About The National Center on Family Homelessness

The National Center on Family Homelessness (The National Center) is the nation's only research and social action organization dedicated solely to helping homeless children and families. By developing model programs, effective services, and innovative technical assistance, we work to stabilize the lives of homeless families. Our mission is to identify what works, educate and inspire, and take action to end family homelessness.

Background

The National Center was founded in 1988 by its President, Dr. Ellen Bassuk. Based in Massachusetts, it was the first organization to place the needs of homeless children at the forefront of the fight to end homelessness. For 18 years, The National Center's projects have generated innovative solutions to respond to the needs of homeless children and families. We currently run 12 projects in 47 states throughout the nation.

Activities

The National Center helps homeless families by:

• Conducting research and evaluation projects that help us understand the causes and consequences of family homelessness.
• Designing and implementing programs that respond to the unique needs of homeless families.
• Providing training and technical assistance to communities and service providers to enhance their capacity to help homeless families.
• Building integrated networks among providers, consumers, programs, community leaders, and policy makers to achieve system-wide improvement and change.
• Informing policymakers about the troubling realities of family homelessness and potential solutions to the national tragedy.

The National Center works closely with committed organizations and communities throughout the country, including shelters, service providers, researchers, advocates, and families, to develop immediate and long-term solutions to family homelessness.

Contact Information

For more information, please contact Megan Grandin at megan.grandin@familyhomelessness.org or (617) 964-3834 ext. 42.