National Coalition for the Homeless

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ORGANIZATIONAL ENDORSEMENTS FOR A GAO INVESTIGATION INTO HATE CRIMES/VIOLENCE AGAINST PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS:

National Organizations:

Alliance for Children and Families
Americans for Democratic Action
Anti-Defamation League
Coalition on Human Needs
Corporation for Supportive Housing
Families United Against Hate (FUAH)
Health Care f/t Homeless Clinicians’ Network
Housing Assistance Council
Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Lutheran Office for Governmental Affairs, ELCA
National AIDS Housing Coalition
National Alliance to End Homelessness
National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium
National Association for the Education of Homeless Children & Youth
National Center for Hate Crime Prevention
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
National Coalition for the Homeless
National Consumer Advisory Board
National Council of La Raza
National Fair Housing Alliance
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
National Health Care for the Homeless Council
National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty
National League of Cities
National Leased Housing Association
National Low Income Housing Coalition
National Network for Youth
National Organization for Women
National Policy and Advocacy Council on Homelessness
National Resource Ctr. on Homelessness & Mental Illness
National Student Campaign Against Hunger & Homelessness
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
Presbyterian Church (USA), Washington Office
Southern Regional Council
UCC/Ministries for Criminal Justice & Human Rights
Unitarian Universalists for Social Justice
United Church of Christ Justice & Witness Ministries
United for a Fair Economy
Universal Living Wage Campaign
Volunteers of America

Local/State Organizations:

AK
Peer Properties, Inc.

AL
15 Place/Homeless Coalition of the Gulf Coast
Alabama Council on Human Relations
Birmingham Coalition of the Homeless
Federation of Southern Coops/Land Assistance Fund
Mobile Fair Housing Center, Inc.
Montgomery Community Action Committee, Inc.

AR
Parents, Families & Friends of Lesbians & Gays/AR
The Arkansas Hunger Coalition
Women’s Project

AZ
Arizona Coalition to End Homelessness
Compass Health Care
Ecumenical Chaplaincy for the Homeless
HomeStart
Primavera Builders, Inc.
The Primavera Foundation

CA
Agorua High School/Human Rights Club
Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency
California Coalition for Rural Housing
Capitol City SDA Church
Central Coast Rescue Mission
Child Care Voucher Program (Catholic Charities)
Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County
County of Mendocino Department of Mental Health
Emergency Service Network
Freedom Clothing and Art
Homeless Empowerment Project West
Homeless Help
Housing California
Justice for Homeless San Francisco
L.A. Coalition to End Hunger and Homelessness
Lutheran Social Services of Southern California
New Opportunities
Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California
Ocean Park Community Center
Orange County Community Housing Corp.
Religious Witness with Homeless People
Sacramento Homeless Organizing Committee
Sacramento Loaves & Fishes
San Diego Coalition for the Homeless
San Diego Youth and Community Services
San Francisco Coalition on Homelessness
Sonoma County Task Force on the Homeless
SRO Housing Corp.
The Salvation Army
Union Station Foundation
Windows Support Center

CO
Colorado Coalition for the Homeless
COMITIS Crisis Center, Inc.
Denver Voice
Mercy Housing
Rocky Mountain Hebrew Academy
SPIRIT-Human Services, Inc.

CT
AIDS Project New Haven
Columbus House Inc.
Community Renewal Team
CT AIDS Residence Coalition
CT Coalition to End Homelessness

DC
Action for Peace through Prayer & Aid
Change, Inc.
Community Council f/t Homeless/Friendship Place
Dinner Program for Homeless Women
Downtown Cluster of Congregations
House of Imagene Shelters
So Others Might Eat (SOME)
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless

FL
Broward Coalition for the Homeless
Catholic Charities
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami Inc
Charlotte County Homeless Coalition
Charlotte County Public Schools/Youth Project
Clara White Mission
Coalition for the Homeless of Central Florida, Inc
Coalition for the Homeless of Pasco County
Community Coalition on Homelessness
David Lawrence Center
Domestic Abuse Shelter Homes, Inc.
Emergency Services & Homeless Coalition/St. Johns County
Family Resources, Inc
Florida Coalition for the Homeless
Florida Impact
HIS Place Ministries
Homeless Voice
Lake Community Action Agency
Lee County Coalition for the Homeless
Miami Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.
Miami-Dade County Homeless Trust
Office of Justice & Peace, Diocese/St. Augustine
Punta Gorda Housing Authority
Recovery House of Central Florida, Inc.
Salvation Army, Sarasota Co.
Southeastern Network of Youth and Family Services
Stand Up for Kids
SW Florida Coalition for the Homeless
Tallahassee Coalition for the Homeless
The Cooperative Feeding Program
The Salvation Army, Melbourne FL Corps
USFF, Inc.
Volusia/Flagler County Coalition for the Homeless
WIN/Coalition for the Hungry & Homeless of Brevard

GA
Athens Area Homeless Shelter
Georgia Legal Services
Georgia Task Force for the Homeless
Jesus & Mohammed’s Tree Service
Living Room, Inc.
Lowndes Associated Ministries to People
Macon Outreach at Mulberry
Mercy Housing
Mercy Services Corporation
Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless
NAMI South Cobb
NARAL Pro Choice/GA
Northeast Georgia Homeless Coalition
The Atlanta Union of the Homeless

HI
A.S.I./Ohana Ola O Kahumana
Affordable Housing and Homeless Alliance
Gregory House Programs
Waianae Community Outreach

ID
Terry Reilly Health Services Boise Clinic

IL
Calor/Casa Contreras
Catholic Voices for Economic Justice
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless
Hyde Park & Kenwood Interfaith Council
Illinois Coalition to End Homelessness
Illinois Hunger Coalition
Interfaith House
Lincoln Park Community Shelter
Rafael Center
San Jose Obrero Mission
Southern Illinois Coalition for the Homeless
St. Clair Co. Intergovernmental Grants Department
Statewide Housing Action Coalition
Task Force Against Homelessness

IN
Association of College Unions International
Community Action of Northeast Indiana
Evansville Coalition for the Homeless
Haven House Services, Inc.
Heart House
Indiana Coalition on Housing and Homeless Issues
Michigan City Homeless Shelter
Southern Indiana Housing Initiative
Stepping Stones for Veterans, Inc.
Vincent House, Inc.

KS
Homeless Come Home
Inter-Faith Ministries

KY
Hate Crime Foundation of Louisville
Homeless and Housing Coalition of Kentucky
Kentucky Housing Corporation
Northern Kentucky Homeless & Housing Coalition
St. John Center, Inc.
St. Vincent de Paul
The Coalition for the Homeless, Inc.

LA
Centerpoint
Operation Enduring Independence
Providence House
RHD Voyage House
Unity for the Homeless Advocacy Committee

MA
Arise for Social Justice
Casa Myrna Vazquez
Catholic Social Services
Community Action Committee of Cape Cod & Islands
Consumer Advisory Board, Boston Health Care f/t Homeless
Holy Cross SCOHAH Program
Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
New England Network
Outreach Van Project
Peace at Home
Safe Harbor
Solutions at Work
Springfield School Volunteers, Homeless Education
Tripp Consulting
Union of Minority Neighborhoods
WWM

MD
AIDS Interfaith Residential Services
Arundel House of Hope
Frederick Community Action Agency
Happy Helpers for the Homeless
Health Care for the Homeless
Homeless Persons Representation Project, Inc.
The Prejudice Institute
Washington County Community Action Council

ME
Center for the Prevention of Hate Violence
Preble Street Resource Center

MI
Altrusa Teen SHARE
Blue Water Center for Independent Living
Catholic Family Services
Coalition on Temporary Shelter (COTS)
Community Capital Development Corporation
Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries
Dochas, Inc
Homeless Action Network of Detroit
Lenawee Emergency & Affordable Housing Corp.
Michigan Coalition Against Homelessness
NE MI Coalition f/t Prevention of Homelessness
Open Door Rescue Mission
Ostego County Housing and Homeless Coalition
Ostego County Housing Committee
Ostego County United Way
Peoples Progressive Network (PPN) of Washtenaw Co.
Safe Horizons
Sequel Mental Health Agency, Inc.
VISTA
Waterfalls

MN
Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Anoka County Affordable Housing Coalition
Battered Women’s Legal Advocacy Project
CASH
Celestial Synergy, LLC
Central Community Housing Trust
Central Lutheran Church
Central MN Task Force on Battered Women
Church of St. Stephens
Community Home Partnership
Community Psychologists of Minnesota
Desera Grimley Consulting
Duluth Local Initiatives Support Corporation
Elim Transitional Housing
Fair Housing Center of Minnesota
F-M Dorothy Day House of Hospitality, Inc.
Heartland Community Action Agency
Housing Access Center
Housing Coalition of the St. Cloud Area
Houston County Women’s Resources
Information Alternatives
Integrated Community Solutions
Life House
Mid-Minnesota Women’s Center
Minnesota AIDS Project
Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless
Minnesota Housing Partnership
Minnesota Librarians For Social Responsibility
Minnesota Library Workers for Peace and Justice
Model Cities of St. Paul, Inc.
People Serving People, Inc.
PEPP
Project Foundation
Project Off Streets
Range Transitional Housing
Residents for Affordable Housing
Rise, Inc
ROOF Project
RS Eden Womens’ Program
Salvation Army Harbor Light Center
Scott-Carver Housing Coalition
Simpson Housing Services
St. Stephen’s Human Services
Tri Valley Opportunity Council Inc
Volunteers of America Cornerstone
Zumbro Valley Mental Health

MO
Missouri Association for Social Welfare

MS
Catholic Charities
Hinds County Human Resource Agency
JHCHC-Ivory Homeless Clinic
Mississippi Children’s Home Society
Seashore Mission UMC

NC
AIDS Community Residence Association
Glory to Glory House of Refuge
Greensboro Housing Coalition
Pan Lutheran Ministries of Wake County, Inc.
The Homeless Coalition

ND
Mercer County Women’s Action & Resource Center
Minot Area Homeless Coalition
ND Department of Commerce
YWCA of Fargo-Moorhead

NH
American Friends Service Committee—New Hampshire
Homeless Center for Strafford County
New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness
Under The Bridge

NJ
Apostle House Brunswick Community Housing Corp.
Fair Housing Council of Northern New Jersey
Garden State Coalition for Youth & Family Concerns
Greater Newark HUD Tenants’ Association
Hygiene Help for the Homeless
Interfaith Council
Middle Earth, Inc
Middlesex County CEAS Committee
New Jersey Alliance for the Homeless
Women Rising, Inc

NM
Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless

NV
Department of Veteran Affairs
NV Health Center
Poverello House
Straight from the Streets
ZanderZink Productions

NY
BIG News
BMCC
Center for Youth
Common Ground Community
Consumer Information & Dispute Resolution
Grand Central Neighborhood Social Services
Homeless in Action
Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless
Long Island Housing Services, Inc.
Nassau-Suffolk Coalition for the Homeless
Neighborhood Preservation Coalition of NYS
Penny Lane
Picture the Homeless
Poor Homeless Farmers
Street News
The Partnership for the Homeless
Urban Pathways

OH
CAP Harmony House
Caracole/HMIS
Cleveland Tenants Organization
Columbus Health Department
Columbus Neighborhood Health Center
Cross Creek Community Church/UCC
Faith Mission
Family Services
Greater Cincinnati Coalition for the Homeless
Mary Magdalen House
Maryhaven-Engagement Center
Miller Community House
Neighborhood House Assn. of Lorain
Netcare
New Housing Opportunities
Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless
Run for Shelter
Scioto County Homeless Shelter
The Other Place
The Salvation Army, Columbus
Volunteers of America, Family Services
Welfare Rights Coalition

OK
Greater Love Outreach/My Sister’s Keeper

OR
Community Resources and Vital Services
First United Methodist Church of Portland
Oregon Farm Worker Ministry
Oregon Partnership Alcohol and Drug Helpline
Outside In
Recovery Association Project
South Coast Homeless Council
Street Roots
SW Oregon Community Action
T.H.E. House
YWCA

PA
Bucks County Housing Group
Community Human Services Corporation
Community of Caring
Harrisburg Center for Peace & Justice
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
Live4Ever Ministries
Northside Common Ministries
Operation Safety Net
Pennsylvania Lesbian & Gay Task Force
Project HOME
United Neighborhood Centers
YWCA of Titusville, PA

PR (Puerto Rico)
Coalicion de Apoyo Continuo a Personas sin Hogar
Hogar Padre Venaro, Inc.
Iniciativa Comunitaria de Investigacion, Inc.
La Fondita de Jesus

RI
Advent House
AIDS Care Ocean State
Homeless Action for Necessary Development
Rhode Island Coalition for the Homeless
Statewide Housing Action Coalition of Rhode Island
Travelers Aid Society of Rhode Island

SC
Crisis Ministries
GAMES Coalition for the Homeless
MEG’s House
South Carolina Inst. on Poverty and Deprivation
Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina

TN
Amnesty International-Rhodes College Chapter
Chattanooga Homeless Coalition
Family Life Center
Greater Memphis Interagency Council f/t Homeless
Homeward Bound Knoxville
Memphis Family ShelterNashville Area Habitat for Humanity
Residential Resources
S.A.C.H./Rhodes College
TN Network For Community Economic Development
VA Healthcare for Homeless Veterans Program

TX
Abilene Hope Haven
Advocacy Outreach
AHP Mutual Housing Association
Bay Area Homeless Services
Butterflies from Heaven Ministries
Coalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris Co.
Families Under Urban & Social Attack
Fort Bend Co. Social Services
Fort Bend County Women’s Center
Harris Co. Hosp.Dist.-Health Care f/t Homeless Program
Healthcare for the Homeless, Houston
Holy Rosary Catholic Church
House the Homeless, Inc.
Houston Community Voice Mail
Houston Compass
Hunger Busters
New Hope Housing, Inc.
Poetic Healings Production
Promise House, Inc.
Samaritan Inn
The Arrow Project
The Houston Launch Pad
The Samaritan Inn
Trinity Works
Wesley Community Center

UT
Coalition of Religious Communities
Homeless Health Care Program
J.E.D.I. for Women
Utah Issues

VA
Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network
Homestretch, Inc.
Project HOPE, NRV
Virginia Coalition for the Homeless
Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy

VT
Paula Natlt, Inc
Rural Vermont
Vermont Affordable Housing Coalition

WA
African American Community Education Project
Associated Ministries
Catholic Community Services
Cocoon House
David Lanz Productions
Friends of Youth
Helping Hand House
NAMI Eastside Housing Committee
Plymouth Housing Group
Seattle-King County Coalition for the Homeless
Washington State Coalition for the Homeless

WI
Family Services of Northeast, Wisconsin, Inc.
Hunger Task Force of Milwaukee

WV
Aid Foundation for Families in Need, Inc.
Cabell-Huntington Coalition for the Homeless
Covenant House
Huntington West Virginia Housing Authority
Information and Referral Services
Scottie’s Place, Inc.

WY
Cheyenne Crossroads Clinic

Foreign Organizations:

Canada
L’ Itineraire
Operation Go Home/Winnipeg Chapter
Street Sheet Canada

Norway
World Home
International Tenants Union