by Pat Hartman | Jul 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
Note: This post is part two of our discussion of diabetes and homelessness. Part one, “Background on Diabetes and Homelessness,” was published last week, 6/11/17. The possibilities A brand new, hot-off-the-presses story describes the upcoming tests of a drug...
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 | 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...
by Pat Hartman | Nov 22, 2016 | Uncategorized
Because Berkeley, California, is such a quintessentially American city, things that happen there gain resonance. For background, see “A Berkeley Tale” which talks about last year, and “Activism in Berkeley,” which covers the more recent past. Today’s post mentions...
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,...
