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Association of Gospel Rescue Missions (AGRM)
AGRM is an association of nearly 294 rescue missions and other ministries that help the needy.  Member organizations provide more than 33 million meals and 12 million nights lodging to homeless and poor people in the United States, Canada, and overseas each year. AGRM ministries offer emergency food and shelter, youth and family services, prison and jail outreach, rehabilitation, and specialized programs for the mentally ill, the elderly, the urban poor and street youth. For more information, visit www.agrm.org.

United States Conference of Mayors
The U.S. Conference of Mayors is a nonpartisan organization that represents U.S. cities with populations of 30,000 or more. For more information on Hunger and Homeless reports, surveys, and articles published by the Conference of Mayors, visit www.usmayors.org.

National Coalition for the Homeless
The mission of NCH is to end homelessness. The NCH engages in public education, policy advocacy and grassroots organizing. NCH focuses on four areas: housing justice, economic justice, health care justice and civil rights. Visit the NCH website for more information.

Wake County 10 Year Action Plan to End Homelessness
In 2004, The City of Raleigh, Wake County, Triangle United Way, and the Wake Continuum of Care Collaborative (Wake CoC) joined forces to create a 10 Year Action Plan to End Homelessness.  Their goal is to provide the opportunity for a full and dignified life in the community for every resident of Raleigh/Wake County through a comprehensive, coordinated effort to prevent and end homelessness in the next decade.  Click here to visit the Wake County 10 Year Action Plan to End Homelessness.

National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty (NLCHP) was established in 1989 to prevent and end homelessness by serving as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.  NLCHP strives to place homelessness in the larger context of poverty.  By taking this approach, the organization aims to address homelessness as a very visible manifestation of deeper causes, including the shortage of affordable housing, insufficient income and inadequate social services.  Visit the NLCHP website.