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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction
   1. The McKinney Act
   2. Homeless Assistance in Nonmetro Areas
   3. Lessons from the Case Studies
2. Black River Area Development Corporation Emergency Shelter, Pocahontas, Arkansas
   1. The Community and Its Homeless Assistance Needs
   2. The Shelter and Programs
      1. Shelter Development
      2. Staffing and Services
      3. Operational Funding
   3. The Clients
3. Family Crisis Center, Herrin/West Frankfort, Illinois
   1. The Community and Its Homeless Assistance Needs
   2. The Shelter and Programs
      1. Shelter Development
      2. Staffing and Services
      3. Operational Funding
   3. The Clients
4. Old Main Transitional Housing Project, Washington, Iowa
   1. The Community and Its Homeless Assistance Needs
   2. The Shelter and Programs
      1. Shelter Development
      2. Staffing and Services
      3. Operational Funding
   3. The Clients
5. York County Shelters, Inc., Alfred/Sanford, Maine
   1. The Community and Its Homeless Assistance Needs
   2. The Shelter and Programs
      1. Shelter Development
      2. Staffing and Services
      3. Operational Funding
   3. The Clients
6. People Assisting the Homeless, Farmington, New Mexico
   1. The Community and Its Homeless Assistance Needs
   2. The Shelter and Programs
      1. Shelter Development
      2. Staffing and Services
      3. Operational Funding
   3. The Clients
7. Southwest Human Resource Agency, Jackson, Tennessee
   1. The Community and Its Homeless Assistance Needs
   2. The Shelter and Programs
      1. Shelter Development
      2. Staffing and Services
      3. Operational Funding
   3. The Clients
8. Appendix: Definitions and Sample Case Study Maps
   •   Case Study Organizations' Service Areas
   •   Metropolitan Areas
   •   "Rural" and "Urban"
   •   Rural-Urban Continuum Code for Metro and Nonmetro Counties
   •   Rural Housing & Community Development Service, Rural Economic & Community Development, and Farmers Home Administration
   •   FmHA Ineligible Areas in Madison County, TN
   •   FmHA Ineligible Areas in York County, ME

This report was prepared by Lynn Borowitz, Mary Stover and Kris Zawisza of the Housing Assistance Council (HAC). The work that provided the basis for this publication was supported by funding under Contract DU100C000018057 with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The substance and funding of that work are dedicated to the public. HAC is solely responsible for the accuracy of the statements and interpretations contained in this publication and such interpretations do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Government.

HAC, a federally funded nonprofit corporation, supports the development of rural low-income housing nationwide. HAC provides technical housing services, seed money loans from a revolving fund, housing program and policy assistance, research and demonstration projects, and training and information services.

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