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Web Sites
Note: Some listings are filed by surname.
18 Federal Food Programs To Feed Children and Low-Income Individuals
http://www.educationmoney.com/nutrition.html
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) develops the following community food projects to meet the nutritional needs of low-income people, school children, and the elderly. EducationMoney.com repackages information from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance in an interesting manner.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Capital Area District Library
Social Services Networking Links
http://www.cadl.org/answers/local-links/social-services.html
Identifies local service agencies dealing with children and parenting, domestic abuse, emergency shelter and food, and other services.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Capital Regional Community Foundation
http://www.crcfoundation.org/
According to the Towne Courier (June 22, 2003), the CRCF is seeking grant applications from churches in the tri-county area of Ingham, Clinton, and Eaton, for charitable work benefiting the community. Programs including food banks, clothing distribution, after-school and programs assisting the needy, excluding church building funds, will be considered. Grants up to $1000 each will be awarded at the end of August; all applications are due by 5 p.m. August 11th. To obtain a church grant application form for the Patrons Fund or to discuss a grant idea, call Joyce McGowan, vice president of programs, at the community foundation at (517) 272-2870.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program
http://www.efsp.unitedway.org/
The Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program was created in 1983 to supplement the work of local social service organizations within the United States, both private and governmental, to help people in need of emergency assistance. This collaborative effort between the private and public sectors has disbursed over $2 billion in Federal funds during its 19-year history.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Domestic Hunger Program
http://www.elca.org/grantinghope/
Application deadline: October 1
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Domestic Hunger Program provides assistance to fight hunger throughout the United States. Support is provided for relief, with a focus on access to food, shelter, clothing, medical supplies and care to meet basic human needs; sustainable development; community organizing; and education and advocacy efforts addressing the causes and elimination of hunger and poverty. Priority will be given to projects that focus on meeting the basic needs of the people with the least resources and women and children living in poverty. Nonprofit organizations including ecumenical, inter-agency, or secular community groups are eligible to apply.
Also listed under Religion and Social Change.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Helping The Homeless: Sample Fundraising Site
http://www.visionsacred.org
Turning to cyberspace to feed the hungry, Visions of the Sacred serves up an auction of outstanding photographic prints. The goal is to raise money for the homeless served by The Capuchin Soup Kitchen of Detroit.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Homeless Facilities Grants
http://www.michigan.gov/mshda/0,1607,7-141--34606--,00.html
Agencies serving homeless populations may apply for Homeless Facilities Grants -- generally not to exceed $50,000 -- for acquisition, rehabilitation, and new construction of facilities providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, permanent supportive housig, or directly associated supportive services. Applicants must provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds. Applications may be submitted at any time during the calendar year.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Homeless Grants Available through the State of Michigan, try the
Michigan Electronic Grants Administration and Management System Portal (EGrAMS).
Homeless Information : Michigan
http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=mi&topic=homeless
Provides a compilation of resources such as help lines, emergency rental assistance, help with utility bills, avoiding disclosure. Courtesy of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
McGregor Fund
Social Services Grants
http://www.mcgregorfund.org/html/4_0_application.htm#humanservices
In keeping with its mission, the McGregor Fund emphasizes support for activities in southeastern Michigan addressing emergency needs for housing, food, clothing and other direct aid. In addition, support may be provided for activities that address the root causes of poverty, homelessness and hunger, and help individuals and families achieve personal and financial stability and other life-changing outcomes.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness
http://www.mihomeless.org/
Resources
A nonprofit association of emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, government agencies, housing and service programs, and concerned citizens from across the State. The Coalition's mission is to decrease the incidence of homelessness, improve the quality of services provided to people who are homeless; to effect systemic change to alleviate the root causes of homelessness, and increase communication among Michigan homeless assistance providers.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
National Coalition for the Homeless
http://www.nationalhomeless.org/
Check out the Directories link for access to the 2001 Directory of National, Statewide and Local Homeless Advocacy Coalitions; Directory of National Homeless and Housing Organizations; Directory of International Homeless and Housing Organizations; Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations; and Directory of State Contacts for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Rural Assistance Center
Housing and Homeless Funding
http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/housing/
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Shelters.org
http://www.shelters.org/do/Home
Provides a directory of emergency homeless shelters broken down by state.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
Office of Community Planning and Development
Homeless Assistance
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/index.cfm
http://www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/homeless/programs/index.cfm
Homelessness is a problem that affects many people in America. If you are homeless yourself and need help or if you want to learn more about homelessness and how you can help, we have information for you. You can also find detailed information on HUD's homeless assistance programs on this web page.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Veterans Administration
Homeless Providers Grant and Per Diem Program
http://www1.va.gov/homeless/page.cfm?pg=3
Offered annually (as funding permits) by the Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care for Homeless Veterans (HCHV) Programs to fund community agencies providing services to homeless veterans. The purpose is to promote the development and provision of supportive housing and/or supportive services with the goal of helping homeless veterans achieve residential stability, increase their skill levels and/or income, and obtain greater self-determination.
(Last checked 04/15/08)
Books, Microfiche, Etc.
The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a
Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.
Creative Sources of Funding for Programs for Homeless Families. Dorothy Siemon. Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Child Development Center, 1990. 116pp. ERIC Microfiche Collection, 1st floor, East Wing, ED322416.
Reviews some of the sources of funding for service agencies working with homeless families.
Federal Programs to Help Homeless People. Washington, D.C. : Interagency Council on the Homeless, 1993. 99pp. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV4503 .H66 1993
Lists more than 100 federal programs and activities that homeless providers can tap to help provide emergency food and shelter, transitional and permanent housing, and a vast array of supportive services. The guide describes the 21 targeted homeless assistance programs created under the McKinney Act, as well as dozens of programs that may include the homeless among their targeted audience.
Grants for the Homeless. Foundation Center. New York, N.Y. : Foundation Center, annual from 1991/92 to 1998/99. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HV4493 .G7
Covers grants to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. and abroad for programs including: shelters and housing services, legal rights and advocacy, food services, health care, and services to promote the independence of the homeless.
Listed under Social Services.
Guide to Federal Funding for Housing and Homeless Programs. Arlington, Va. : Government Information Services, 1994. 2nd edition, looseleaf notebook. Main Library Reference (1 East) Funding Center HD7288.78 .U5 G84 1994
Describes over 120 federal programs which offer financial assistance to state and local
governments, Indian tribes, and nonprofit organizations for housing and services
for the homeless.
Listed under Government Funding; Homeless; Housing.
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Jon Harrison