35 sites listedBest Practices For Human Settlements Databasehttp://www.bestpractices.org/”This searchable database contains proven solutions to common urban problems facing the world’s cities today.” A variety of projects are discussed, including those relating to affordable housing, homelessness, land usage, construction techniques, home financing, and a wealth of related issues, such as poverty, education, sustainability, economic development, social services, gender equity and equality, environmental protection, and other urban issues. Full project descriptions are provided only if you have an account with them.Rating: ExcellentLocation: New York, New York, USARelated pages: USA, USA, New York, Multi-National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Bethesda Projecthttp://www.netaxs.com/people/bethesda/This site highlights Bethesda’s mission to “nurture the possibilities of common life in small communities of disabled, homeless, single people, so that they can serve themselves, care for one another, and support one another’s needs, ambitions, and hopes.” Information provided includes their goals, services, various shelters (with location and contact information provided), and their volunteer needs.Rating: InformativeLocation: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Pennsylvania, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Assisted Living, Cohousing / Cooperative, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional Bob’s Open Doorhttp://www.cix.co.uk/~franklin/With the self-proclaimed mission statement “Open Door is committed to bringing you subjective, unreliable, and probably out of date comments on social housing websites,” this site includes a wonderful array of housing-related sites. Be sure to check out Bob’s downloadable “Affordability Spreadsheet.”Rating: RecommendedLocation: London, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Cardiff YMCA Housing Associationhttp://info.cf.ac.uk/ccin/main/employ/ymca/ymca3.htmlThe Association’s site describes their effort to tackle the homelessness problem in Cardiff through the provision of good quality temporary accommodations. Hostel regulations, provisions, and contact information is provided.Rating: InformativeLocation: Cardiff, Wales, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, Wales, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Center for Women in Transitionhttp://www.prairienet.org/cwt/The Center for Women in Transition “provides shelter and support services to women and families to establish independent living situations.” Their site offers information and resources to the community, details their programs, projects, and services, provides volunteer information, and includes stories of their residents’ lives.Rating: InformativeLocation: Champaign, Illinois, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Illinois, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Community Services Planning Councilhttp://www.sacramento.org/cspc/The CSPC and its site coordinate programs serving children, seniors, medically underserved, hungry and homeless people and nonprofit organizations in the Sacramento area. Information included on this site: provided services, ongoing programs and projects, contact and assistance information, and research and resource links.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Sacramento, California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Department of Housing and Urban Developmenthttp://www.hud.gov/The site for the United States’ primary Housing agency, this page includes everything you ever wanted to know about the ongoings of the Department. It contains a variety of information about business opportunities, communities, homes (buying, renting, finding), and HUD news. Updated nearly every day, this is an excellent site.Rating: ExcellentLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Design Center for American Urban Landscape — University of Minnesotahttp://gumby.arch.umn.edu/dcaul/DCAUL.htmlThis web site provides an overview of their mission, publications and staff, including community development, public housing, and sustainable development projects.Rating: InformativeLocation: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Minnesota, State / Regional / Local, University Program, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Encyclopedia of Housinghttp://www.sagepub.com/sagepage/encyclopedia_of_housing.htmAn excellent site detailing the newly released master reference book, this site includes the master list of entries, excerpts, and the introduction. Entries include brief definitions, historical background, descriptive statistics, policy analysis, critical assessment, and suggestions for further study, listing classic works and key publications.Rating: ExcellentLocation: California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Cohousing / Cooperative, Hospice / Healthcare, Manufactured, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional Eugene Committee for Affordable Housinghttp://www.efn.org/~cfah/This site has been created to serve as a “electronic clearinghouse” for information regarding the passage of the Eugene Affordable Housing Utility Consumption Tax, a measure intended to provide resources to help build and develop affordable housing. Links to other housing resources are also included.Rating: ExcellentLocation: Eugene, Oregon, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Oregon, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Legal / Policy, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional First Place Family Centerhttp://www.efn.org/~fpfc/This site details the services provided by the Center, whose goal is to primarily serve the needs of homeless and low-income families with children. Their program offers a unique and cost effective method of providing services by volunteers, both in the night shelter program and the day use facility. Other information provided includes links to related services and agencies, and contact information.Rating: InformativeLocation: Eugene, Oregon, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Oregon, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Foothill Family Shelterhttp://www.csz.com/community/service/ffs/html/ffs.htmlThis site contains information about this transitional facility for homeless families with children from the west end of San Bernardino County and the east end of Los Angeles county. Resident qualifications, shelter services and contact information are provided on this site.Rating: InformativeLocation: Upland, California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional HomeAid Americahttp://www.HomeAid.org/”HomeAid’s mission is to build or renovate shelters for transitionally homeless men, women and children,” and their site lists pertinent press releases, events, projects, programs, and other homelessness information.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Irvine, California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Homeless Online: The Coalition on Homelessnesshttp://www.homeless.org/”Homeless Online has been created in an effort to unify online resources for the benefit of the homeless population,” and their brief site strives to “develop and advocate effective and humane services, employment, and housing for homeless and low-income people.” This site includes details of the San Francisco and Palo Alto chapters and information how to volunteer, become a member, or reach other homelessness resources.Rating: InformativeLocation: San Francisco, California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Hostels Onlinehttp://www.hostels.org.uk/This site, which you must register to use (although guest usage is allowed), contains up-to-the-hour information on available beds in the London area in transitional and youth hostels.Rating: ExcellentLocation: London, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Info Xchangehttp://www.infoxchange.net.au/This site provides information about a variety of housing services, programs, support, training and accommodations for all types of residents in Australia (including those in community housing, homeless shelters, youth housing, transitional housing, and private rental markets for youth and adults).Rating: RecommendedLocation: Victoria, AustraliaRelated pages: Australia, Australia, Victoria, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional InnVisionhttp://www.innvision.sj.ca.us./”InnVision is dedicated to helping individuals and families break the cycle of poverty and homelessness.” Their site provides information about their short-term housing, long-term housing and comprehensive support services. Additional information is provided about receiving meals, homelessness, programs, employment, shelters, community links, and how to become a volunteer.Rating: InformativeLocation: San Jose, California, USARelated pages: USA, USA, California, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional International Homeless Discussion List and Archiveshttp://csf.Colorado.EDU/homeless/This is an excellent site that includes a comprehensive list of links discussing homelessness issues, resources, discussion lists, health and medical services, and policy issues.Rating: ExcellentLocation: Ashland, Oregon, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Oregon, Multi-National, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional International Union of Gospel Missionshttp://www.iugm.org/An excellent site about IUGM’s programs, services, and educational programs, this searchable site also includes a diverse array of information about homelessness, alleviating poverty, ways to volunteer, job placement, missions directory, welfare reform and links to countless related sites.Rating: ExcellentLocation: Kansas City, Missouri, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Missouri, Multi-National, Index / Periodical, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Joseph Rowntree Foundationhttp://www.jrf.org.uk/This site “supports programs of research and innovative development in the fields of housing, social care and social policy,” includes its publications, and contains a vast amount of research findings in a fully searchable database.Rating: RecommendedLocation: York, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Construction / Product, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Ministry to the Homelesshttp://www.teleport.com/~loucc/homeless.htmlThis site provides information about the Ministry’s services, clientele, and programs. Contact information as well as volunteer opportunities are provided.Rating: InformativeLocation: Lake Oswego, Oregon, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Oregon, State / Regional / Local, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional National Coalition for the Homelesshttp://nch.ari.net/This is a site from one of the United States’ foremost national advocacy networks for ending homelessness. Especially notable here is a narrative describing one family’s path into homelessness, and the Coalition’s searchable database of bibliographic resources available for purchase. Also included are facts about homelessness, links to current legislation and policy issues on the topic, a directory of state and national organizations on homelessness, upcoming conferences, and other useful resources.Rating: ExcellentLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional National Homeless Civil Rights Organizing Projecthttp://nch.ari.net/nhcrop.htmlThis site details the National Housing Institute’s plan to generate a national network for homelessness advocacy and civil rights. Their mission “to prevent and combat the violation of homeless people’s civil rights focuses on linking homeless individuals and families, and the grassroots efforts that they lead, into a national network in order fortify those local efforts and to strengthen cooperation.” Contact information is provided.Rating: InformativeLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE)http://aspe.os.dhhs.gov/A division of the Department of Health and Human Services, this searchable site provides information about homelessness, disability and aging, poverty, and specific guidelines, programs, and services for housing people within those categories.Rating: InformativeLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Special Interest / Minority, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Poptel InfoSource — Housing Issues Bulletin Boardhttp://www.poptel.org.uk/housing/This site provides pertinent information about this United Kingdom based bulletin board, aimed at providing “an open forum for anyone interested in UK housing to discuss any issues relevant to housing, homelessness and related issues.” Details of how to join and post to the list, and other list information is provided.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Manchester, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative, Hospice / Healthcare, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Priority Youth Housinghttp://www.gn.apc.org/priority/”Priority Youth Housing provides affordable accommodation with support to single homeless people aged 16-25 years old in Bristol, England.” Their site provides writing by residents, advice and information about housing, legal, career, financial, health, and women’s issues, local contacts, and links to related sites.Rating: InformativeLocation: Bristol, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Special Interest / Minority, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Real Change — Seattle’s Homeless Newspaperhttp://www.speakeasy.org/realchange/This site includes past issues of this newspaper written and generated by Seattle’s homeless population. Arranged by subject in past and recent issues, a variety of local issues are discussed, including housing, welfare, homelessness, and other related topics.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Seattle, Washington, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Washington, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Legal / Policy, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Resource Information Service: A Guide to Homelessness in the UKhttp://www.ris.org.uk/This site provides information about organizations, resources and agencies available for housing the homeless in the United Kingdom. Information about legislation, accommodations, homelessness, and links to important resources are provided.Rating: InformativeLocation: London, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Riverside Housing Associationhttp://www.riverside.org.uk/The site for an English housing association whose “aim is to provide, improve and manage good-quality housing for rent for those who need it most,” it includes detailed information about crime, community development, training and employment, health, and a variety of information about the association itself.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Liverpool, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Design / Architectural, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Saint Francis Househttp://www.stfrancishouse.org/This site for Saint Francis House, which provides comprehensive day programs for Boston’s homeless populations, includes information about receiving meals, homelessness, programs, statistics, missions, employment, and needed donations.Rating: InformativeLocation: Boston, Massachusetts, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Massachusetts, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Seattle Department of Housing and Human Serviceshttp://www.ci.seattle.wa.us/seattle/dhhs/dhhs-pg.htmThis site includes a variety of information bout Seattle’s DHHS programs, services, initiatives, and general information. Details about Seattle’s aging and youth populations, tenant rights, housing options, energy efficiency, homeowner’s assistance, energy conservation programs, and housing discrimination are provided.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Seattle, Washington, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Washington, State / Regional / Local, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Cohousing / Cooperative, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Shelterhttp://www.shelter.org.uk/This site is home of the United Kingdom’s National Campaign for Homeless People, and provides information about their fundraising, projects, publications, press releases, case studies and Fair Housing.Rating: RecommendedLocation: London, England, UKRelated pages: UK, UK, England, National, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Shelter / Homeless, Transitional Sounding Board Counseling Centerhttp://computrek.org/”Sounding Board Counseling Center’s web services include a state by state listing of shelters and domestic violence treatment centers throughout the United States; online domestic violence consultation through e-mail and in some cases a follow up telephone conference; domestic violence articles and stories submitted by perpetrators and survivors; and a national Bulletin Board System available for confidential or open conferencing, and forums.”Rating: RecommendedLocation: Columbus, Ohio, USARelated pages: USA, USA, Ohio, National, Non-Profit Organization, Index / Periodical, Affordable / Assisted, Hospice / Healthcare, Transitional Technical Assistance — Pratt Institute Center for Community and Environmental Development (PICCED)http://www.picced.org/techast/This site includes information available from PICCED’s Technical Assistance program, and highlights several low-income housing projects, Single Room Occupancy units, neighborhood planning, and temporary housing for persons with HIV.Rating: RecommendedLocation: Brooklyn, New York, USARelated pages: USA, USA, New York, State / Regional / Local, Non-Profit Organization, University Program, Affordable / Assisted, Fair housing, Design / Architectural, Neighborhood / Community, Hospice / Healthcare, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional Urban Land Institutehttp://www.uli.org/With a mission to “provide responsible leadership in the use of land in order to enhance the total environment,” ULI and its website strive to provide ample information to members, officials, and the public about urban planning, growth, and development. Information on this site includes conference, meeting and event dates, a continuing education database, research agendas, project reference files (you must be a member to have access to full text files), their online bookstore, and an extensive resource directory.Rating: InformativeLocation: Washington, District of Columbia, USARelated pages: USA, USA, District of Columbia, National, Membership Group, Non-Profit Organization, Affordable / Assisted, Disability Concern, Fair housing, Legal / Policy, Special Interest / Minority, Environmental / Sustainable, Neighborhood / Community, Assisted Living, Hospice / Healthcare, Manufactured, Shelter / Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Transitional