How to Solve Homelessness? Help Them Find a HomeIt may seem simplistic, but 'housing first' approach saves social service, policing costsSkerritt, Jen
These veterans, including males and females, suffer from homelessness due to: being unemployable; suffering economic hardships; battling substance abuse, and lacking proper legal aid. Yes, there are plenty of resources out there to assist the homeless veterans that may help some but there are ...
Support an agency that provides services to the homeless, especially agencies that also work on upstream solutions to preventing homelessness, such as low-income housing or job-training programs. An example isHabitat for Humanity, whose vision is of a world where everyone has a decent place to ...
New York’sBowery Residents’ Committeenot only provides immediate help to those in need but also addresses the underlying, systemic problems that feed the cycle of homelessness. BRC helps those who suffer from severe physical and mental illnesses, including drug and alcohol addiction, and has spec...
Interagency Council on Homelessness, which means your money might not go toward food or clothing. There are better ways to help. Volunteer for an organization that makes a difference; donate time, money or items to a worthwhile cause; organize and make a difference on your own; or help ...
has created a fund for members of the community addressing “urgent, ongoing needs, which include support for low-income individuals whose livelihood has been disrupted, people experiencing homelessness and those who provide services to support them and disruptions to community organizations and small ...
Malika Whitley is the founder of ChopArt, an organization for homeless teens focused on mentorship, dignity and opportunity through the arts. In this moving, personal talk, she shares her story of homelessness and finding her voice through arts -- and he
While meeting the needs of homeless students is a tremendous challenge, schools are also uniquely positioned to help. Homeless families are often invisible in the communities where they live, though more than 50,000 families with children experienced homelessness last year and over 1 million school...
Throughout December, WCCO has been teaming up with the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans. Their mission is to end veteran homelessness, and that's been especially challenging the last couple of years.
How to Talk to Kids about Homelessness: Directed by Mark Horvath. This animation is a handy guide for parents and teachers, jam-packed with good advice on how to chat with kids about a pretty tough topic - homelessness. It's inspired by a helpful article