Shelter Network: serving homeless families and individuals (1987-2007).
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Shelter Network is a nonprofit organization that delivers a range of services that meet the needs of homeless families and individuals in order to help them achieve stable housing and self-sufficiency. The agency began as a grassroots community effort to respond to the growing problem of homelessness and its relationship with its external community continues to play an important role in its financing, growth, and development. Over its 20-year history, Shelter Network has overcome multiple challenges related to leadership, finance, and community support and has grown from a grassroots agency into an organization with a budget of $7 million.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of evidence-based social work
دوره 8 1-2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2011