The Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Housing and Urban Development would like to acknowledge the contributions made to FirstStep by the following organizations:

• Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service
• Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families
• Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
• Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration
• Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
• Department of Labor
• Department of Veterans Affairs
• Social Security Administration
• Child Welfare League of America
• Corporation for Supportive Housing
• Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Association
• National Alliance to End Homelessness
• National Coalition for the Homeless
• National Coalition for Homeless Veterans
• National Health Care for the Homeless Council
• National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty
• Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Outreach and Advocacy Project
• Technical Assistance Collaborative

In addition, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to the many case managers, outreach workers, directors of homeless programs, representatives from HUD's Continuums of Care, state and local representatives from local program benefit offices, and people who are homeless who participated in the development of this product.