"Hate, Violence, and Death on Main Street USA: A Report on Hate Crimes And Violence Against People Experiencing Homelessness, 2008." Published August 2009. A main objective of this annual report on hate crimes is to educate lawmakers, advocates, and the general public about the problem of hate crimes and violence against people who are homeless in order to instigate change and ensure protection of civil rights for everyone, regardless of their economic circumstances or housing status. Prepared by the National Homeless Civil Rights Organizing Project, a project of NCH.