Abstract
Rural Homelessness in the Upper Valley is about the problems and advantages small shelters in the Upper Connecticut River Valley have in working with the homeless. Unable to compete with urban shelters in pursuit of federal and state emergency shelter funding, Headrest, in Lebanon, New Hampshire, demonstrates that its smallness has been turned into offsetting advantages. The quality of Headrest's case management with homeless clients and sincere efforts to network and interact cooperatively with other social service providers, ecumenical groups, and other members of the community have led to significant new community initiatives. Details of recent Upper Valley successes in forming coalitions to work on improving services to the homeless and the start of a free medical clinic are presented.
Recommended Citation
Shumway, David
(1992)
"Rural Homelessness in the Upper Valley,"
New England Journal of Public Policy: Vol. 8:
Iss.
1, Article 69.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/nejpp/vol8/iss1/69