Author name: Michel Degive

From Car Troubles to Housing Setbacks, Kent Reflects on the Small Choices that Keep Him Moving Toward Stability Through my door one morning, I hear Zed say my full name, and only that, out loud. He then immediately starts snickering. Just my name, nothing else. Pure comedy to Zed. Perhaps this should worry me, but […]

Most Americans Blame Personal Choices for Homelessness, Yet Nearly Three-Quarters Say Government Should Do More to Solve It A new poll conducted by The Associated Press and the University of Chicago found that most Americans hold conflicting views about homelessness. The poll, which was conducted with 1,121 adults in late August, found that most Americans

A 5-Point Plan and Long-Awaited Measure W Funds Fuel the City’s Latest Push for Housing Solutions and Equity Oakland mayor Barbara Lee recently announced the formation of a new city department dedicated to addressing homelessness in the area using a 5-point plan. “The Office of Homelessness Solutions and our 5-Point Plan are about common-sense action

From Robert Moses’s Bridges to Today’s Hostile Benches, Exclusion Has Always Been Built into Our Cities “In the early to mid-20th-century US, there was an architect and city planner called Robert Moses. He designed a section of the Southern State Parkway in Long Island. And he did it with deliberately low-hanging bridges. The reason he

A New Hollywood Facility Will Provide Private Rooms, Wraparound Care, and Dignity for Pregnant and Postpartum Women In the heart of Hollywood, just blocks from the Walk of Fame, a new building is rising with a quieter, more urgent purpose. Behind its modest walls will be 27 small rooms—each one private, each one locking—set aside

Cuts, Delays, and Red Tape Leave Disaster Survivors Homeless and Hopeless as Climate Change Drives Record Displacement Mass environmental displacement abounds amid the climate crisis. In Davenport, Iowa, a family of seven struggles to put their pieces back together in the wake of the July 27th flash floods. Ms. Appleby sobs into the camera, wondering

As Anti-Trans Policies Escalate, NYC Launches the Nation’s First Trans-Specific Shelter, Offering Safety, Services, and Hope Almost a third of trans Americans have experienced homelessness at some time in their lives, according to the 2022 U.S. Transgender Survey. “Whether that starts with being kicked out of the home or discrimination in the employment market or

Laws That Target Survival Are Fueling Mass Incarceration and Worsening the Housing Crisis Instead of Solving It “They came in, woke us up, and locked us up. I did 30 days in jail… for being homeless,” explained one struggling mom in a heart wrenching interview. For the saddened mother, that 30-day stint in jail meant

Greater Change Proves That Small, Low-Barrier Cash Gifts Can Prevent Evictions, Keep Families Housed, and Restore Dignity Greater Change, a charitable organization in the UK, is helping people exit and avoid entering homelessness with simple, low strings attached, cash donations. The charity says it has paid out a total of £699,000 so far this year

From Hobo Code to Hollywood, Unhoused Voices Have Shaped Culture, Language, Art, and Advocacy in Profound Ways Richard Rosario has an uncommon perspective on the world. He knows firsthand the strength it takes to survive homelessness. As a youth, he was shuffled through the foster care system and prematurely criminalized. The vicious cycle led him