Homelessness

The Veterans First Jail Diversion Program in Rio Rancho, New Mexico gives veterans an opportunity to enter a supervision program providing clinical support, intensive case management, support from peer specialists, and housing support. All employees in the program are veterans. This program provides vital support for veterans who often struggle to reintegrate into their communities and families, providing therapeutic options …

Greg is a peer specialist at Community Connections, in Washington, D.C. He works to share his own story, strength, and knowledge to help others who are struggling with homelessness, mental illness, substance use, family problems, and incarceration. This is his story. Organization: Homelessness Resource Center Tags: feature; peer specialist; consumer-involvement; recovery Read full original post.

Dr. Sam Bauman works for Community Connections, the largest not-for-profit mental health agency serving men, women, and children in Washington, D.C. The organization’s mission is to provide innovative and compassionate mental health, addictions, and residential services for D.C.’s most vulnerable citizens. He describes how their trauma-informed model of Assertive Community Treatment produces positive outcomes for the people they serve. Organization: …

Cheryl A. Bushman leads a Life Resources Group for Project LINK, a program at Mental Health Mental Retardation of Tarrant County in Texas. She uses her own lived experience to connect with people in recovery from chronic homelessness, mental illness, and substance abuse. Project LINK uses the evidence-based practice of PACT to expand intensive treatment and supports within permanent supportive …

2.29 The Homeless Hub Newsletter – Febuary 6, 2012 Tags: newsletters Read full original post.

The Canadian Housing Observer presents a detailed annual review of housing conditions and trends in Canada and of the key factors behind them. It is an ideal resource for housing planners; researchers; policy makers; home builders; mortgage and real estate professionals; and municipal, provincial/territorial, and federal housing specialists. Organization: Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) Read full original post.

If you pay rent in Iqaluit, this news will come as no surprise: Iqalummiut paid the highest rents in the country last year. In 2010, Iqaluit renters paid an average of $2,265 a month in the private rental market for a two-bedroom apartment in Nunavut’s capital, according to the latest figures from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. That’s ahead …

The Calgary Homeless Foundation (CHF) is pleased to report the 2012 homeless count shows an 11.4 per cent decrease in the number of people experiencing homelessness since 2008. If the historical trend since 1992 had continued, Calgary would have as many as 4,200 people homeless in 2012. Instead, the 2012 homeless count enumerated 3,190 people experiencing homelessness, compared with 3,601 …

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Tweet The day I met Evelin near San Jose, California she had over a month sober. Evelin says “I’m not interested in doing any drugs. I’m just interested in getting a safe place to stay”. That’s a very powerful statement. I honestly believe we can help so many people, and save tax payer money, by simply providing safe place for …

The terms “homeless” can refer to variety of situations, such as runaway, throwaway, unaccompanied, street, and systems youth). Homeless adults constitute one of the most-at-risk of HIV because they are usually engaged in different HIV risky sexual behaviours (Baybuga 2004; de Carvalho 2006). Owing to their high personal and social risks, usually marked by human rights abuses, victimization and violence, …

Understanding the prevalence of and risk for homelessness among veterans is prerequisite to preventing and ending homelessness among this population. Homeless veterans are at higher risk for chronic disease; understanding the dynamics of homelessness among veterans can contribute to our understanding of their health needs. Methods We obtained data on demographic characteristics and veteran status for 130,554 homeless people from …

A healthy housing sector, able to meet a broad range of needs, is a vital part of the economic and social wellbeing of any community. Whether they are recent college graduates, new immigrants, or senior citizens, Canadians at various income levels and stages of life have different housing needs. Local governments have been implementing an array of initiatives to increase …

This article examines the extent to which service-learning courses affect students’ attitudes and opinions. Elsewhere, we used a pre/postsurvey field experiment to demonstrate that volunteering with a homeless person tends to erode the stereotypes held by the domiciled—a confirmation of the venerable contact hypothesis. Here we use the same research design to assess whether students in service-learning courses exhibit a …

Tweet DeMarco lives in a homeless shelter with his two boys near Detroit. At 45 years-old, DeMarco always thought life would be different. But because of a few mistakes and the economy he is forced to start over. Life for a single parent is hard, now add homelessness and life becomes a daily challenge! DeMarco talks about being a single …