Single mothers are among the poorest in the nation and as such, are extremely vulnerable to low-paying jobs, poverty, and homelessness.With the rising cost of basic necessities, it is not uncommon to see single moms struggle financially just to keep “a roof over their heads”.The Housing ...
The PCHAS Single Parent Residential Program provides assistance to single mothers who are struggling with poverty, abuse, divorce, abandonment, violence or any other crisis. Houses are in Weatherford and Waxahachie with a third house opening in Houston in spring 2014. Single mothers and their chil...
This study investigated how housing assistance and household composition shaped access to material, instrumental, and symbolic resources for 23 low-income African-American, European-American, and Latina mothers in Boston who were living in subsidized housing. The objectives were to describe how young mo...
This study investigated how housing assistance and household composition shaped access to material, instrumental, and symbolic resources for 23 low-income African-American, European-American, and Latina mothers in Boston who were living in subsidized housing. The objectives were to describe how young ...
Families spend an average of 26 months on waiting lists for federal rental assistance (Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation, 2019). In 2012, 48.4% of PHA Housing Choice Voucher Programs waitlists were closed, the majority (65%) of which had been closed for more than a year (...
aThe five largest programs accounted for over half the money spent and reflected the new priorities that federal policy had come to serve: housing assistance for low-income families, medicaid, highway construction, services to the unemployed, and welfare programs for mothers with dependent children ...
Measuring the level of health impairment subsequent to the disaster can inform the development of interventions and support services for individuals who may require assistance. Experience with death and suffering as a consequence of the disaster can impact life satisfaction even well after the event [...
One half of the participants were provided with immediate assistance in accessing housing, as well as assistance in paying their first and last month's rent. The control group received usual care, which included a referral to a social worker but no assistance with finding or accessing housing. ...
for engaging in undesirable behavior. Further, when resources are limited, these policies may be intended to direct assistance to other households who are deemed more worthy of assistance. Additionally, particularly for housing assistance programs, drug- and crime-related restrictions may be intended ...
The PCHAS Single Parent Residential Program provides assistance to single mothers who are struggling with poverty, abuse, divorce, abandonment, violence or any other crisis. Houses are in Weatherford and Waxahachie with a third house opening in Houston in spring 2014. Single mothers and their chil...