Preface - Richard D Bingham, Roy E Green and Sammis B White PART ONE: UNDERSTANDING HOMELESSNESS A Brief History of the Homeless Problem in the United States - Charles Hoch Who Are the Homeless and How Many Are There? - Kathleen Peroff The New Homeless - Mary E Stefl A National Perspective Marjorie J Robertson Homeless Veterans An Emerging Problem? Homeless Women and Children - Patricia A Sullivan and Shirley P Damrosch The Situation of Homelessness - Rene I Jahiel Homelessness - Michael S Carliner A Housing Problem? PART TWO: POLICY AND PROGRAM OPTIONS The Role of Religions and Non-Profit Organizations in Combatting Homelessness - Mary Anderson Cooper The National Healthcare for the Homeless Program - James D Wright Los Angeles - Allan David Heskin Innovative Local Approaches Portland Oregon - Marsha Ritzdorf and Sumner M Sharpe A Comprehensive Approach The State Role - Governor Mario M Cuomo New York State's Approach to Homelessness The Federal Role in Aiding the Homeless - June Q Koch Third World Solution to the Homeless Problem - Leland S Burns Homelessness - Randolph H Knight An American Problem?.