by Pat Hartman | Jan 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
In Richard R. Troxell’s exegesis of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 book Why We Can’t Wait, he compares today’s “quality of life” laws, which promise the very opposite of quality for people experiencing homelessness, to the discriminatory Jim Crow...
by House the Homeless | Jan 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
House the Homeless marches in the 2013 MLK Day Parade A Book Review With Reflections on Society Over 50 Years After MLK Why We Can’t Wait Wages As a Civil Rights Issue Imagine my delight routing through the 25¢ bins in west Texas when I came across a gem by the late,...
by Pat Hartman | Jan 15, 2013 | Uncategorized
What the U.S. Census bureau calls a “conventional” amount of money to pay for housing (PDF) is 30%. According to economics experts, a family is considered financially responsible if it spends just under one-third of its income on housing costs. More than...
by House the Homeless | Jan 14, 2013 | Uncategorized
Jerrol and Frank, photographed by Austin’s Sigma Chi All of us love love our pets. They’re part of the family. And homeless people are no exception. Download the HtH 2013 Pets Calendar, featuring some of the homeless men and women of Austin with the pets they love so...
by House the Homeless | Jan 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
House the Homeless’s annual thermal underwear drive was recently featured on Austin’s Fox News 7. Hundreds of men, women, and children picked up clothing that will help them survive the winter cold. The drive goes all winter so there is still time for you to...
by Pat Hartman | Jan 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
A friend of House the Homeless recommended looking up street photographer Pachi Tamer, who takes pictures of people experiencing homelessness and publishes them via Instagram, under the name of Cachafaz. The finest ones resemble the works of old European...
