by Pat Hartman | Aug 18, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Weingart Center is a venerable Skid Row institution that offers shelter, job training and counseling. Los Angeles Times writer Sandy Banks interviewed Maxene Johnston, who was in charge of it for 10 years, and learned this: Her time in the trenches...
by Pat Hartman | Jul 21, 2015 | Uncategorized
Bob Erlenbusch is Executive Director of the Sacramento Regional Coalition to End Homelessness and, like House the Homeless founder Richard R. Troxell, he sits on the board of the National Coalition for the Homeless. Currently, in a paper called Homelessness &...
by Pat Hartman | Jun 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tampa Last fall, Will Hobson wrote about one of the most extensive homeless programs in Tampa, Florida, and its connection to large public sports events: For years, New Beginnings founder and CEO Tom Atchison has sent his unpaid homeless labor crews to work...
by Pat Hartman | May 26, 2015 | Uncategorized
Critics enjoy suggesting that the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program offer courses teaching people how to prepare healthful food from scratch, and maybe they wouldn’t buy so much junky processed stuff. Courses are available here and there, not necessarily under...
by Pat Hartman | May 12, 2015 | Uncategorized
A recent House the Homeless post outlined the poor management of the construction of a new hospital that has brought the Veterans Administration into the news. This affects all veterans, including those experiencing homelessness, and health care is especially...
