Archive for January 2016
A Year in Review: 2015 Advocacy Highlights
Last year was a challenging year for homeless assistance and affordable housing advocates. Despite plenty of uphill battles against budget restraints, congressional gridlock, and competing policy priorities they persevered and achieved some very impr…
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Amber M. Briggs: When You Have Nowhere To Go Home To During College Breaks
There are many ways in which homeless (and other low-income) students are continuously marginalized while in college. Kicking students out of their dorms with unrealistic housing alternatives only emphasizes that, at certain institutions, th…
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New Budget Bill Supports Youth
By now, you know that Congress avoided another shutdown by passing a budget bill late last year which happened to include increased funding for homelessness assistance. But did you know that this budget bill also does a lot to support homeless youth?…
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Jennifer Weiss-Wolf: The Health-Related (And Expensive) Consequences Of Having Your Period While Homeless
Many low-income women and girls share a similar struggle — especially those who are experiencing homelessness. Inability to afford tampons or pads or to access hygiene facilities, can severely compromise women’s health, productivity and dig…
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Deborah De Santis: Solutions
There are solutions to many of the challenges facing our society today. This isn’t just New Year’s optimism; it comes from what I see every day. My faith in supportive housing stems from proof that it solves some of the toughest issues and the promising results springing from its many applications.
Occasionally I cite facts and figures because data is vital to proving supportive housing’s case. One of its hallmarks is that it is performance and data-driven. But it’s the personal stories, independently sought out and verified, of how supportive housing transforms lives and benefits communities that really underpin my enthusiasm and positive outlook.
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Amanda Slavin: Their Current Situation Is Not Their Destination
Have you ever met a person and thought, I have for sure already met this person in a past life or, if you don’t believe in past lives, I was for sure …
Read more: Justin Baldoni, Emily Baldoni, Homelessness, Skid Row, Los Ange…
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