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 Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME) trains chaplaincy candidates and others in several nontraditional prayer techniques, including body prayer. It is located in Portland, Maine. Email through the website.

The Greater Boston Interfaith Organization is a collection of multiple congregations and faith leaders working to overcome divisions of race and social class in Boston. Contact Larry Gordon, the lead organizer.

Caitlin Baggott is the executive director of The Bus Project, an Oregon project which engages young people in democracy and works to make politics more accessible, more equitable and more innovative.

Wynton Hall is a fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif. He is a frequent speaker at college seminars for young conservatives.

Toby Crittenden is the executive director for the Washington Bus, which engages young people in Washington on their own terms, and empowers them through education, civic and cultural engagement, and hands-on democracy.

Bob Cornwall is the senior pastor at Central Woodward Christian Church in Troy, Mich., a Disciples of Christ church. He operates a blog titled “Ponderings on a Faith Journey” which includes his reflections about young voters of faith.

Catherine Corrigall-Brown is an assistant professor in the department of sociology at the University of Western Ontario. Her research interests include social movements, political sociology, indigenous politics, the environmental movement and identity.

Michael McDevitt is a professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. His research interests include media and politics, youth political socialization and media sociology. He is an expert on youth civic engagement and youth engagement in elections and oversaw a 2006 study of the political activity of American […]