This document, one of a series of guidebooks that were developed for educators of homeless adults in New York, presents program development strategies and sample lesson plans that promote a holistic, contextualized approach to teaching. After a brief introduction, the importance of family literacy is discussed, and 25 publications devoted to homelessness and family literacy are listed. The remainder of the document consists of 32 lesson plans (25 dealing with various life management-related topics and 7 concerned with family literacy) along with strategies for teaching homeless people and guidelines for using the lesson plans. Each lesson plan in the life management section includes some/all of the following: goal; outcome objectives; list of required materials/resources; and one or more activities. Twenty student handouts for use with the life management lessons are also provided. The family literacy lesson plans are longer, and they outline projects that may be conducted over weeks of class meetings. Along with goals and activities, the family literacy lessons also contain bibliographies listing a total of 176 publications and list outcome objectives for the following specific audiences/levels: adults, early childhood, parent support groups, and intergenerational groups. (MN)