Organizations/Planning
Groups
Planning
Groups in Iowa
Interagency
Task Force on Homelessness: A list of members.
Statewide
Advisory Committee for the Education of Homeless Children: A list of
members. This is an advisory committee to the State Coordinator for Homeless
Education, Iowa Department of Education.
Local Coordinating Boards for the Homeless
Iowa Coalition for
Housing and the Homeless
*Jim Cain NCH Board Member
Executive Director
713 E. Locust St.
Des Moines, IA 50309-3405
WO: 515-288-5022
FAX: 515/282-1810
ichhjc@aol.com
Homeless Information in Iowa: A web page on the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (http://www.hud.gov/) that lists agencies, funds and programs in Iowa that provide assistance to persons in homeless situations. http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=ia&topic=homeless
Iowa Legal Aid (http://www.iowalegalaid.org/)
National and State Resources
Web
sites with useful information regarding persons in homeless situations:
National
Association for the Education of Homeless Children and Youth (NAEHCY)
U.S. Department of Education
Homeless Education Program www.ed.gov 202-260-4412
Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/
National Center for Homeless Education 800-308-2145
National Coalition for the Homeless 202-737-6444
National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty 202-638-2535
Illinois' Opening Doors Program
Texas Homeless Education Office
(THEO)
Housing and Urban Development (HUD) The
following address will go directly to their Homeless web page http://www.hud.gov/homeless/index.cfm.
This web page provides links to information for persons that are homeless,
homeless assistance providers, and persons wanting to help the homeless. The
web page also includes an extensive number of links to agencies and
organizations that provide information regarding services and programs for
persons in homeless situations.
U
S Interagency Council on Homelessness: The U S Senate Appropriation Committee expects the primary activity of
the ICH to be the development of a comprehensive Federal approach to end
homelessness. The web site is located at http://www.ich.gov/.