Texas Homeless Network's Resource Library contains more than 500 books, articles, videos and other publications about homelessness and related topics. We encourage you to check out materials out from our library. Registered THN members may check out resources free of charge; nonmembers are charged a fee of $5.00 per item. We continually update our holdings and gladly welcome suggestions for new publications. For more information, write to elaine@thn.org.

The Powerpoint presentation from "Tips on how to ask for technology grants," a workshop presented by Dell Foundation Manager Michele Glaze, is available in hard copy format in the THN library. Glaze's presentation at the Governor's Leadership Conference reflected her expertise on the topic, as she has reviewed thousands of tech grant applications. This Powerpoint presentation outlines her helpful do's and don'ts that will enable service providers to avoid common mistakes in the application process.

From the Assessing the New Federalism Urban Institute project, THN has recently received "The New Federalism and State Tax Policies toward the Working Poor," and "Child Care Patterns of School-Age Children with Employed Mothers." These papers are from a series that analyzes information from household surveys, studies of policies in 13 states, a database with information on all states and the District of Columbia.

Snapshots of America's Families II offers national and state-specific portraits of family well-being that can inform future debates on welfare, health care and the social safety net in America. Issues covered include economic security, health care, child well-being and family environment.

Homeless in America: A Children's Story, Part I, from Homes for the Homeless and The Institute for Children and Poverty, features topics concerning education, physical and emotional health, nutrition and hunger and family and community violence. National and local data tables are included.

No more Homeless Deaths! Is an organizing manual for memorial services. The National Coalition for the Homeless published this guide in order to encourage individual cities to simultaneously honor National Homeless Persons' Memorial Day.