homelessness
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Talk of the Town: A Blunt Instrument
Something very serious is about to hit the United States, and it’s not a stray meteorite from outer space. It’s got the potential to impact the life of every American, but it’s going to hit low income people hardest. And as much as everyone wants to stop it, no one seems to know how. What’s Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Desperate Measures
Poor-quality housing conditions are often a fact of life for the poorest Americans. Two stories this week show the impact this reality has on families, and the different ways the story plays out in private and public housing. On this blog, Senior Vice President for Policy and Research Linda Couch writes about family friends living Continue reading
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Is homelessness something we can accept?
You’d have to have a pretty cold heart not to be moved by this story: an empathetic doctor and a homeless inventor partner together to launch the homeless man’s invention, changing both their lives in the process. The story of Mike Williams, who became homeless after a series of financial setbacks, reminds us that as Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Fighting Words
It’s time to fight for the National Housing Trust Fund. So says the New York Times in an editorial this weekend citing the shortage of safe, decent housing affordable to the lowest income Americans as “one of America’s most vexing problems.” Vexing is right. As National Low Income Housing Coalition analysis shows, there are only 30 units Continue reading
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News Round-Up: Making Housing a Priority
Our first news round-up of 2013 brings you stories of a big push to provide greater funding for affordable housing, and some very real reasons why that housing is so important. First, to reasons: In The Nation we read about the connection between safe, decent housing and educational success. According to the post, “Children who lack Continue reading
On the Home Front 