Every Child Deserves a Home

National Internet Resources Homes for the Homeless, Institute for Children and Poverty Research reports on family homelessness. The National Alliance To End Homelessness Comprehensive site on homelessness in the United States. The National Center on Family Homelessness Printable Fact sheets on family homelessness: Homeless Children: America's New Outcasts. Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women. Education and Job Training Needs for Homeless Women. The National Center for Children in Poverty Printable Fact Sheets on low-income families: Parental Employment in Low-Income Families (Jan 2004) Geography of Low-Income Families and Children (November 2003) Low-Income Children in the United States (July 2003) The National Coalition for the Homeless Printable facts sheets on family homelessness, links to articles from national news sources and more detailed information about the education of homeless children (McKinney-Vento Act).

Let One Family help You

Bring a formerly homeless person to come and share their experiences with you and your community.

Invite someone from the service field to talk with your community about the reality homelessness in MA.

Organize and host an educational event with a video and discussion. One Family can loan you a number of pertinent videos.

To learn more contact: Katie Campbell Simons at 617-423-0504

Educational Resources

One Family Facts About Homelessness: Click here for a good overview of Family Homelessness in Massachusetts.

Every Child a Home: One Family's national strike force paper chronicles the plight of homeless families in our nation and calls for presidential leadership to address this issue.

Read the paper, download it and distribute it in your community.