People Surviving Homelessness Need Us To Join Their Fight

People surviving homelessness experience humiliation when trying to find assistance for housing. People they do not know question them about private matters.

Fighting for survival: A veteran's take on homelessness

Almost every major city in America has tent cities under overpasses and in every spare area the unhoused can find. Many cities have responded by ...

Why We Fight For Those Who Are Homeless

Sometimes people may have shelter but no sense of security. Their struggles of fighting to survive, to hold a job, to have enough to eat and a place to sleep ...

Ex-homeless people: how exactly did you overcome your situation?

Quite frankly, surviving well enough to have the opportunity to make ... First time, joined the U.S. Army. Second time, VA benefits from ...

Have homeless people been drafted to fight in wars and would they ...

Is it common that ex-military personal become homeless in the USA? Let me tell you my own story; ...

The Intersection of Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System

These disproportionately high rates are driven by homeless individuals who commit minor “survival crimes.” Studies have shown that homeless individuals are more ...

The Struggle of Survival Amidst America's Homelessness Crisis

Kimber was a 2023-24 Government Ethics Fellow with the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are her own. Homelessness in America. Housing, ...

How can a homeless person with no friends and family dig their way ...

Its necessary or the person can fall into depression and feel so alone that they don't know what to do because they have no shower, no bed. Its ...

Prevent Homelessness

The overall number of people experiencing homelessness will only go down if more people exit homelessness than enter it. Ending homelessness requires working on ...

Homelessness and human rights | OHCHR

Calls upon Member States to combat discrimination and negative stereotypes against people experiencing homelessness (para. 34); Recognizes that Government have ...

A Firsthand Account of What Homelessness in America Is Really Like

The number of homeless people has grown significantly over the past couple decades. ... The toughest parts of homelessness have been surviving the ...

Getting housed didn't solve all of my problems; it was only the start

To create positive, long term results for people who have experienced homelessness ... the homelessness or surviving in a fight-or-flight mindset.

Helping the Homeless (Top 8 Ways) | Convoy of Hope

Homelessness is not just about the absence of physical shelter; it's about the absence of security, dignity, and access to basic needs. People ...

I Escaped the Trauma of Homelessness—Only to Face Your White ...

... the first time to homeless people trying to survive the historically brutal freeze. The unhoused “gained a new kind of 'newsworthiness' that made them ...

Why Homelessness Is Stigmatized - Unity Parenting and Counseling

As a result, 66% of people who are chronically homeless do not have any shelter at all! Despite these shocking statistics, there is a certain “invisibility” ...

State of Homelessness: 2024 Edition - endhomelessness.org

It increasingly serves more people, but needs more resources to combat the nationwide affordable housing crisis. Record-High Homeless Counts. A record-high ...

Get Involved - National Coalition for the Homeless

While the concern and support demonstrated by volunteer work and advocacy are essential, material assistance is also a necessity. Donate today. Needed items and ...

The Realities of Being Homeless in America

People experiencing homelessness have their own unique culture, where certain skills or strategies for survival on the streets are shared ...

Homelessness Programs and Resources - SAMHSA

Learn how case management assists and supports individuals and families experiencing homelessness who seek treatment and recovery support ...

We Don't Need to Wait on Congress to Fight Homelessness

... person finds the stability and shelter they need to survive and thrive. We need to take this action and many more—because nobody in America ...