist States to explore new policies and collaborations across
multiple programs that will improve access to housing and treatment resources
and contribute to ending homelessness.
HHS Homelessness Resources
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Homelessness Programs
The Department of Health and Human Services offers a multitude of programs,
grants, and services. Many of these programs help persons who have become
homeless. Other programs are targeted to a much wider population. Listed
below are the programs that specifically target homeless individuals
and families.
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Homelessness Addressed in Mainstream HHS Assistance Programs
By nature of their income or health status, people who are homeless may benefit
from treatments and services supported by many of the mainstream programs
of the Department. Mainstream programs that have identified their response
to homelessness are listed below.
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Publications and Clearinghouses
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Last Revised: June 30, 2004