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The Effects of Homelessness on Mental Health

WebDue to the trauma of homelessness, coupled with the lack of accessible mental health resources, people experiencing homelessness are at increased risk of …

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Do No Harm: Homelessness and the Resultant Barriers to …

WebThe state of the healthcare system in the United States has long been the subject of intense debate - and oftentimes heavy criticism - for the perceived …

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The Connection Between Foster Care and Homelessness (and what …

WebWith an annual increase in homelessness throughout the United States, one statistic must be discussed more: of the U.S.’s homeless population, 50% have spent …

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Immigrants, Homelessness, and Education:An Invisible and Under

WebIn the past year, more than 8,000 migrants have arrived in Chicago seeking asylum and permanent residence (Bosman, 2023). Due to the city’s limited investment in …

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Youth Development: Facing Adversity and Building Resilience

WebMany people who overcome challenges and succeed are often called resilient. Meaning they have the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again …

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The Need for Transportation: How Our Streets Facilitate …

WebBy car, train, bike, bus, or simply on foot, the ways in which we choose to travel grants us the freedom to go where we want or need. Unfortunately, mode of …

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Homeless Children With Special Education Should Be Prioritized: …

WebWe empower lives through education. When defining what considers a child homeless, it comes from the “means individuals who lack a fixed, regular, and adequate …

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LGBTQ+ Experiencing Homelessness Youth Need Our Support and …

WebAccording to the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, 76,998 people experienced homelessness in Chicago throughout 2018. Of those, the number of …

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Affordability Crisis: The Link Between Gentrification and …

WebThe price of units increases and are no longer affordable to long-term residents, pushing them out of their neighborhoods and, often enough, into …

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Foster care and homelessness

WebAccording to the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (respondents ages 18–26) approximately 23% of young people who age out of foster …

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Leveraging Social Support for a Homelessness Crisis

WebReading the articles, “ Social Factors and Ending Homelessness Around the World,” by Atlanta Mission, and “Dismantling the Harmful, False Narrative that …

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Chicago HOPES for Kids

WebCHICAGO, Illinois - Chicago HOPES for Kids is pleased to announce it has received a grant from SC Johnson to support our virtual academic support program for …

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Nutritional Deficits in People Experiencing Homelessness

WebPeople experiencing homelessness inadvertently prioritize feeling full over feeling healthful, which leads to them being malnourished. Another way that people …

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The Effects of Restorative Justice Practices on Black and Brown

WebAcross multiple sources, the philosophy of Restorative Justice (RJ) has a common theme of humanizing students, rather than punishing them if they do something …

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The Important Link Between Animal Abuse, Domestic Violence

WebBy: Sarah Kelley, AmeriCorps Program Coordinator For many of us, pets are like family. During the pandemic, we turned to our pets as a way to cope with loneliness, …

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People Experiencing Homelessness & COVID-19

WebIn the early days of the pandemic, social, economic, and health inequities became painfully clear to many who may not have had such awareness prior. As businesses and public …

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Energy: The Forgotten Cost of Poverty

WebWe empower lives through education. Poverty comes at a cost. Some of these costs may be familiar, like housing that’s unaffordable when earning minimum …

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Living in Limbo: Chicago’s Response to Recent Influx of Migrants

WebTime and time again, migrants and asylum seekers are marginalized as their humanity is ignored and their stories go untold or are blatantly overshadowed by …

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