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PATHThe cost of higher tuition in America’s higher learning institutions is actually causing a more dramatic consequence on many of our country’s college students… more and more university students are going to bed hungry or are actually homeless.
Tag Archives: youth
A Bird’s Eye View of Homelessness: Hong Kong’s Sky Slums
Jan 20, 2015 – 6:25 pm
In America, our homeless population is found on the dirty streets of our city. In Asia, homelessness is perched near the sky.
“It’s a Hard-Knock Life for Us”: Homeless Children’s Invisibility in U.S. Schools and Beyond
Dec 15, 2014 – 9:00 am
Over a million homeless children in the U.S. (and countless who have not been included in homeless counts) continue to experience “hard-knock” lives. They don’t need a billionaire, like Oliver Warbucks to save them. They need us to collectively unmask hidden issues and create tangible solutions that prevent and end their homelessness. It is not “their” problem to fix. It is all of ours.
Too Close To Home: Let’s Not Kid Around About Child Poverty
Nov 11, 2014 – 8:28 pm
A third of our nation’s children reside in homes defined as poor, where the household income is below 60% of the national median income for 2008, or $31,000. In other countries, this annual income is a fortune, but in this country, a family that survives on $31,000 per year places their children on a pathway to adult poverty, if not homelessness.
But First, Let Me Take a Selfie
Oct 27, 2014 – 4:53 pm
Homelessness and other societal issues cannot simply be cropped or photoshopped out of our lives. We must face them head on.
Legalize Pot, Increase Homelessness
Aug 4, 2014 – 9:42 pm
It seems to me that, if every state legalized cannabis, then the incentive to migrate to another state would end.
School Kids and Homelessness Should Not Mix
Nov 12, 2013 – 10:43 pm
Unfortunately, 1.1 million American school children call homeless shelters, vehicles on the streets, and even the streets, home. They certainly won’t be bringing apples to their teachers. The barriers that homelessness imposes upon school kids are significant.
What Does it Really Mean to be “Vulnerable”?
Mar 25, 2013 – 11:43 pm
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?