print email comment close Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve URL: http://www.huduser.org/publications/homeless/homelessness/contents.html Description: Called "the most comprehensive study ever of homelessness in America," this 1999 study reports "that most people who become homeless have suffered severe hardships—including physical and sexual abuse, childhood trauma, poverty, a poor education, disability and disease—but are successful in escaping homelessness when they get help from federal and other programs." The opening page has basic statistics and leads to summary and technical reports. From the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Publisher: United States. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development Extra Keywords hud Library of Congress Subject Headings: Homelessness LII Database Information: Record 13075 created by Carole Leita on 12/27/1999 Last modification on 06/17/2006 Published: 12/27/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/13075