A lot of Americans unfortunately do not know this but unhoused people are regular people like you and I that have no homes. They had careers, families, kids. Many addicts started their addiction after they needed to cope with the lack of housing and being spit on by pedestrians.

A little kid selling candy bars is surprised by the kindness of a stranger that buys one bar for 500 dollars and pays it forward by giving the bars to homeless/unhoused people

states making it illegal to be unhoused while privately owned prisons exploit inmates with forced labor for pennies… united states capitalism relies on wealth disparity & exploitation… dystopia is NOW

🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸In memory of all the souls lost in the genocide of Gaza, last night we served 150+ meals to the unhoused people of Edmonton. It’s a humbling job. We served Moroccan Harira Soup, along with bread, apples, water, and candies.

San Diego receives $1.5M to create long-term shelter for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth trib.al/hnhQlbi

Officials in Bozeman, Montana are grappling with the growing number of unhoused people living in cars and RVs parked on city streets.

Joe Lesar of Montana PBS reports.

whether it's an israeli who considers the sustenance of a gazan child an existential threat or a new york commuter who trembles at the mere presence of an unhoused person, we need to uncompromisingly confront the weaponization of 'fear' on an institutional and individual level

Today, the Supreme Court is hearing arguments in Grants Pass v. Johnson—a case that could allow cities to criminalize unhoused people for sleeping on the streets.

SCOTUS must uphold the constitutional rights of our unhoused neighbors and choose housing, not handcuffs.

SCOTUS is currently hearing arguments on whether cities can punish the unhoused for the 'crime' of existing without shelter.

No one should face arrest for having no permanent shelter. 

We must end the criminalization of homelessness and invest in affordable housing for all.

Unhoused veterans should not be forced to choose between receiving their benefits and qualifying for affordable housing.

This week, U.S. Mayors and I are bringing nearly 50 mayors from 18 different states to DC to meet with Members of Congress and the Biden administration about…

It's far more expensive to leave people unhoused on our streets.

Our City cannot afford to accept the current status quo.

“Man found dead at <insert location>” is code for fentanyl overdose by “unhoused neighbor”

San Diego receives $1.5M to create long-term shelter for unhoused LGBTQ+ youth trib.al/BlUNmpD

Impossible to ignore the parallels between USC students dragging tents back to Alumni Park after LAPD repression and unhoused folks being violently swept by LAPD and LA SAN.

Many displacements. One oppressor. One struggle for liberation! 🇵🇸⛺️

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California City oks $1 million per unit for unhoused.

The crazy thing is getting randomly stabbed in the neck and killed by a “marginalized unhoused” person is not a rare occurrence in California.

We are gearing up for heat relief in Phoenix and the surrounding areas for the unhoused community. We reach several hundred folks each month with life saving harm reduction. Wanna help? Check out our Amazon list. We could use some help 💙 amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls…

A little kid selling candy bars is surprised by the kindness of a stranger that buys one bar for 500 dollars and pays it forward by giving the bars to homeless/unhoused people

Mentor Monday
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Sally Hodges, MS, LMFT, is an AAMFT Approved Supervisor and Clinical Director at Pivot, Inc., a local non-profit focused on whole-person intervention with unhoused young people.
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