by Pat Hartman | May 17, 2011 | Uncategorized
Prevention is always better than the cure, and homelessness is no exception to that rule. The Neighborhood Stabilization Initiative (NSI) takes a multi-pronged approach to homelessness prevention. It’s all about eliminating barriers that keep people from...
by Pat Hartman | May 12, 2011 | Uncategorized
In Houston, Texas, a pair of documentarians roamed the streets to connect with people experiencing homelessness.They had one specific purpose in mind: to learn what possessions people hold onto when everything else has to be jettisoned. The writer is...
by Pat Hartman | May 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
In Britain, the recent marriage of Prince William and Kate Middleton was attended by a formerly homeless young woman who has one of the trademarks of celebrity: a single name, and it is Shozna. Last fall, an organization called Centrepoint held a fundraiser where...
by Pat Hartman | May 5, 2011 | Uncategorized
The concept of a hate crime has to do with civil rights, identity politics, and quite a few other sociological factors. The idea is that although it is wrong to hurt or kill a person, it is especially wrong to hurt or kill a person just because of their skin color,...
by Pat Hartman | May 3, 2011 | Uncategorized
Some societal malcontents will talk all day about what is wrong, a useful skill which has its place. But if someone asks how to fix the mess, they fall strangely silent. Not so with Richard R. Troxell. The one thing a person would never need to ask him is, “Yeah, but...
