Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol?” Who hasn’t read it, or heard it or seen it on stage or screen?
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Homeless Persons and “Listening”
We all know Pope Francis is advocating for “listening church.” How might listening apply in our efforts with the homeless community?
Your choice! – “Bridge” or “soft incarceration”?
I have read about the need for shelters and rapid rehousing. But Robert Davis, writing for Invisible People, captured an insight in two metaphors – “Bridge” and “soft incarceration.”
Vincentians – Celebrating and Challenging
Let’s remember what we learned during COVID-19, especially how we managed to maintain our personal relationship with those who, in addition to the daily challenges of living in poverty, must now weather the effects of the pandemic.
What Do “We” Share With Homeless People?
Mental illness is a major problem for the entire US population – not just the homeless population. The difference is the problems are aggravaated by homelessness.
Creating Connections Better Than Giving Directions
A place where homeless and formerly homeless people can connect to one another. They can also connect to vital outreach services, their own personal friends, and family members.
Which Costs More – Housing or Health Care?
After one year, BJC Healthcare estimated the cost of care for the enrolled homeless clients was reduced to $230,000, representing an estimated annual savings of nearly $400,000 or 71%. No doubt the financial people were quite pleased.
A Homeless Veteran and Cancer Survivor
Lucrecia is a cancer survivor and was in the army for four years. She lives homeless in a tent in Los Angeles’s Koreatown.
St. Vincent’s Solutions For the Homeless of His Day
Vincent and Louise de Marillac were deeply committed to the education and moral formation of young people living on the streets or in dire conditions.
Has a Cell Phone Become a Basic Need?
Has the cell phone become a basis need for us… and those experiencing homelessness?
Novel But Realistic Approach To Homelessness
Imagine that! Asking people who had personal experience of what the problem was and what might be the solution.
Giving Grants To Homeless People?
Is giving money to homeless people a way help them? It might be squandered, or spent on harmful habits. FACTS do not support such thinking.
