Research Guides: People Experiencing Homelessness : Researching Homelessness

Books in SVC Library

Almost Home by Kevin Ryan; Tina Kelley; Cory Booker (Foreword by)
ISBN: 9781118230473
Publication Date: 2012-09-01
Friendship House by Linda Pettit; Joseph Miller (Prepared for Publication by); Anthonio Pettit (Editor)
ISBN: 9781530776283
Publication Date: 2016-04-21
Just Gone by William Kowalski
ISBN: 9781459803275
Publication Date: 2013-09-01
Stranger to the System: life portraits of a New York City homeless community by Jim Flynn
ISBN: 9780974155906
Publication Date: 2003-05-01

Homelessness Subject Terms

Economic assistance, Domestic
Emergency shelter
Emotional trauma
Homeless children
Homelessness
Homelessness -- Government policy
Homeless persons
Homeless persons
Housing policy
Public housing
Public welfare
Runaway youth
Shelters for the homeless
Social welfare
Street children
Trauma, Physical
Trauma, Psychic

Recommended Websites & Organizations

211.org

Financial Support & Resources for People Living In Their Vehicles

Food Pantries.org

Free Clinics

Homeless Shelter Directory

Institute for Children, Poverty & Homelessness

National Alliance to End Homelessness

National Coalition for the Homeless

The National Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Council

National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty

PATH

Veteran's Administration: Homeless Veterans

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Databases

Academic Search Complete This link opens in a new window
Features journals and magazines with a few newspapers. Like ProQuest there are full-text articles available for printing, copying, e-mailing, creating lists and with citation help. Login with full SVC email address and password.
Credo Reference Database This link opens in a new window
Online encyclopedia source, including Encyclopedia of the United States in the 19th Century. Good source for images and graphics. Log in from home using MYSVC login & password.
Facts on File: Issues and Controversies This link opens in a new window
In-depth investigations of today's top issues, featuring pro/con arguments. Primary source documents show up in search results if available. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
Films on Demand This link opens in a new window
Find documentaries on a topic or search for a clip on a topic. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
New York Times This link opens in a new window
Full Text 1980 - present. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
Points of View Reference Center This link opens in a new window
Provides access to hundreds of reports on controversial issues from a wide variety of subject areas. Excellent for any assignment where you have to research all sides of a current issue. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
ProQuest This link opens in a new window
Features thousands of magazine,newspaper and journal titles. Includes national newspapers like the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. Log in with full SVC email address and password.
Statistical Abstract of the United States This link opens in a new window
Get current and historical statistics, compiled from government sources. Historical statistics date back to colonial times. Log in using your MYSVC login and password. Employees log in with network login and password.

Keywords & Concepts

Juvenile/youth/teenagers
Mental health/illness
Resilience/trauma/social work
Substance abuse/addiction
Poverty/inequity/class/income/opportunity/unemployment
Race/gender/bias
Services/programs
Immigrant/refugee/asylum
Veterans
Healthcare access
Family/Human services
Urban planning/community housing
Incarceration/prison

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