homelessness Archive
By Lisa Hadwin The United Kingdom is failing to aid many of the estimated 12,000 teenagers who are homeless without support, according to a report published by The Children’s Society in March. “Getting The House in Order” says that about two-thirds …
Ending homelessness is a lofty goal for the Kindling Group, a team working towards solutions for critical social issues. Social Workers aspire to provide safe shelter and resources for vulnerable populations. The @home game may be a way to combine …
Homelessness among young people continues to remain a serious social issue today. Homeless youth; sometimes referred to as “youth in transition”, are individuals who lack parental, foster or institutional care. The National Runaway Switchboard estimates that on any given night …
By: Sharon E. ChinHomelessness has been an experience an estimated one in thirty children currently face in the United States. The National Center on Family Homelessness released a national report card, estimating that 2.5 million children were homeless at some …
By: Sharon E. Chin The alarming increase in the sheer number of homeless children and youth within the past few years requires a closer look at the population and their needs. This raises questions like: What are the needs of …
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In the wake of a $37 million cut to the federal Section 8 voucher program, thousands of enrolled New Yorkers have been forced to move out of their apartments due to an inability to maintain rent payments.
I have never really held a “normal job” for very long. Instead, I have gravitated towards the human service field dealing with crisis situations. As far as “normal jobs” go, I am talking about the types of jobs a majority …
In the Spotlight According to a recent report released by the Coalition of the Homeless, homelessness in New York City has reached a historic high. As of January 2014, more than 53,000 New Yorkers, including 22,000 children, stayed in a …
Since 2007, I have captured images of the most vulnerable among us, our nation’s homeless population. Not since last century’s Great Depression has there been so many of our citizens in a struggle simply to survive. This transcends homelessness and speaks to the inequality in …