by Pat Hartman | Sep 20, 2016 | Uncategorized
At the end of 2013, it was estimated that around eight million children had been adversely affected by the mortgage foreclosure epidemic that was such a prominent feature of the 2008-09 depression. By now, three years later, we trust that at least some of them are...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 13, 2016 | Uncategorized
Many economic incentives exist that could inspire voters to greater efforts toward ending homelessness, if only they realized and understood the potential. Writing for the St. Cloud Times in Minnesota, Stephanie Dickrell analyzed some of advantages that our society...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 6, 2016 | Uncategorized
During the 2012-13 school year, America’s homeless student total was estimated to be 1,258,182. In the same year, the amount of money available for the SNAP (“food stamps”) program was cut, and WIC (for mothers and small children) lost $354 million in funding....
by Pat Hartman | Aug 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
During his tenure, President Obama said that income inequality is the single most important issue of our time. But the actions of the administration and Congress have created a failed federal minimum wage that still clings to the archaic and pedestrian concept that...
by Pat Hartman | Aug 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
Alert readers of House the Homeless blog have noticed that toilets have been a theme. We haven’t even gotten into showers or laundry, because there is so much to say about the most basic of sanitary facilities. Latrines, and the means to wash hands after using them,...
by Pat Hartman | Aug 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
A news article about events in Denver summarized the situation in many American cities: Currently, urinating outside is an inevitability for people who are homeless, yet it exposes them to police citation and ticketing. What is more, when an individual fails to pay a...
