Short-term employment services for homeless individuals: Perceptions from stakeholders in a community partnership

Journal of Social Service Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-33

  Radey, Melissa ^a   Wilkins, Brittany ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Community partnership; Homelessness; Qualitative; Short term employment services

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650293114     PISSN: 01488376     EISSN: 15407314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01488376.2011.524513     Document Type: Article

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