by House the Homeless | Nov 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
Last week we pointed out some of the mistaken ideas that housed people hold regarding people experiencing homelessness. Another of those widespread misconceptions is that “the homeless don’t want to work.” Let’s take as examples the same four subgroups we focused on...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
The figures in The Home Coming sculpture represent various demographics, and today we consider the elderly woman who is being welcomed to share the warmth. Along with consulting past posts, here is another way to appreciate the project, as conceived by House the...
by Pat Hartman | Sep 18, 2018 | Uncategorized
We are meditating on the various figures of the Home Coming sculpture, and what they represent. Last week, we focused on the veterans who are also parents, and this week it is the veterans again, because there is more to say about them. Looking for statistics, a...
by Pat Hartman | Mar 20, 2018 | Uncategorized
In in 1989, in Austin, Texas, Richard R. Troxell, President of House the Homeless (HtH), started Legal Aid for the Homeless. His specialty is helping disabled people apply for the benefits to which they are entitled, because otherwise they don’t have a snowball’s...
by House the Homeless | Mar 13, 2018 | Uncategorized
On the first of January, 403 guests attended the 17th Annual Thermal Underwear Giveaway Party for food, music, and clothing items to help “winterize” them. As always, they had the option of responding to a survey devised by House the Homeless. This year, the survey...
