Author name: Michel Degive

Court Challenges, Political Chaos, and Nationwide Confusion Leave Providers Unsure How to Keep People Housed The Department of Housing and Urban Development withdrew its most recent Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Continuum of Care grant program on December 9, which included changes to homeless services funding that advocates had said presented as a […]

Unsheltered People Face 10 Times More Barriers to Medical Care. Street Medicine Teams Break through those Barriers with Life-Saving Support A typical day for a homeless person does not involve going to the doctor. It is highly unlikely they’ll be headed to the dentist, getting new glasses, or even filling existing prescriptions. Checking on their

New City Plan Would Force Elderly Residents to Pay for Tiny House ‘Micro-Communities’ Despite Having Nowhere Else to Go The Sacramento City Council is proposing that homeless elderly people be charged to live in temporary tiny house villages. Effectively, they intend to charge rent to people who are homeless because they cannot afford rent. Because

A Mobile, Nurse-Supported Hybrid Care Model Is Breaking Down Barriers the Healthcare System Has Ignored, Saving Lives and Money In the early years of the pandemic, healthcare was forced to transform in many ways. One of those ways was the rapid expansion in access to telehealth services. While these services improved overall healthcare accessibility, they

Sweeping New Lawsuit Says Administration’s Restrictions Will Punish Poor People, Violate Federal Law, and Dismantle Housing First A cadre of 20 states is suing the Trump administration over its proposed changes to one of the largest sources of federal funding for homeless services. The Department of Housing and Urban Development announced on November 13 that

The Dangers of Unethical Reporting of Homelessness In September, I reached out to 16-year-old Eva. She was doxxed to 1.5 million viewers by content creator Caleb Cross, an emerging YouTuber called InRealTime Interviews. In an interview that had gone viral, Cross discloses not only her location (doxxing) but also details on where she was living

Inside the Online Echochamber: Turning Homelessness Misinformation Into Fear, Dehumanization, and Criminalization If you type “homeless” into YouTube’s search bar, you will likely find a viral clip of homeless people being portrayed in a negative light. These videos, often YouTube Shorts, have millions of views. Take, for example, this viral clip by YouTuber fadithesavior, a

The Media Brand’s Polished Videos Redefine Homelessness as a Choice, Influencing Young Audiences and Pushing Punitive Policy When viewers watch PragerU’s viral YouTube Video “What Do We Do About the Homeless?”, they are told: “Homelessness is not a housing problem, it’s a human problem. The primary drivers of homelessness are drug addiction and mental illness.”

Algorithms, Influencers, and Profit-Driven Narratives Are Reshaping Public Perception, Fueling the Policies That Keep People Unhoused We didn’t wake up one morning hating homeless people. Scroll long enough, and you’ll see why: shaky videos of suffering, thumbnails designed to shock, livestreams that turn human crisis into entertainment. This is the version of homelessness the algorithm

Livestreams and Viral Videos Are Making Creators Rich While Fueling Anti-Homeless Fear, Misinformation, and Punitive Policy Why do creators film misery? Because it pays extraordinarily well. There are nine livestream feeds operating simultaneously, showing the streets of Kensington 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Thousands of viewers log in and leave comments, not