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Providers of assistance to the Homeless
PROVIDERS OF ASSISTANCE TO HOMELESS
Provider of assistance to homeless individuals means a public agency or a nonprofit, tax-exempt institution or organization that provides shelter or other services to homeless individuals. Personal property acquired through the donation program by such institutions or organizations must be used exclusively in their programs for providing direct assistance to homeless individuals.
The Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, Public Law 100-77, was enacted July 22, 1987. This Act amended the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donations of Federal surplus personal property to nonprofit, tax-exempt providers of assistance to homeless individuals.
Federal regulation was amended by adding the following paragraphs: “Homeless individual means an individual who lacks a fixed, regular, and adequate nighttime residence, or who has a primary nighttime residence that is: (1) a supervised publicly or privately operated shelter designed to provide temporary living accommodations (including welfare hotels, congregate shelters, and transitional housing for the mentally ill); (2) an institution that provides a temporary residence for individuals intended to be institutionalized; or (3) a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings.”
If the provider is nonprofit, a copy of their tax-exemption under the provisions of Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 must accompany the application.
A copy of the programs current financial statement should be included with your application.
Written recognition by an appropriate authority, such as a mayor, city health department administrator or official, county judge, county health administrator or other responsible authority, that the organization is providing a specific service to the homeless, must be provided.
A copy of the programs license or operating permit should also be included with your application.
A complete narrative of your program should be included with your application. Sources of funding, services provided to homeless individuals and number of individuals receiving that type of assistance, facilities occupied, hours of operations, and if overnight shelter is provided, the maximum number of individuals accommodated should be included.
Apply for Eligibility To apply to receive Federal Surplus Personal Donation Property
simply open, print, and fill-out the following:
...and mail (or hand-deliver) to:
Eligibility Coordinator
Oregon Federal Surplus Property Program
1655 Salem Industrial Drive NE
Salem, Oregon 97303-4238
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