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TWO IF BY D.C.

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it’s 250 years today

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This was such great work with the City of Miami to house unsheltered individuals directly from the street as an alternative to arrest.

Launch party flyer with key info being that it's March 19 at 7 PM at Tattooed Mom. Readers are Danny Caine, Yusuf Poladin, Olivia Muenz, and J.M. Jones. There's also a space cat situation happening in the image

Reminder that we are launching Issue 25 at Tattooed Mom in Philly in less than 2 weeks. Readings! Literary Community! Stickers! Pierogis!

"In the 1980s, as mass homelessness surged... the Reagan admin. made a concerted effort to shape public perception...

Federal funding for research on homelessness was steered almost exclusively toward studies that emphasized mental illness and addiction, diverting attention from structural forces."

Oklahoma aims to ban all but two cities from providing homeless shelters, homeless outreach An Oklahoma bill would make it illegal for all cities in the state, except Oklahoma City and Tulsa, to provide shelters or outreach for homeless citizens—and would also require them to immediately …

Meeting people where they are, with skilled outreach, builds the trust needed to resolve encampments. Limiting shelters or outreach—or concentrating them in distant cities—run counter to what evidence shows works.

Explore effective solutions: https://buff.ly/4eBVIIx

FEMA provides short-term housing assistance and funds to buy essentials.

After filing an initial insurance claim, Los Angeles wildfires victims should apply for FEMA aid via:

🌐 disasterassistance.gov OR ca.gov/LAfires
📱 The FEMA Mobile App
☎️ 1 (800) 621-3362

Look at what was taken in “sweeps” of homeless encampments.

projects.propublica.org/impact-of-ho...

When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...

In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."

The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.

One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:

These people used Narcan to save lives. Here’s how they did it. Learn how to respond to an overdose with Narcan and save a life.

Overdose deaths have reached record levels in the United States in recent years. But an opioid overdose doesn’t have to be fatal.

Here’s how to administer Naloxone, a common type of medication that can immediately reverse an overdose.

‘Waiting list to nowhere’: Homelessness surveys trap Black men on the streets LAS VEGAS - Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized

‘Vulnerability questionnaires were created to determine how likely a person is to get sick and die while homeless’ but they rely on trusting & accessing the systems of healthcare, street outreach & other services. This systematically favors white people over black people experiencing homelessness.

Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)

Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2024

Estimates range, but it’s estimated that somewhere between 15000 and 46000 people experiencing homelessness die each year in the US. Tomorrow is the Day of Remembrance

Uhhh, hi! It's me, Bookshop.org, a place to buy books online where every purchase financially supports indie bookstores instead of some billionaire.

ICYMI: We directed $11 million to support food shelves and fight housing insecurity.

All Minnesotans deserve a warm home and full table this holiday season.

James Webb telescope just dropped its latest image, Neptune, and its rings.

It’s actually insane how easy it is to solve homelessness.