How Identity and Belonging are Linked to Ending Homelessness and Why it Matters
Seemingly distant issues like identity and belonging can actually be linked to ending homelessness completely. Discover how and why.
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Marla Bautista
- Apr 6
- 4 min
Being Poor is Expensive: A Powerful Statement No One Wants to Hear
Being poor is expensive because it is about more than just money. It is also limited access. Keep reading to learn more.
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Marla Bautista
- Mar 28
- 5 min
Rising Rent, Eviction, and Transitional Homelessness: Why it Affects Our Bottom Dollar
In the past five years, we’ve seen rent prices rise by nearly twenty percent in some major cities across the United States, causing more tha
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Hope N. Griffin
- Mar 23
- 4 min
How Long Does An Eviction Take In Florida?
A tenant eviction in Florida can take anywhere from a few days if not contested to a few months. Discover where and how to get help in Tampa
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Marla Bautista
- Mar 14
- 4 min
How the School to Prison Pipeline Affects our Communities in 2022
School should never be a direct path into the criminal justice system, but for some children it is. Are you ready to help change this?
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Laura Schofield
- Mar 7
- 3 min
Who is Supposed to Help? - Good Samaritan Day is March 13
Do you only help strangers when it is convenient or makes financial sense. Or do you step up whenever you see a need? Read more...
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Marla Bautista
- Feb 8
- 8 min
How Food Insecurity Leads To Homelessness, And Impacts Us All
Inflation and a lack of consistent access to nutritious meals has everyone talking about #foodinsecurity. Learn more here...
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Ulisses Bautista
- Jan 31
- 6 min
When I Learned My Wife Had Once Been Homeless, And The Promise She Had Made
I have always known homelessness existed, but I never realized how close the issue was to me until my wife shared she had once been homeless
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Hope N. Griffin
- Jan 24
- 6 min
Homelessness Is More Expensive To Ignore Than Solve
Homelessness is expensive. It cost taxpayers on avg. $30-50K per chronically homeless person per year. Keep reading, there's more...
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Marla Bautista
- Jan 17
- 5 min
Personal Security & Safety When Living In A Homeless Shelter
Discover lessons Marla learned about personal security while living in a homeless shelter. Join her in creating safe housing opportunities.
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Marla Bautista
- Jan 12
- 5 min
How Does Being Homeless Affect Your Mental Health?
Have you ever wondered about the relationship between homelessness and mental illness? Is it that homelessness exacerbates an existing...
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Marla Bautista
- Jan 3
- 3 min
How Will You Leave a Legacy in 2022?
How will you leave a legacy in 2022? It sounds like an impossible question, but if we look at what many people leave behind as their...
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Marla Bautista
- Dec 14, 2021
- 3 min
How you can help those who are alone & homeless at Christmas
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but this phrase rings hollow to the homeless during the holidays. How can they enjoy Christmas...
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Hope N. Griffin
- Nov 16, 2021
- 5 min
10 simple yet impactful ways to help the homeless on giving tuesday
Wondering how GivingTuesday works & how to get involved? We’ve got a few suggestions on how you can help the homeless on Tuesday, Nov 30
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Marla Bautista
- Nov 11, 2021
- 3 min
Veterans Day: Remembering America's unhoused veterans
Veterans Day is a day reserved for respecting military veterans who honorably completed their duty to our country. After their service,...
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Marla Bautista
- Nov 8, 2021
- 2 min
Dear Elon Musk: If you really wanted to help end world hunger, you would
Last week, the world food critics called on Billionaire Elon Musk to end world hunger. His response frankly raised no solutions, only...
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Ulisses Bautista
- Nov 1, 2021
- 3 min
How do you honor your dead?
How do you honor your dead? In North America, a common practice is a funeral followed by a few days of mourning. In Mexico, on November...
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Marla Bautista
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Being Homeless and Employed: Understanding the Struggles of the Working Poor
When you hear people within your community insulting homeless community members because they are unhoused, consider this...
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Hope N. Griffin
- Oct 18, 2021
- 8 min
Poverty Porn: How to raise awareness without exploiting those you are helping
How can we encourage people to understand homelessness without exploiting our friends by using poverty porn? We have some ideas.
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Marla Bautista
- Oct 4, 2021
- 4 min
Belonging Blankets: A Powerful Message To Children At Risk
Our belonging blankets are made from the donated, worn uniforms of US soldiers and given to children who are at high risk for homelessness.
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