Introduction
Over the past decade the number and variety of programs serving homeless clients have grown tremendously, but no national description of this service network has been available. NSHAPC provides the first national description of this service network, covering central cities, suburbs and urban fringe communities, and rural areas. This chapter offers an overview of programs and services available in the United States that have a significant focus on serving homeless clients, spanning a wide variety of program types (exhibit 4.1). Readers interested in a more detailed examination of programs and services are referred to chapters 14 through 17 of Homelessness: Programs and the People They Serve—Technical Report.
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