National Organizations

AIDS Housing of Washington works to increase the quantity and quality of housing for people living with HIV/AIDS in the United States. 2014 E. Madison St., Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98122. 206-322-9444.
Email: info@aidshousing.org.
Website: www.aidshousing.org
Beyond Shelter is a private, nonprofit agency whose mission is to combat chronic poverty, welfare dependency and homelessness among families with children, through the provision of housing and social services and the promotion of systemic change. 3255 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 815, Los Angeles, CA 90010. 213-252-0772.
Email: info@beyondshelter.org.
Website: www.beyondshelter.org
Center for Urban Community Services is committed to reducing homelessness and providing supportive services to people with mental illness, AIDS, chemical addiction and other special needs. 120 Wall Street, 25th Floor, New York, NY 10005. 212-801-3300.
Email: mariec@cucs.org.
Website: www.cucs.org
Directory of Local Homeless Service Organizations www.nationalhomeless.org/local/local.html is a similar resource maintained by the National Coalition for the Homeless.
Housing Research Foundation is a private, nonprofit that works to enhance the ability of public housing agencies to deliver decent housing and suitable living conditions to low-income families. To fulfill this goal, the organization conducts research, designs and implements technical assistance programs, and serves as a national clearinghouse of information on HUD's HOPE VI (an initiative to revitalize the country's most severely distressed public housing communities). 1250 I Street NW, Suite 901B, Washington, D.C. 20005. 202-393-0448.
Email: jkruger@housingresearch.org
Website: www.housingresearch.org

Local Homeless Assistance Agencies www.hud.gov/homeless/hmlsagen.cfm can be found according to the states in which they are located via an online directory maintained by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

National Center for Homeless Education at SERVE was established to provide critical information to those who seek to remove or overcome barriers to education and to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for homeless children and youth. Funded by the U.S. Department of Education. 915 Northridge Street, 2nd Floor, Greensboro, NC 27403. 800-308-2145.
Website: www.serve.org/nche/.
National Coalition for Homeless Veterans seeks to eliminate homelessness in the veteran community, and serves as a liaison between branches of the federal government and community-based homeless veteran service providers to shape public policy, educate the public and build the capacity of service providers. 333-½ Pennsylvania Avenue SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. 202-546-1969.
Email: nchv@nchv.org.
Website: www.nchv.org
National Coalition for the Homeless is a national advocacy network of homeless persons, activists, service providers and others committed to ending homelessness through public education, policy advocacy, grassroots organizing and technical assistance. 1012 14th Street NW, Suite 600, Washington, D.C. 20005. 202-737-6444.
Email: info@nationalhomeless.org.
Website: www.nationalhomeless.org
National Health Care for the Homeless Council is a membership organization of health care providers working with homeless people across the U.S. The Council provides opportunities for education, information sharing, peer support and networking with a goal of preventing and eliminating homelessness. P.O. Box 60427, Nashville, TN 37206. 615-226-2292.
Email: council@nhchc.org.
Website: www.nhchc.org
Travelers Aid International is an association of member organizations that serve individuals and families in crisis due to homelessness, mobility or other disruptive circumstances. 1612 K Street NW, Suite 506, Washington, D.C. 20006. 202-546-1127.
Email: aid@worldnet.att.net.
Website: www.travelersaid.org
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the nation's housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities, creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans, supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. 451 7th Street SW, Washington, D.C. 20410. 202-401-0388.
Website: www.hud.gov

HUD Office of HIV/AIDS Housing provides housing assistance and related supportive services for low-income persons living with HIV/AIDS and their families, principally through the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) program. 451 7th Street SW, Room 712, Washington, D.C. 20410. 202-708-1934.
Website: www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/aidshousing/index.cfm.
HUD Veteran Resource Center provides veterans and their family members with information on HUD's community-based programs and services, with a special focus on veterans who are homeless. P.O. Box 7189, Gaithersburg, MD 20898-7189, Mailstop 5A. 800-998-9999.
Email: hudvet@hud.gov.
Website: www.hud.gov/offices/cpd/about/hudvet/index.cfm

Social Security Administration is responsible among other things for providing Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits. These resources can help people who have disabilities meet housing and other costs.
Website: http://www.ssa.gov/homelessness/

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Homeless Programs Office offers a continuum of services that include outreach to veterans living on streets and in shelters, clinical assessment and referral to needed medical treatment for physical and psychiatric disorders, long-term sheltered transitional assistance and case management, employment assistance and linkage with available income supports, and supported permanent housing. Homeless Programs Office (075D), Public and Intergovernmental Affairs, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20420. 202-273-5774.
Email: homelessvets@mail.va.gov.
Website: www.va.gov/homeless/