Our study is guided by the research questions: How did residents of homeless shelters experience transitions and turning points of homelessness? What were the coping resources that homeless people drew on to ov
The El Paso Coalition for the Homeless collaborated with the Social Work Program at the University of Texas at El Paso to address this issue. A total of 664 persons residing in homeless shelters were counted and 333 individuals were surveyed. Of these, 227 were adults over the age of 18. ...
Homeless sheltersshelter residentsshelter workersperceptions of homelessnessat-risk populationUsing in-depth face-to-face interviews, this study explored 34 homeless shelter workers perceptions of homelessness and working with the homeless. We asked the following questions: 1) What were the barriers that...