This project produced an inventory of programs and projects addressing homelessness that have been completed since the 1987 International Year of Shelter for the Homeless in the following regions: North America, Europe and Australia, with the focus being on Canada and the United States. The inventory is not intended to be exhaustive, but rather to include selected examples of initiatives that show some innovation and have, in most cases, not been previously documented or widely disseminated. Initiatives were selected based on the following criteria: 1) alternative financing; 2) illustration of partnerships; 3) innovative management and/or administration; 4) comprehensiveness illustrating a multi-strategy approach; and, 5) self-help. (Abstract from Source)