It discusses the problems arising from the cultural preference for quantification as the means of identifying and addressing a social problem with specific examples from US homeless assistance programs and participant observation in Long Beach, California. The culture of quantification is apparent in ...
December 30, 2024 7:18am PST Volunteers bring 2,500 hot meals to homeless encampments for the holidays Even though Christmas is over, Bay Area non-profits are still working hard to feed families in need. The Emeryville Citizens Assistance Program has made it a tradition to make sure the un...
"I started to reach out to local churches or places that said they offered rent assistance," Peterson told CNBC. "But a lot of them wanted me to have active eviction notices in order to give me assistance. I felt like I was running out of options. I'd reached out to pretty...
because there wasn’t anything to be done. But it greatly encourages me that this is changing in California. Hopefully, other states will establish and provide community assistance and recovery programs as well. Perhaps then, I will be more confident to ...
Sacramento County won $3.2 million for its Landlord Engagement and Assistance Program, which gives unhoused clients rental subsidies and places them with private landlords, while also working with landlords to prevent evictions. That money will allow the county to expand that pro...
Other counties are using the money to secure housing units without putting shovels in the ground. Sacramento County won $3.2 million for its Landlord Engagement and Assistance Program, which gives unhoused clients rental subsidies and places them with private lan...
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As fears grew, many Americans believed the U.S. government could and should do something to help. President Herbert Hoover, however, refused to propose any assistance programs, saying instead that Americans should help each other. While private and corporate philanthropy provided some assistance durin...
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