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Researching Homelessness in the Bay Area |
Databases for Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles:
Search the following
article databases using a keyword search, such as: homeless* AND
OR try using the following subject headings: Homelessness; Homeless persons; Poverty;
Poor -- United States; Marginality, Social
Gale PowerSearch
databases on campus or off-campus w/ library card
articles from academic
journals, popular magazines, newspapers and reference sources; excellent general periodical database.
o To narrow searches, use the Advanced search mode
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PLEASE NOTE: When
search results are first displayed, only magazine articles are shown, if
available for your search.
Click on the “Academic journals”
tab to display journal articles on
your topic; click on the "News" tab for news articles;
click on the "Books" tab for reference book
articles.
Ethnic Newswatch on campus or
off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles from
about 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native
press, in English and Spanish.
SIRS Knowledge Source on
campus or off-campus w/ library card
A database of all full-text articles
on social issues from a wide range of magazines and newspapers. A good source for articles covering general
homeless issues.
Lexis Nexis
Academic Universe on campus or off-campus w/ library card
Full-text articles
from a wide range of news, business & other publications.
San Francisco Bay Guardian
Search for articles from San Francisco's leading alternative newsweekly, a good
source of information from a left-wing perspective, particularly city policies
and laws concerning homelessness, SRO information and profiles, homeless people
and advocacy groups. Use search box at
top right of home page to search back issues.
The PLS Online Catalog is the online catalog to find books in Skyline Library and in all libraries in the Peninsula Library System.
Links
to Recommended Websites:
Shame
of the City: S.F. Chronicle Special Report on the Homeless
Original series
published in December 2003, plus regularly updated stories.
What
to Do with the Homeless
A small
sample of the more than 1,400 registered comments on columnist C.W.
Nevius’ series on the homeless in S.F.
San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness
Works with and on
behalf of people on the streets and in shelters to bring about effective
changes in policies and practices that affect homeless people. Publishes Street Sheet, a
newspaper sold on the street by homeless people
Bay Area
Homeless Alliance
Collaboration of greater San Francisco Bay Area service agencies
San Francisco Department of Human Services: Housing
and Homeless
Funds a wide range
of services that are part of a city-wide approach to help homeless individuals
and families. Programs include: Care Not Cash,
Connecting
Point for Families, Emergency
Shelter System, Shelter + Care,
Transitional
Housing, Homeless
Families Services Redesign, Resource
Centers, Homeless
Count 2005 Final Report (PDF)
San Francisco Department of Public Health: Homeless
Services
Administers special
projects and contracts with community-based organizations to deliver a variety
of services to homeless persons
Homes
Not Jails
Advocates for the
use of vacant and abandoned housing for people who are are
homeless in S.F.
Homeless
Children's Network
Comprehensive
mental health services, case management, and family support services for
homeless children, youth, and their families throughout
HomeBase, The Center for Common Concerns
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National
Coalition for the Homeless
Leading national organization working on
homelessness, engages in public education, policy advocacy, and grassroots
organizing.
Larkin Street Youth Services
"Mission-driven
organization responding to the needs of homeless and runaway youth on the
streets of
Dolores
Street Community Services
Operates S.F. shelters mainly for homeless Latino immigrants. Also offers ESL
classes, case management, job training referrals, medical and mental health
referrals, alcohol and substance abuse referrals, and legal referrals.
Shelter Network
Nonprofit organization
providing housing and services for homeless families and individuals in
Swords to Plowshares
Counseling, case management, employment &
training, housing, and legal assistance to veterans in the San Francisco Bay
Area.
Homeless
Action Center
Provides legal services to homeless and low-income
residents of
VolunteerMatch: S.F. Homeless & Housing
List of S.F. volunteer organizations involved in homelessness issues.
Bay
Area Volunteer Information Center
Information about volunteer opportunities in the
Homeless People's Network Discussion List
National &
international discussion forum for homeless people working with activist
groups, street newspapers and other homeless-run projects (such as squats,
centers, shelters and housing) to share information daily
Statistical information on homelessness:
Second
Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (2008)
Data on
sheltered homeless persons, a profile of sheltered homeless persons during a
six-month period, a discussion of the nation's capacity for housing homeless
persons, and an examination of how homeless persons use emergency shelters and
transitional housing.
State
of the Nation's Housing 2007
A look
at the demographic and market forces that drive housing that include race/ethnicity,
affordability, demand, and more. Included is a look at housing across the
states, and by some of the largest
Housing Landscape for
America's Working Families 2007
"Working
a full-time job does not guarantee a family a decent, affordable place to
live—a problem the Center for Housing Policy has been tracking for the
past eight years. Using the most recent American Housing Survey (2005), this
report updates national trends in the number of working families paying more
than half of their income for housing and/or living in dilapidated conditions.”
Emergency and Transitional Shelter Population: 2000
from the
Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve
December 1999 National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients,
from the
Status Report on Hunger and Homelessness in America's
Cities
December 2000
report from the US Conference of Mayors
A Generation of Widening
Inequality
August
2007 report from the California Budget Project examines the trends in income
and wage inequality over the past generation. Included are industry
trends, wage trends, the gender gap in terms of take home pay, California's
workforce (immigration status, and age), and more. Comparisons are
available for the
Paycheck to Paycheck (2008)
"The
Center for Housing Policy presents wage information for more than 60
occupations and home prices and rents for nearly 200 metropolitan areas...See
how workers in your metropolitan area are faring in the housing market; view
the big picture for housing affordability for working families in various
occupations across the country; and use these analyses as a template to
examine wages and housing costs in neighborhoods in your community. "
Persons in emergency shelters for homeless in California, by county (1998)
Ending Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action
March 2003 report
by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Crimes Committed Against Homeless Persons
2002 report
generated in response to California Senate Resolution 18 which requested the
State Attorney General to assess the extent of crimes against the homeless
Research on Housing and Homelessness and Poverty
Links to excellent reports
and statistics on housing and homelessness from the research catalog of the Weingart Center’s Institute for the Study of
Homelessness and Poverty in
California Statistics & Data Web Links
Links to additional websites related to
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