Again we ask, Welfare to What?
Twenty years after “ending welfare as we know it” with the passage of the 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work...
Media Blitz to focus on Homelessness June 29th
On June 29th the media of San Francisco, Seattle and DC will be having a media blitz with all...
Being A Good Neighbor
Compassion and charity have never been enough to address the realities plaguing a society’s most vulnerable citizens long-term. Efforts...
How Trauma Informed Care is helping homeless families
The National Coalition for the Homeless recently hosted a Congressional briefing on Trauma Informed Care (TIC) and homeless families....
#NHHAW – Solidarity through Experience
Solidarity through Experience: Experiential Learning and its place in Homeless Advocacy – Deirdre Walsh Tonight will likely be an uncomfortable...
How to Plan for Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week
Planning for National Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week, An Organizer’s Perspective – By Deirdre Walsh, NCH Intern Planning events...
I Chose to be Homeless: Reflections on the Homeless Challenge
From October 10-12, I participated in the National Coalition for the Homeless’ Homeless Challenge. I spent 48 hours living...
The Controversial “Safety Net” (1981 to 2012)
By Michael Stoops Over the past several decades, the usage and connotation of the term ‘safety net’ has changed,...
Crisis Hidden in Plain View
Homelessness is quickly becoming America’s “forgotten tragedy”. All around us, we are encountering historic levels of economic hardship, childhood...
Why We Fight For Those Who Are Homeless
As we close out another year of hard work towards ending homelessness, we reflect on our struggles, our successes...
