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embedded perspectives
If we allow ourselves to become distant from the very people we purport to serve, we risk not developing authentic understandings of their lives and how we might best work in concert with one another…
Read morehardworking but still homeless
A large proportion of homeless parents hold jobs and are doing everything they can to make it… http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/11/homelessness-hungerreportmayors.html
Read morewaiting for the 8th
Here’s a profile of a family that’s trying to patch things together to get by…and the implications that cuts in resources have in their lives… http://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/national/2013/12/15/waiting-for-the-8th/
Read morea family that’s making it…
Sometimes all we need is a little boost in hard times… and then we can turn the corner. http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/they-arrived-with-nothing-now-couple-helps-boost-others/article_039ce73d-dc98-529a-84e8-bb961d48586e.html
Read moreaffordable housing and domestic violence
Victims of domestic violence are especially at risk of losing housing when there are accessible and affordable rental opportunities… http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/opinion-affordable-housing-critical-to-domestic-violence-survivors-1.6580403
Read moregive local… support homeless kids in Madison
Check out this powerful video… and consider supporting Madison’s program that supports homeless children and families: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152039987911201&set=vb.135975491200&type=2&theater these are good people doing everyday work that makes a difference. Here’s how you can help…
Read moresurvey of mayors
Mayors throughout the US indicate heightened concern for hunger and homelessness: http://usmayors.org/pressreleases/uploads/2013/1210-report-HH.pdf
Read moreaffordable housing matters
And this report indicates that renters are feeling the squeeze… http://www.jchs.harvard.edu/americas-rental-housing
Read moreNYT homeless story
Illustrates the story of an “invisible” homeless child and her family: http://www.nytimes.com/projects/2013/invisible-child/#/?chapt=1
Read moreA historical look at child poverty in NYC
The Institute for Children, Poverty, and Homelessness released an interactive website–with timelines, maps, images, primary sources, and essays–on family and child poverty in New York City: http://povertyhistory.org/ .
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