MaryClare StFrancis, M.A. (she/her)·2 days agoMember-onlyI Was A Child of HellI hated myself more than I hated anyone else — If someone believes that certain kinds of people aren’t human, they can use that to justify treating them in inhumane ways. It’s how my parents justified using military torture techniques on me, and it’s also how they justified their own worldview. They were okay with the Holocaust because they were…Homelessness5 min readHomelessness5 min read
C. ElyseinScuzzbucket·2 days agoMember-onlyUnchecked DisplacementSee shit differently — Most describe home as a place filled with people or full surroundings. Tell that to the lady sleeping in a car with little idea of how she will feed her babies. Others proclaim that home is where the heart is. It is doubtful that veterans sleeping in tent cities put…Homelessness1 min readHomelessness1 min read
Wolf Sgigi·2 days agoThe Connection Between Mental Health, Addiction and Homelessness: Raising AwarenessLiving and growing up in a capitalistic society isn’t easy. In fact, for the majority of the population in this country, it is heart achingly difficult. Unless you had the perfect childhood, your family was already wealthy and you never experienced trauma in your life… I’m sure that you can…Homelessness10 min readHomelessness10 min read
Jan Slort·5 days agoWhy we have homelessness.If you fail to earn sufficient money to pay for housing each month, and don’t have a support structure of family or friends you can lean on, you may have a vehicle in which you can shelter, or a space that isn’t really suited for occupancy but will suffice but…Homelessness2 min readHomelessness2 min read
Mather Schneider·6 days agoMember-onlyThe Old Man and the PantoumOn garbage and the redemption of art — I tried to write a pantoum poem about the repetition of my days thinking the repetition involved in the form would echo the repetition of my days. The pantoum was to be about my job cleaning the Super Target parking lot every day how I pace that hot black sea…Homelessness3 min readHomelessness3 min read
Venture Studio from Crisis·May 31Building a Fairer Future: Tackling the Affordability Crisis in the Housing Market through Technology — CRETech London 2023“The majority of people coming onto the social housing wait list are falling out of private rented housing.” Thomasin Renshaw, Pocket Living Crisis was delighted to be selected as the charity partner for CRETech London in May 2023— an event that brought together nearly 1,500 real estate professionals to network, experience and learn about how innovation and technology are transforming the built world.Homelessness6 min readHomelessness6 min read
Elleanor Chin·May 31The Most HonorYesterday was the day to remember those who died in military service to the United States. Their deaths warrant honor and remembrance every…Homelessness5 min readHomelessness5 min read
Spenser Thomas·May 30How We Can Help the HomelessSomething I used to do is walk ‘round the corner to a gas station near my house and purchase a case of water and beef jerky for the homeless camp nearby. And I say that I had used to do this because after recent storms, every single tent that had…Homelessness4 min readHomelessness4 min read
The AuDHD Philosopher·May 26Member-onlyOh *beep* it’s out again!Adventures with the repressed emotion gremlin — Congratulations, you now need to figure out how to come up with an additional $1200 minimum in monthly income and you have…. *drum roll please* Hmmm…eight days to figure this out. The information processes, lights start to flash. Oh…this is not going to be good. Warning. Warning. Danger Imminent. The…Homelessness3 min readHomelessness3 min read
Leisha TooryinPERIOD·May 25Unhoused and Menstruating: How Policies Can Help Eternally© Bust Magazine | TheHomelessPeriod Period poverty means, but does not limit to, the inability to afford and access period products. Donating period products to homeless shelters is a band-aid solution to period poverty for the unhoused and does nothing to structurally address poverty as a whole. To understand how…Homelessness4 min readHomelessness4 min read
