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Experiencing Homelessness In Bloomington-Normal, Illinois: Resources And Needs For Shelter And Supportive Services, Beverly A. Beyer, Sharon M. Mills Feb 2003

Experiencing Homelessness In Bloomington-Normal, Illinois: Resources And Needs For Shelter And Supportive Services, Beverly A. Beyer, Sharon M. Mills

Student Research - Sociology and Anthropology

In August 2002, The Salvation Army commissioned the Applied Social Research Unit (ASRU) of Illinois State University to conduct research about homelessness, housing needs and availability, and resources and needs for supportive services. The Salvation Army of Bloomington, Illinois, plans to rebuild its current homeless shelter, Safe Harbor. The primary goal of ASRU’s research and this report is to inform The Salvation Army’s plans for shelter design, utilization, and associated programming. (A separate addendum to this report released to The Salvation Army contains information specific to the Bloomington Corps’s and Safe Harbor Shelter’s operations and facilities.) A potential outcome of …


Welfare And Homelessness In Indianapolis: Populations At Risk And Barriers To Self-Sufficiency, Indianapolis, Leslie Lenkowski, David A. Reingold, Wendy Chun-Hoon, Katherine B. Novak, Charles Guthrie, Kenneth D. Colburn Aug 2001

Welfare And Homelessness In Indianapolis: Populations At Risk And Barriers To Self-Sufficiency, Indianapolis, Leslie Lenkowski, David A. Reingold, Wendy Chun-Hoon, Katherine B. Novak, Charles Guthrie, Kenneth D. Colburn

Scholarship and Professional Work - LAS

Who are the homeless in Indianapolis? How has welfare reform affected Indianapolis families who rely on public support? What barriers are preventing these populations from becoming self-sufficient? Two recent studies help answer these questions for policymakers and service providers. This issue brief summarizes the studies’ demographic findings, and the problems that erect barriers to self-sufficiency among the poor in Indianapolis.