July 7, 2013, The Charleston Gazette op-ed by Ellen Allen about the need to do more for the homeless, specifically homeless youth. Allen is the former executive director of Covenant House, which provides shelter, food and other services to homeless youth across the country.

Feb. 11, 2009, 60 Minutes article about the practice of some Los Angles hospitals discharging homeless patients to Skid Row. The article includes a link to a May 21, 2007, 60 Minutes segment by Anderson Cooper about the practice.

The National Coalition for Homeless Veterans looks to end homelessness among veterans by shaping public policy, promoting collaboration and building the capacity of service providers. The coalition’s website offers statistics, background, news and experts on homelessness among veterans. Media contact is David Higgins Jr.

The Homelessness and Housing Resource Center was established in August 2020 with funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Operated by Policy Research Inc., HHRC works in partnership with national experts in homelessness, mental health and substance use services to be a centralized hub of easily accessible, no-cost training for health and […]

The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 is the most recent re-authorization of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, the first and only federal law aimed directly at combating homelessness.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service dedicates a section of its Web site to animal welfare issues.

Feb. 25, 2009, The New York Times article about the Supreme Court ruling in Pleasant Grove City v. Summum that a Utah city park did not need to put up a monument to a small Utah-based religion (Summum) just because it had a monument to the Ten Commandments.

Oyez page for the 2009 Supreme Court Case Pleasant Grove City v. Summum.

David Ellwood, Scott M. Black Professor of Political Economy at Harvard University and dean of the John F. Kennedy School of Government, is a noted expert on poverty and welfare. He is an author who co-chaired President Clinton’s Working Group on Welfare Reform, Family Support and Independence.