Unkind Architecture: Designing Against the Homeless
A subset of architecture is actively antagonist to the comfort of the homeless.
Browsing Tag
Homeless
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Will Handing Public Housing Projects to Private Developers Hurt the Poor?
The government has called the new Rental Assistance Demonstration program the "answer" to housing woes, but there's very little evidence to support that case.
Can Recovery High Schools Keep Kids Off Drugs?
Treatment for teens with drug problems can be stigmatizing and punitive. Advocates say that recovery high schools offer a kinder, less dogmatic, and more effective alternative.
The Ever-Evolving Difficulties of Giving Housing to the Homeless
First introduced in 1992, the Housing First model suggested that we fight homelessness by first giving the homeless a place to live. Twenty-four years later, the study of a program in Hamilton, Ontario, sheds some light on how the system is working today.
Surplus Government Property: Homeless Help vs. Revenue
Turning unloved federal property into homeless services centers has been federal law for a quarter century, but tough times have bureaucrats hoping to shove that tradition into the cold.
Mentally Ill Homeless Improve With Group Living
Bucking a trend, a new book shows that group living can inoculate the homeless who are mentally ill against a return to the streets.
Squat to Own
Two social ills come together in Miami for a positive outcome, at least on a small scale.
Hospitals Save Money with Homeless Outreach
Two studies, one in Chicago and the other in Seattle, prove we can save health care dollars by housing and helping the homeless.
The Homemakers
Three innovators have created an approach that has greatly reduced — and just might end — homelessness.
Memorable Stories of 2008
A host of meaningful stories from Miller-McCune.com's first full year on the Web.