Vulnerable. It’s a word we often use to describe the clients our programs target—individuals who have serious health, mental health, and substance abuse challenges; who are frequent utilizers of hospitals and emergency rooms; and who are at high risk of dying on the streets. Veterans, seniors, families, and youth also often fall into that category. But, when we’re talking about more than 650,000 homeless people in our country, what does “vulnerable” really mean?
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What Does it Really Mean to be “Vulnerable”?
Mar 25, 2013 – 11:43 pm
By Katie Hill
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Posted in Feature, Opinion
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Also tagged health, homeless, homelessness, housing first, seniors, veterans, vulnerability index, youth
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2012’s Top Ten Steps Toward Ending Homelessness
Dec 10, 2012 – 7:04 pm
With homelessness still rampant throughout our country, a top ten list about how this country is working its way toward ending homelessness certainly affects most Americans. Here are the Top Ten Steps this country made toward ending homelessness in 2012.
By Joel John Roberts
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Posted in Opinion
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Also tagged compassion, homelessness, Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program, HPRP, lists, los angeles, NYPD, Obamacare, poverty, social impact bonds, third world America, top 10, United Way
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