National Coalition for the Homeless

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty (NLCHP) is the only national legal advocacy organization dedicated to ending and preventing homelessness. Our attorneys go into courtrooms and the halls of our legislatures to protect the needs of society’s most vulnerable members. Through impact litigation, policy advocacy and public education we address the root causes of homelessness at the local, state and national levels.

Established by attorney Maria Foscarinis in 1989 and based in Washington, DC, NLCHP works with a wide variety of groups around the nation.

You are invited to join the network of attorneys, students, advocates and activists who make up NLCHP’s membership. By becoming a member you can help make a difference in the lives of millions of homeless Americans. For more information about membership, please visit our website at www.nlchp.org/join_us.cfm.

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ABOUT THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS

Founded in 1982, the National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) is a private, non-profit, national advocacy organization that exists to educate all levels of society in order to identify and put to an end the social and economic causes of homelessness. NCH is the nation’s oldest and largest national homelessness advocacy organization, comprised of activists, service providers, and persons who are, or have been, homeless striving toward a single goal – to end homelessness. It is the mission of NCH to create the systemic and attitudinal changes necessary to prevent and end homelessness, while concurrently working to increase the capacity of local supportive housing and service providers to better meet the urgent needs of those families and individuals now homeless in their communities.

NCH focuses its work on four policy areas: civil rights of those who are without homes, housing that is affordable to those with the lowest incomes, accessible/comprehensive health care and other needed support services, and livable incomes that make it possible to afford the basic necessities of life. The strategies we use to implement our mission are: litigation, lobbying, policy analysis, public education, community organizing, research, and providing technical assistance.

For more information about our organization, membership, and access to publications such as this report, please go to our website: www.nationalhomeless.org

Board of Directors*

Bob Erlenbusch President Los Angeles Coalition to End Hunger & Homelessness Los Angeles, CA	Anita Beaty Metro Atlanta Task Force for the Homeless Atlanta, GA	Michael Dahl Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless Minneapolis, MN
John Parvensky Vice-President Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Denver, CO	Ed Bell Detroit, MI	Brian Davis Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Cleveland, OH
Phillip Pappas Treasurer Pittsburgh, PA	Osvaldo Burgos-Perez San Juan, PR	Sherrie Downing Montana Council on Homelessness Helena, MT
Barbara Anderson Secretary Haven House Services Jeffersonville, IN	Michael Chesser Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina Greenville, SC	Bill Duncan Homewood Suites by Hilton Memphis, TN

Hugh Grogan Sioux Empire Homeless Coalition Sioux Falls, SD	David Pirtle Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau Washington, DC	Richard Troxell House the Homeless Austin, TX
Rey Lopez The King’s Outreach Cabot, AR	Diana Robledo Primavera Foundation Tucson, AZ	Mathias Vega Albuquerque Health Care for the Homeless Albuquerque, NM
Phoebe Nelson Women’s Resource Center of North Central Washington Wenatchee, WA	Greg Sileo Baltimore Homeless Services Baltimore, MD	Mike Wallace National League of Cities Washington, DC
Gordon Packard Primavera Foundation Tucson, AZ	Louisa Stark Phoenix Consortium for the Homeless Phoenix, AZ	Dana Woolfolk Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau Washington, DC
Glorin Ruiz Pastush La Fondita de Jesus San Juan, PR Sue Watlov Phillips	Sandy Swank Inter-Faith Ministries Wichita, KS	John Zirker Nashville Homeless Power Project Nashville, TN
Elim Transitional Housing, Inc. Minneapolis, MN

*Affiliations for identification purposes only.

Staff

Jonathan Bell Development Associate/ AmeriCorps*VISTA	Michael O’Neill Director Faces of Homelessness Speakers’ Bureau	Samuel Waite Development Associate/ Americorps*VISTA
Megan Hustings Director of Development	Jesse Smith, Jr. Vendor Coordinator/ Street Sense/ Americorps*VISTA
Michelle Lee Graphic/Website Designer	Michael Stoops Acting Executive Director