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Posts Tagged 'homelessness'

Millions of Americans face Eviction in the Aftermath of Covid-19

Posted on November 4th, 2020 · Posted in COVID 19, Student COVID-19 Writing, Student Forum

At the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, governors and local government officials issued executive orders instructing non-essential businesses to close and encouraged residents to shelter in place. In a matter…  

The Working Homeless: Economic Precarity of Low-Wage Workers

Posted on December 11th, 2018 · Posted in Student Forum

A recent article from the New York Times describes the difficulties faced by low-wage workers experiencing poverty despite being employed. The author documents Vanessa Solivan and her three teenage children,…  

Stopping the Torture of the Mentally Ill in Our Nations Prison’s and Jails

Posted on November 22nd, 2016 · Posted in Student Forum

In January of 2013, Jose Bautista was arrested on a misdemeanor charge following a family dispute. Unable to afford the $250 bail, Bautista ended up a cell in Riker’s Island…  

Affordable Housing: The Most Effective Way to Combat Inequality

Posted on February 28th, 2014 · Posted in Frank Friday, P-cubed News, Roosevelt House Faculty Forum

Dasani Coates and her siblings in the room they shared with their parents in a Brooklyn homeless shelter. Image Credit: Ruth Fremson, New York Times By Shyama Venkateswar Earlier this week,…