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 Ending
Chronic Homelessness: Strategies for Action
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary
Report from the Secretary's
Work Group on Ending Chronic Homelessness
March, 2003
Each year homelessness affects 2 ? 3
million individuals in the United States. For most people,
homelessness is a short, one-time event. But a relatively small
and visible group experiences homelessness repeatedly or for long
periods and places heavy demands on available assistance. This
group, persons experiencing chronic homelessness, is most often
made up of single, poor adults with prevalent disabilities.
Ending their homelessness requires housing
combined with the types of services supported by the programs of
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). To improve the
response of these programs to chronic homelessness, and to address
a collaboration agreed to with Secretary Mel Martinez of the
Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Secretary
established a Work Group on Ending Chronic Homelessness. The Work
Group was charged to develop a comprehensive approach for the
Department to better serve these persons.
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