Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The McKinney–Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 is a United States federal law that provides federal money for homeless shelter programs. [1] [2] It was the first significant federal legislative response to homelessness, [3] and was passed by the 100th United States Congress and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on July 22, 1987. [4]
In August, there were 340 children in Fort Worth shelters, according to data from the Tarrant County Homeless Coalition. Homelessness surge among families in Fort Worth prompts urgent search for ...
The Fort Worth nonprofit works primarily with homeless people who are unsheltered, meaning they don’t live in homeless shelters or on a friend’s couch. Many of them, like Randle, build ...
She directed campaigns to enact federal legislation to aid the homeless and went on to become an architect of the 1987 McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, the first major federal legislation to address homelessness. [3] In 1989, she established the National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (the Law Center). [3]
The Interagency Council on the Homeless was authorized by Title II of the landmark Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act enacted on July 22, 1987 (PL 100-77). The McKinney Act established the Interagency Council on the Homeless as an "independent establishment" within the executive branch to review the effectiveness of federal activities and programs to assist people experiencing ...
Fort Worth wants to help families experiencing homelessness with the purchase of 140 dorm units from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. ... and homeless service nonprofit Tarrant County ...
States with higher scores tend to have comprehensive plans to end homelessness, entities dedicated to youth homelessness, and laws that protect the rights and dignity of homeless youth. The index has noted an improvement in state scores over time, indicating a growing awareness and response to the issue of youth homelessness.
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us