The research questions addressed participant awareness of available cold weather services, survival strategies during inclement winter weather, and barriers to cold weather service use. This phenomenological study examined those lived experiences. Purposeful sampling was used to recruit eligible individuals (...
Many people suggest holding matches and lighters out of homeless survival kits for safety reasons. I disagree with this strategy, and adverse weather is a big reason why. Cold weather can be a dangerous killer and a small campfire can be the difference between life and death. Including a war...
A guide for Darwin homeless people, written with their help, as a survival guide for homelessness whether you are homeless by choice or through circumstances. Homeless Charities and Services in DarwinDarwin has the highest rate of homelessness of any city in Australia, with an estimated two to...
Full hands are rare and under the weight of of poverty’s pervasive nature, every card played can take you out of the game, leaving you empty-handed, fighting for your survival. I met a woman at the park this morning. She reminded me how blessed and fortunate I am to live this life...
(both had kids under a year), and it made me think about all the married people I know. To these two sisters marriage is probably just as much about survival as it is about happiness. I have absolute confidence those familes will stick together because they have to. They don’t have ...
reducing gun violence. “There’s something about unsanctioned encampments—they attract gun violence,” he said. People living in encampments may carry guns to protect themselves, Lewis noted, and people involved in low-level survival crimes often can’t turn to police or courts to resolve ...
Imagine spending each night out on the streets and waking up to a blathering commotion on rough, lumpy concrete. Your thoughts leading you to your own theory of as the only chances of survival are begging and relying on people for food or change and searching for anything edible in the near...
“We haven’t cried yet,” she said. “We are just in survival mode.” They had returned to Swannanoa earlier in the day to take stock of the damage, to see if there was anything left to salvage. Mostly, it was a loss, a mud-coated mess. ...
In the small town of Aylesford in Kent, homeless man, Daniel Gauntlett died last Saturday night on the steps of an abandoned bungalow which was due to be demolished. As temperatures dropped to -2C, Mr Gauntlett finally succumbed to the damp and chilling weather. ...
The first origami-style cardboard tent was distributed on Dec. 22. A week later, L'Appel du Coeur helped deliver 19 more around central and north railway stations in Brussels. Unsold food and essential stuff to survive in the street such as a survival blanket and a coat against rain were...