Condemning Injustice: What’s Next After Grants Pass v. Johnson Ruling?
Photo by Lisa Tran, Community Solutions On June 28, 2024, the Supreme Court made a landmark decision in the case of Grants Pass v....
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Jacob Landau
- Jun 27
- 3 min
Pride and Joy: In Living Color
"Pride is about showing up as your authentic self, but many of us have fought so hard to just still be here. That being said, the side of...
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Kevin James
- Jun 13
- 3 min
The True Cost of Criminalizing Homelessness: Johnson v. Grants Pass and Its Social Impacts
On any given night, more than 600,000 Americans experience homelessness according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...
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Hannah Hines
- Apr 18
- 3 min
Get Involved to End Young Adult Homelessness
REFA staff and members volunteering with Breaktime for a supply drive in 2023. Across the country, local nonprofit organizations are able...
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Breaktime
- Mar 14
- 2 min
National Social Work Month
National Social Work Month is honored every March in an effort to celebrate the social work profession. The National Association of...
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Phil Mason
- Feb 29
- 3 min
Addressing the Racial Wealth Gap in Homeownership
In recent years, discussions surrounding racial inequality in homeownership have become increasingly prevalent. Stories like my mother's,...
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Jacob Landau
- Jan 11
- 3 min
Beyond Finances: Poverty and Homelessness in America
$30,000 is enough money to pay rent for the median Boston apartment for less than a year. It’s also the set poverty line for a family of...
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Ryleigh Vaughan
- Dec 14, 2023
- 4 min
Unveiling the Silent Crisis: HIV/AIDS and Health Disparities in Unhoused Communities
December is HIV/AIDS Awareness Month, which means communities across the world are joining to broadcast the current state of the...
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Shiloh Fletcher
- Nov 16, 2023
- 5 min
Fathoming Transgender
As someone who has now been out as transgender for almost ten years, it is necessary for my well-being to not become embittered and...
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Jimena Chavez
- Nov 9, 2023
- 3 min
Youth Homelessness is Hiding in Plain Sight
When you think of homelessness, what images come to mind? Do you envision someone on the street asking for support? Do you imagine adults...
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Mari Brooks
- Sep 7, 2023
- 3 min
Op-Ed: My Journey with Homelessness
When I first became “homeless,” I was 16 years old, and it was because I was having a lot of issues at home. The situation was very...
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Sloane Seaman
- Aug 3, 2023
- 4 min
Considering the Value in Goodbye: Social Work Relationship Endings
Anthony, Breaktime Associate, and Natasha Adeyemi, Community Outreach Director I am one small chapter in the lives of the Associates I...
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Farrah Ridoré and Aashish Palikhey
- Jul 11, 2023
- 3 min
Fighting for What’s Right
The importance of policy work in breaking the cycle of young adult homelessness If there’s one thing that affects every aspect of our...
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Connor Schoen
- Jun 1, 2023
- 2 min
My Journey with Pride
I cannot imagine how my younger, closeted self would have reacted to an eight-foot-tall portrait of me draped in a rainbow flag. Terror,...
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Giullia Caldeira
- May 3, 2023
- 3 min
Homelessness and its Psychological Toll
It does not come as a surprise to most that mental health conditions impact one’s whole life. To those who do not have proper access to...
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Jimena Chavez
- May 1, 2023
- 6 min
Aging Out of Foster Care ... What's Next?
As of June 2022, it was estimated there were over 391,000 children and youth in the American foster care system. Foster Care Awareness...
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Jimena Chavez
- Apr 3, 2023
- 6 min
Breaking Apart Homelessness Misconceptions: The Real Facts About Homelessness in America
When you think about homelessness, what image first comes to mind? People experiencing homelessness have widely varied experiences, yet...
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Jacob Landau
- Mar 2, 2023
- 5 min
Championing Social Justice through Social Work
“What really drove my passion in social work school was the links that I found between the child welfare system, the residential facility...
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Jimena Chavez
- Feb 1, 2023
- 4 min
Adopting a Racial Equity Lens to Address Homelessness
The increase in rates of homelessness in the past four years has proven that homelessness is not only a social or economic issue, but one...
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Giullia Caldeira
- Jan 12, 2023
- 3 min
How the Justice System Reinforces the Homelessness Cycle Through Mass Incarceration
The United States population is approximately 330 million people, representing 5% of the world’s occupants. However, the so-called Land...
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