Important Links

We can all make a difference for families by understanding the issues that contribute to homelessness and the opportunities to get involved as a volunteer or advocate. Dig into the websites below to get a better understanding of family homelessness and how organizations and various government agencies are addressing solutions.

National Organizations

• Family Promise: http://www.familypromise.org (formerly National Interfaith Hospitality Network)
• United Way: http://www.liveunited.org
• National Center for Law and Economic Justice: http://www.nclej.org/
• National Coalition for the Homeless: http://www.nationalhomeless.org
• National Alliance to End Homelessness: http://www.endhomelessness.org
• My Apartment Map: http://www.myapartmentmap.com/affordable_housing/
• The National Center on Family Homelessness:  http://www.familyhomelessness.org/whatsnew.php?p=ss
• The Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness:  http://www.icphusa.org/
• Kids Count:  http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/KIDSCOUNT.aspx

Local Organizations

• New Jersey Community Resources: http://www.njcommunityresources
• http://nj211.org

Blogs

• http://blog.njcommunityresources.info/

Advocacy for Children

• Children's Defense Fund: http://www.childrensdefense.org
• Child Welfare League of America: http://www.cwla.org
• Voices for America's Children: http://www.voices.org
• National Network for Child Care: http://www.nncc.org

Studies and Initiatives on Homelessness

The 2009 Annual Homeless Assessment Report: 
http://www.hudhre.info/documents/5thHomelessAssessmentReport.pdf

Opening Doors: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness:
http://www.usich.gov/PDF/OpeningDoors_2010_FSPPreventEndHomeless.pdf