by Pat Hartman | Apr 2, 2013 | Uncategorized
To satisfy the federal requirement for the information that is needed to fairly distribute available funding, the people experiencing homelessness are counted every year. House the Homeless blog has taken an extended look at the “how” of the annual...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Funding for low-income housing projects is decided in part by the federally mandated annual count of people experiencing homelessness. Looking around at how it is done in different parts of the country, it’s easy to see that not everyone agrees about the way...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Before we get started, let’s just mention that Richard R. Troxell, co-founder of House the Homeless, has once again been quoted in the national media, this time CNN. Last time, we finished up with a mention of a guy in New Jersey who wanted to go to jail so badly...
by House the Homeless | Mar 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
On March 3, 2013, the Austin American-Statesman banner masthead read, “’Living Wage’ Proviso Targeted.” (See the article, “Dallas legislator aims to stop wage requirements in incentive deals.”) Apparently, the Dallas legislature does not want Texas...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 12, 2013 | Uncategorized
In a neglected film called Fast-Walking, James Woods portrays a prison guard whose relationship with a prisoner called Wasco is complex. This Wasco guy delivers one of the finest soliloquies in cinema, a rant about how much he loves it inside those walls. The...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 5, 2013 | Uncategorized
Last time, House the Homeless looked at some of the erratic ways in which people experiencing homelessness are counted during the annual attempt to define the extent of this social disaster. A question that might come to mind is, “Who says erratic is bad?”...
