Homeless, Houseless, or just disconnected?

The cure for being HOMELESS is to have HOUSING. But that is just the physical cure. It says nothing about the psychological and emotional ramifications of being disenfranchised and suffering the many other causes and symptoms of a homeless situation. I was reading an article on Houselessness. And while I feel that the author is a […]

support gays and lose homeless funding

Preble Street’s Homeless Voices for Justice program has lost a major funding source from the Catholic Church. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland and the Washington-based Catholic Campaign for Human Development ended their support and financial backing of the program after last falls political issue about Same Sex marriages. Over $17,000 in funding has […]

Housing First hits Fairfax county

Off the street and back on your feet faster, teaching people to be tenants and housed rather than the coping skills to survive life in a shelter. That is Housing First and it is my favorite type of Homeless Recovery Service. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/31/AR2010033101566.html Read how it is working in Fairfax with a young single mother who […]