| Description |
1 online resource (iii, 53 p.) : ill. |
| Note |
Title from title screen (GAO, viewed 5 May 2011). |
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"July 2010." |
| Summary |
"The Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing (HEARTH) Act of 2009 directed GAO to conduct a broad study of homelessness in rural areas. In this report, we provide information about rural homelessness issues, based in significant part on our work in rural areas within six selected states. Specifically, the report addresses the following questions: (1) What are the characteristics of homelessness in rural areas? (2) What assistance is available to individuals or families experiencing homelessness and what amount of funding have the federal departments and agencies awarded to organizations that assist persons experiencing homelessness in rural areas? (3) What barriers do persons experiencing homelessness and homeless service providers encounter when seeking assistance or funding to provide assistance? To address these issues, GAO reviewed relevant literature, conducted site visits, and interviewed agency officials"--Why GAO did this study. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Why GAO Did This Study -- What GAO Recommends -- What GAO Found -- Background -- Conclusions -- Recommendation for Executive Action -- Agency Comments and Our Evaluation -- Appendix I. Scope and Methodology -- Appendix II. Comments from the Department of Health and Human Services -- Appendix III. Comments from the Department of Housing and Urban Development -- Appendix IV. GAO Contact and Staff Acknowledgments. |
| Note |
"GAO-10-724." |
| File Type |
Text. |
| System Details |
Mode of access : Internet via World Wide Web. |
| Subject |
Homeless persons -- Services for -- United States.
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Homelessness -- United States.
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Housing, Rural -- United States.
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United States -- Rural conditions.
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United States. Department of Health and Human Services.
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United States. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
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Interagency coordination -- Government policy -- United States.
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| Added Title |
Rural homelessness : better collaboration by Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Housing and Urban Development could improve delivery of services in rural areas |
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Better collaboration by HHS and HUD could improve delivery of services in rural areas |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000046974048 |
| Gpo Item No. |
0546-D (online) |
| Sudoc No. |
GA 1.13:GAO-10-724 |
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