Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity’s Post

Catch a snippet of my thoughts on homelessness in LA County on page A10 in today’s Los Angeles Times.

ONPASSIVE: Understanding Veteran Homelessness Learn about percentages, causes, recommendations, related illness, and other stuff about the homeless vertran population. https://lnkd.in/es9VzFDk

Some encouraging strategies for results-driven efforts to abate homelessness. What really works? What works better and why? Take a couple of minutes to find out: https://lnkd.in/ghPchwcQ

Offering a solution for chronic homelessness:

All the yes on this 🙌. As someone who has faced both addiction and housing insecurities, I assure you trauma is the gateway. I do believe because we do not talk about it or share of how recovery is possible because of shame and stigma, how hope is not gone, the cycles continue. It is why I recover outloud. No human should ever be seen as a blight because they are experiencing homelessness. They are mothers, fathers, siblings, children. They ARE Philadelphians. When we say “let’s cleanup our streets and rid the neighborhood of the unhoused so we don’t have to look at it” as we’re seeing this harmful rhetoric growing recently, you are talking about your neighbors, someone’s child, someone’s family, a fellow Philadelphian. When we say those in addiction or experiencing homelessness are unworthy or unwanted, you forget that we DO recover, that if there is breath in our lungs, hope is not lost. 8 years and 2 months of life I’ve gotten to live in recovery, so when you see them as disposable, you see me, this PhD researcher, mother, daughter, sister, and nationally recognized executive leader as disposable. I AM the face of addiction. Imagine what might be possible if we all had equitable access to care and resources? I long for a city that cares for ALL of its citizens. Instead of “ridding ourselves” of the unhoused let’s rid ourselves of the barriers to healthcare, mental health services, food security, housing and employment. Human beings are not disposable elements to be swept away for your comfort. Sweep our streets of the inequities, not people. #weDOrecover #NotThrowawayPeople #addressTheTrauma

🛑 Did you know that some states are facing a shocking rise in homelessness? Discover the 25 States with the Largest Homeless Populations in the US and learn what’s really happening. Click the link to dive into the full story 👉 https://nuel.ink/eNxyIU #HomelessnessCrisis #AwarenessMatters #TakeAction

Numbers can tell powerful stories. Explore the realities of homelessness in America through 10 compelling charts in this eye-opening blog post: https://lnkd.in/gN-36Cdy #EndHomelessness #DataInsights

Interested in the State of Homelessness in 2024? then you'll want to read this article by National Alliance to End Homelessness 💡

Here's how we're supporting young people leaving care and preventing youth homelessness...

Learn how to start a conversation about homelessness with children, teaching them how to show kindness toward an issue that's often misunderstood and judged unfairly: https://lnkd.in/eHYv4Kxu