I hope you are all enjoying the Perkins book. Below are a few reflection questions to get us thinking about this weeks readings. Review the list page 22, which of these stats alarmed you? Which ones most convicted you? Which ones broke your heart? (If none of these stats broke your heart, you need to [...]
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In this weeks conversation, we focused on healing from substance abuse, mental illness, relational healing, and systemic/community healing. Given that roughly 70% of homeless individuals are homeless as a result of substance abuse, we began our conversation there. Our guides Rudy and Charles had much to offer in helping our Unity-Works team understand the complexities of substance [...]
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This conversation was facilitated by Tiffany Hall. Tiffany has worked in the inner city with a group that offers tutoring to inner city youth. Tiffany will be posting insights from this conversation in the coming days. We live in a world where education is one of the basic elements for getting us through any door [...]
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Many of the barriers to housing are overcome as individuals move into full-time employment. Homeward’s point-in-time count indicates that 80% of homeless individuals are either unemployed or underemployed. Without income, many have no housing options until they become gainfully employed. During this weeks discussion we looked at the barriers to employment which include untreated mental [...]
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During our first workshop session we looked at the homeless continuum of care from those at-risk of homelessness, to those sleeping on the streets, those sheltered in emergency and transitional shelters, to those living in permanent subsidized housing to ultimately achieving housing independence. In each of these categories we learned about the agencies serving each [...]
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