Social Issues: An Undergraduate Research Guide : Homelessness

Newspaper Source Plus includes 1,520 full-text newspapers, providing more than 28 million full-text articles.

This guide describes sources for current and historical newspapers available in print, electronically, and on microfilm through the UW-Madison Libraries. These sources are categorized by pages: Current, Historical, Local/Madison, Wisconsin, US, Alternative/Ethnic, and International.

Local chapter of HUD whose "mission is to increase homeownership, support community development and increase access to affordable housing free from discrimination."

"This organization is 'at the forefront of research and evaluation, program design, service delivery, systems integration, and advocacy to help homeless children and their families.' The site includes fact sheets on topics such as homeless children and violence in the lives of homeless women, an overview of programs, a report on social supports for homeless mothers, and related information. Note: Some portions of the site lack content."

"The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV) — a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization governed by a 13-member board of directors — is the resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers and local, state and federal agencies that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year."

"The National Coalition for the Homeless is a national network of people who are currently experiencing or who have experienced homelessness, activists and advocates, community-based and faith-based service providers, and others committed to a single mission. That mission, our common bond, is to end homelessness."

The mission of this organization 'is to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness. ... [It] pursues three main strategies: impact litigation, policy advocacy, and public education.' The site features publications and reports, press releases and advisories, and information about projects relating to housing, income, education, civil rights, and poverty and homelessness in the U.S. Some materials only available to members."