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Climate Justice: How Climate Change is Exacerbating the Homelessness Crisis

In 2018, oppressive heat took the lives of 42 people experiencing homelessness in Maricopa County, Arizona. One woman experiencing...

Breaktime

Homelessness in America: Implicit Biases in the Hiring Process

Hiring Bias in the Workplace In recent years, organizations across the U.S. have devoted time and resources toward improving the...

Ben Workman

Black and Homeless: Reflecting on Racial Inequities in America’s Homeless Population

Mikayla Woodberry, an Alumna of Breaktime, has a blunt message about how our nation is failing Black Americans experiencing homelessness:...

Kabrien Johnson

Op-Ed: How stereotypes and social stigmas made my experience with homelessness even more difficult

This article was written by Kabrien Johnson, alumna of Breaktime, with an introduction written by Helen He. Introduction “I feel like the...

Emma MacKenzie

Homeless During the Holidays

While many of us view the holidays with festive joy, the cold climate and societal traditions make this time of year especially...

Helen He

Hunger, Homelessness, and COVID-19: How the Pandemic Has Shed Light on Long-Standing Injustices

Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual weeklong program sponsored by the National Coalition for Homeless and the National...

Tony Shu

The Homeless Cannot #StayHome

This article was written by Tony Shu, co-founder of Breaktime. As of today, 44 states have issued some form of “stay-at-home” orders to...

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