by Pat Hartman | Apr 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
The statehouse in Sacramento, California (pictured), is surrounded by a 40-acre park, one of the luckiest parks in the world because, for over two decades, caring for it was the obsession of a chronically homeless man named Randall Koroush. Journalist Cynthia Hubert...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
The National Day of Action for Housing took place this year on April 1, and was covered for Austin’s American Statesman by Elizabeth Findell on the front page of the Metro section. (The picture on this page is by Sue Watlov Phillips, in Washington DC.) In Austin, a...
by Pat Hartman | Apr 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Recently, House the Homeless looked at the situation in Washington, D.C., where shady contractors pit people experiencing homelessness against evictees (i.e., the newly homeless), and it’s ugly. In any city, there are bound to be a few jobs specially allotted to, or...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 28, 2017 | Uncategorized
April 1 is the National Day of Action for Housing. It is a Saturday, and what a person might very usefully do if at all possible, is travel to the nation’s capitol for a rally and overnight vigil at the National Mall. Supporters are encouraged to bring tents, signs,...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Washington, D.C., Brain Injury Awareness Day will be observed by a series of events organized by the Congressional Brain Injury Task Force, and specifically by its co-chairs, Rep. Bill Pascrell (D-N.J.) and Rep. Thomas Rooney (R-Fla.). Earlier this year, House the...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 14, 2017 | Uncategorized
Concurrent with the annual Thermal Underwear Drive party for people who are experiencing homelessness, House the Homeless (HtH) has established a splendid tradition — the annual survey. The guests are offered the opportunity to share their thoughts on a particular...
