Modern Homelessness: A Reference Handbook

by Mary Ellen Hombs, Philip F. Mangano (Foreword by)

Overview

This in-depth examination reviews fundamental changes of the past decade that have reduced homelessness in the United States and other Western democracies.

Focusing on the last decade, Modern Homelessness: A Reference Handbook examines the issue in the United States and in other nations that have adopted new strategies to address homelessness—and achieved notable results in preventing and ending it. The handbook covers the unprecedented reductions first announced in 2007 and the crucial shifts in strategy and investment, and the results that brought them about. These fundamental changes are analyzed to identify the factors that proved most effective in altering the national and local dialogue and response relative to this daunting issue.

In addition to a brief history of homelessness in contemporary times, the handbook examines key developments of the past decade in research, policy, housing models, and service delivery that have been shown to decrease homelessness. These include active partnership among the governments of the United States, Canada, England, Australia, New Zealand, and others that moved the discussion in a new direction. The story is brought up to date with a consideration of the effects of the 2008 economic crisis.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781598845365
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/19/2011
Series:	Contemporary World Issues
Pages:	312
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	15 Years

About the Author

Mary Ellen Hombs was deputy director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness from 2003 to 2009.

Philip F. Mangano is president and CEO of the American Round Table to Abolish Homelessness, which partners with innovators and jurisdictional leaders nationwide to prevent and end homelessness.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Philip F. Mangano,
1 Background and History,
Introduction,
What Changed in the United States?,
Developing Policy and Investment with Data,
Partnership, Investment, and Innovation,
New Federal Funding Approaches,
Identifying and Adopting Innovation,
Unprecedented Reductions in Homelessness,
Research and Resources for Homeless Populations,
Background to the Early Response to Homelessness,
Recent Issues in Federal Programs,
International Developments,
Other European Action,
Australia's National Plan,
Canada's National Partnering Strategy,
References,
2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions,
Introduction,
Defining and Measuring Homelessness: A New Debate,
Increasing Resources, Prioritizing Populations,
What about Poverty?,
How Many People Are Homeless?,
Ten-Year Plans: Rhetoric, Restrictions, or Results?,
Where Are the Resources to Prevent and End Homelessness?,
Federal Spending on Homelessness,
Mainstream Resources,
What about Prevention?,
Discharge into Homelessness from Other Systems,
Homelessness and Legal Issues,
Civil Rights,
Siting Homeless Housing and the "Not in My Backyard" Problem,
References,
3 Worldwide Perspective,
Introduction,
Homelessness in the United Kingdom,
England's Strategy on Street Homelessness,
Other U.K. Strategies on Homelessness,
Homelessness in Europe,
The Role of Social Exclusion,
Other European Strategies,
Ireland,
Denmark's Goal of Ending Homelessness,
Planning in Other Scandinavian Countries,
Canada's National and Local Strategies,
The Business Model and Canadian 10-Year Plans,
Australia,
International Human Rights Treaties,
References,
4 Chronology,
5 Biographical Sketches,
Angela Alioto,
Murray Barr,
Ellen Bassuk, MD,
Ellen Baxter,
Martha M. Burt, PhD,
Louise Casey,
Henry Cisneros,
Jim Collins,
Dennis P. Culhane, PhD,
Andrew M. Cuomo,
Deborah De Santis,
Manual Diaz,
Maria Foscarinis,
Mayor Paul Fraim,
Shirley Franklin,
Malcolm Gladwell,
Rosanne Haggerty,
Robert M. Hayes,
Robert Hess,
John W. Hickenlooper,
William Hobson,
Kim Hopper, PhD,
Jack Kemp,
Philip F. Mangano,
Mel Martinez,
George T. McDonald,
Representative Stewart B. McKinney,
Gavin Newsom,
James O'Connell, MD,
M. Dene Oliver,
Barton "Bart" R. Peterson,
Michael S. Rawlings,
Priscilla Ridgway, PhD,
Debra J. Rog, PhD,
Nan Roman,
Sister Mary Scullion,
Marybeth Shinn, PhD,
Horace Sibley,
Mitch Snyder,
Sam J. Tsemberis, PhD,
Representative Bruce Vento,
6 Data and Documents,
Introduction,
Collecting Data on Homelessness Nationally,
Recent Issues in Federal, State, and Local Government Programs,
Passage and Implementation of the Federal HEARTH Act,
Lessons Learned from the National Partnership,
Homelessness in Europe,
Homelessness in England,
European Homeless Initiatives,
Canada's National Partnership,
Australian Government Initiatives,
References,
7 Directory of Organizations, Associations, and Agencies,
Introduction,
U.S. Government Agencies,
Federal Agencies,
State, Provincial, and Local 10-Year Plans,
States,
Cities and Counties,
Canada,
Innovators,
Common Ground,
Corporation for Supportive Housing,
The Doe Fund,
Family Promise,
Family and Senior Homeless Initiative of Denver,
Pathways to Housing,
Project Homeless Connect,
National Organizations,
American Bar Association (ABA),
American Round Table to Abolish Homelessness (ART),
Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law,
Catholic Charities USA,
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP),
Child Welfare League of America (CWLA),
Children's Defense Fund (CDF),
Funders Together to End Homelessness,
Housing Assistance Council (HAC),
International Downtown Association (IDA),
National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH),
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI),
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY),
National Association of Counties (NACo),
National Center on Housing and Child Welfare (NCHCW),
National Center on Family Homelessness,
National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH),
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans (NCHV),
National Council of State Housing Agencies,
National Governors Association (NGA),
National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC),
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP),
National League of Cities (NLC),
National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC),
National Network for Youth (NN4Y),
National Policy and Advocacy Coalition on Homelessness (NPACH),
National Student Campaign against Hunger & Homelessness,
United States Conference of Mayors (USCM),
State and Local Homeless Organizations,
International Organizations,
Comité Européen de Coordination de l'Habitat Social (CECODHAS) European Liaison Committee for Social Housing,
European Anti-Poverty Network,
European Federation of National Organizations Working with the Homeless (Fédération Européenne d'Associations Nationales Travaillant Avec Les Sans-Abri) (FEANTSA),
Habitact,
International Network of Street Newspapers,
Sisters of Mercy,
United Nations Centre for Human Settlements (UNCHS),
England,
Department of Communities and Local Government,
Shelter,
Canada,
Human Resources and Skills Development Canada (HRSDC),
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM),
Australia,
Department of Families Housing, Community Services, and Indigenous Affairs,
Homelessness Australia,
8 Resources,
Introduction,
General References,
Homelessness Policy and Research,
Jourbanals,
Special Jourbanal Issues,
Nonprint Resources,
DVDs,
Databases,
Census Data,
Housing Cost and Income Data,
Litigation,
Poverty Data,
Web Sites,
Policy and Research,
Media,
Federal Government Web Resources,
Key State Government Sites,
Key Local Goverment Sites,
Nongovernmental Organizations,
International Resources,
Glossary,
Index,
About the Author,