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Capitol Strives to Define ‘Homeless’

Date: September 16, 2008

Author: Rachel L. Swarns

ABSTRACT: With unemployment and foreclosures rising and growing numbers of families struggling to find affordable housing, lawmakers in Congress are debating who should be considered homeless... with too few shelter beds and services available to help the homeless who are already living on the streets, the debate over whether to expand significantly the pool of people eligible for such limited aid has sharply divided advocates for the homeless and upended political alliances.

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Key People:

• Rep. Judy Biggert
• Representative Barney Frank
• Rep. Geoff Davis
• Rep. Maxine Waters

Key Organizations:

• Department of Education/Education Department (ED)
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• National Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
• National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH)
• New York Times Company

Subject & Geographic Categories:

• Abstract Principles
  • Information
    • Measurement

• Government & Politics / History
  • Government (General)
    • Government Spending
      • Accounting / Budgets: Government

• Social Sciences & Groups
  • Homeless
  • Social Movements / Organizing / Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)

• North America
  • United States of America/USA

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