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The causes of homelessness (HL) and determining how best to assist those who find themselves homeless became prominent, visible issues in the 1980s. This report describes the fed. programs that are targeted to assist those who are homeless; includes recent funding levels; discusses current issues, incl. HL after the economic downturn and fed. efforts to end HL; and provides info. on recent legislation. These include bills to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act, which includes transitional housing for those who are homeless as a result of domestic violence and legislation that would reauthorize the Educ. for Homeless Children and Youth program. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.