Homelessness: McKinney Act Programs Provide Assistance but Are Not
Designed to Be the Solution (Chapter Report, 05/31/94, GAO/RCED-94-37).

The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act of 1987 established
emergency food and shelter programs; programs providing longer-term
housing and supportive services; and programs designed to demonstrate
effective approaches for providing the homeless with other services,
such as physical and mental health, education, and job training.  GAO
evaluated the act's impact in Baltimore, Maryland; San Antonio, Texas;
Seattle, Washington; and St. Louis, Missouri.  This report discusses (1)
what difference the McKinney Act programs have made in these cities'
efforts to help the homeless, (2) what problems the cities have
experienced with McKinney Act programs, and (3) what directions the
cities' programs for the homeless are taking and what gaps the McKinney
Act programs may fill.

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 REPORTNUM:  RCED-94-37
     TITLE:  Homelessness: McKinney Act Programs Provide Assistance but 
             Are Not Designed to Be the Solution
      DATE:  05/31/94
   SUBJECT:  Disadvantaged persons
             Public assistance programs
             Homelessness
             Housing programs
             Health care programs
             Educational programs
             Employment or training programs
             Grants to local governments
             Information dissemination operations
             Mental health care services
IDENTIFIER:  Baltimore (MD)
             San Antonio (TX)
             Seattle (WA)
             St. Louis (MO)
             Emergency Community Services Homeless Grant
             FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program
             Emergency Shelter Grant
             HUD Rural Homeless Housing Assistance Program
             HUD Safe Havens Program
             HUD Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Program for SRO 
             Dwellings for Homeless Individuals
             HUD Shelter Plus Care for the Homeless Program
             HUD Supportive Housing Demonstration Program
             HHS Research Demonstration Projects for Alcohol and Drug 
             Abuse Treatment of Homeless Persons
             HHS Community Mental Health Services Demonstration Projects 
             for Homeless Individuals
             VA Domiciliary Care for Homeless Veterans Program
             HRSA Health Care for the Homeless Program
             HHS Health Care for Homeless Children Demonstration Program
             VA Health Care for Homeless Veterans Program
             HHS Homeless Family Support Services Demonstration Program
             HHS Projects to Assist in Transition from Homelessness 
             Program
             DOL Homeless Veterans Reintegration Projects Program
             DOL Job Training for the Homeless Demonstration Program
             Dept. of Education Adult Education for the Homeless Program
             Dept. of Education Homeless Children and Youth Program
             
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