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BASE Network Provides Services to Homeless Persons and Advocates

The National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty is offering membership to its Base and Surplus Property Educational (BASE) Network for providers of services to homeless persons, their advocates, policymakers, government agencies, and concerned individuals interested in the reuse of federal surplus property as facilities to assist homeless persons. Under federal law, vacant federal surplus property, including base closure property, is made available to nonprofit organizations at no cost to operate programs ranging from transitional housing to food distribution to job training for homeless persons. Over 260,000 homeless persons are served annually through programs operating in federal surplus properties.

The BASE Network is an important resource for organizations that want to apply for, are applying for or have been approved to reuse federal surplus property. Members receive quarterly newsletters profiling model programs and sharing important information, up-to-date bulletins on changes in federal statutes and regulations as they occur, direct technical assistance from the experienced staff at the National Law Center, and mentorship from a BASE Network Advocacy Committee member or Network member with extensive experience in surplus property reuse.

Membership is available on a sliding scale: organizations with annual budgets over $500,000 pay $75; organizations with budgets between $100,000 and $500,000 pay $50; and organizations with budgets under $100,000 pay $25. Coalitions pay a flat fee of $25, plus $10 for each organization in the Coalition. Interested organizations should contact Antonia Fasanelli, National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty, 981 "F" Street, N.W., #412, Washington, DC 20004, Tel. (202) 638-2535; Fax (202) 628-2737.



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