US Interagency Council on Homeless Releases Comprehensive List of Programs that Assist Homeless Children
This inventory of federal programs that have the capacity to serve homeless families with children has been developed by the member agencies of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH). The inventory consists of both targeted homeless programs, which are designed specifically to serve persons experiencing homelessness, as well as mainstream programs, whose mission may be to serve a far broader population, but for which persons experiencing homelessness may be eligible by virtue of the program’s eligibility criteria. All programs included have the capacity to benefit families. The purpose of this inventory is to provide a current picture of all existing federal initiatives, help identify gaps or overlaps in services that may exist across programs, and offer new avenues for program collaboration.
Each member agency of the USICH was invited to submit programs to the inventory, and the following data was collected for each program:
1) Program Name
2) Responsible Department
3) Authorizing Legislation
4) Funding type
5) Program Purpose/Eligible Activities
6) Number of families served annually
7) Eligible applicants/recipients
8) Funding History
9) Known level of participation of homeless families
10) Known impediments to participating for homeless families
11) Program web address
Seventy-three programs operated by eleven federal agencies are highlighted in the inventory.
