This blog is run by the Warren Wilson College service crew Community Policy Liaisons. Our goal is to inform our campus community about local, national and global policy news and issues in our five issue areas: Environment,
Race & Immigration,
Food Security,
Youth & Education,
and Housing & Homelessness
WWC Service Program Policy Blog
We want to ensure that as we move forward, all homeless women, both on Los Angeles’ Skid Row and beyond, are accessing the health care they need so that they can rebuild their lives and end the cycle of homelessness.
American Winter (Preview
Premiering on HBO on March 18, 2013, AMERICAN WINTER is a powerful and timely documentary that follows the stories of eight families struggling to survive in the aftermath of the Great Recession, and reveals the impact of rising economic inequality, cuts to social services, and the fracturing of the American Dream.
The scariest film of the year is a documentary.
On the housing front, the good news is that the president wants Mel Watt to head the FHFA. The really bad news is that the problems in the U.S. housing system are currently so entrenched that, even if he is confirmed, Mel Watt will be hard-pressed to resolve them.
A blog I did earlier this week for Gateway Center. Trends and such concerning the state of homelessness in America.
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, over 640,000 people experience homelessness on any given night in the US. 12% of the homeless populations are veterans. The US department of Education found over 1 million children living in abandon homes, cheap hotels,…
Today marks the beginning of Mental Health Week 2013, a week of leaning, talking, reflecting, and engaging with others on all issues relating to mental illness. Many of the stereotypes targeting individuals experiencing homelessness - “crazy”, “insane”, ”drunk”, “junkie”, “schizo” - insinuate…
(Source: mendthemind.ca)
1 in 7 American houses are empty. 1 in 402 Americans is homeless. 24 empty houses are available for each homeless American.
If this is the case, then why do we still see homeless people on the street? Or living in cars? Or in cheap, rent by the week motels?
Oh, right…. I forgot.
Up-Close Look at Group’s Grassroots Effort to Reduce Homelessness - The Huffington Post
