Here is some quick reference material if you are interested in doing a Faces of Homelessness panel or just wanting to learn a little more.

• NCH maintains updated factsheets on many aspects of homelessness, including causes, numbers, and special issues.
• Check out the 2007 U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Report on Hunger and Homelessness: http://usmayors.org/HHSurvey2007/hhsurvey07.pdf
• The National Alliance to End Homelessness: http://www.naeh.org
• The National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness: http://www.nscahh.org
• The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty: http://www.nlchp.org/
• Homes for the Homeless/Institute for Children and Poverty: http://www.homesforthehomeless.com
• The Better Homes Fund: http://thebetterhomesfund.org
• Universal Living Wage Campaign: http://www.universallivingwage.org
• Call and write your Senators asking them to support increasing the minimum wage. For information, see: http://www.epinet.org/Issuebriefs/ib149.html
• The National Housing Trust Fund needs your support. Visit the website and write a letter to your elected representative: http://www.nhtf.org
• For information on how to communicate with members of Congress, please see: http://thomas.loc.gov

Click here for information on what you can do to end homelessness.

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