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The Art of Humanizing Social Systems

David Bornstein

January 24, 2019 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Massachusetts

For social service agencies, prioritizing well-being requires new procedures and a framework for understanding holistic wellness. The Full Frame Initiative has partnered with agencies in the states of Massachusetts and Missouri in an effort to bring categories of well-being into their purview. The Initiative uses five metrics—safety, mastery, social connectedness, and access to resources— to help align social systems, ranging from courts and juvenile corrections to homeless housing services, with social needs so that agencies can better assist their communities.

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Homeless Shelter's Program Financially Assists Families Living on Their Own

Rebecca Nauth

December 30, 2018 |

Grady Newsource |

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Response Location: United States, Athens, Georgia

Going Home, a program implemented by a homeless shelter in Athens-Clarke County in Georgia, helps homeless individuals maintain long-term housing and foster financial independence. The program pays six months of rent and half the security deposit on an apartment for homeless individuals, allowing them to start saving money up front, and runs a budget training for participants. The shelter reports that 82 percent of families maintained long-term housing after the program.

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Finland's 'housing first' homelessness strategy could help ease Toronto's shelter crisis

Laetitia Van der Vennet

December 26, 2018 |

CBC |

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Response Location: Finland, Helsinki

As Toronto's local government strives to address the city's growing homeless problem, officials look to a model in Helsinki, Finland that swapped emergency shelters for permanent housing. Folks who move into these apartments pay what they can, and they're able to set down roots rather than move from shelter to shelter.

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“It's Not Just About Housing”

Roxanne Patel Shepelavy

December 20, 2018 |

The Philadelphia Citizen |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

While any attempted solution to homelessness is admirable, it’s the ideas that include community that may be the most successful. This is the concept supported by Stephanie Sena, a professor at Villanova who has dedicated her life to bringing “best practices” of homeless communities to Philadelphia. Still in the early stages, this community model would attempt to beat homelessness by bringing people together - not only giving a roof and a bed. Ideally, the community aspect would make the solution sustainable.

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Despite high poverty, why fewer people live on Philly's streets than in other big cities

Aaron Moselle

December 19, 2018 |

WHYY |

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Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Several factors contribute to the successful strategy that keeps people off the streets in Philadelphia, where the poverty rate is the highest among the 10 biggest cities in the country. Having multiple services within comprehensive outreach teams is a critical component as is their caring approach to those who need help. Housing services, both temporary and permanent are also vital. Permanent housing is offered with "wrap-around services" which enable people to stay housed. These include physical and mental help in addition to assistance with obtaining a GED, a license and more.

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The Houses That Help Keep HIV at Bay

Joseph Darius Jaafari

December 15, 2018 |

NationSwell |

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Response Location: United States, New Orleans, Louisiana

The Belle Reve House in Louisiana houses and treats low-income and homeless people living with AIDS. The house offers wraparound services and works to keep the virus at almost undetectable levels. Residents are less likely to spread the virus when living at Belle Reve, which is crucial in New Orleans, where the transmission rate is among the highest in the country.

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To Help The Homeless, Some In LA Are Giving Them A Place To Stay

Anna Scott

December 13, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles

In Los Angeles, the Host Home program is placing homeless youth in the homes of willing hosts. They share space, but don't necessarily have to share their lives and schedules, providing an opportunity for people to pursue education and jobs in safety as they transition to permanent housing. While the program is just starting out and currently only serves 6 people with its limited scope, the approach is also being implemented in the U.K. and other parts of the United States.

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For this Family, Safe Parking L.A. Was a Lifeline During the Crisis of a Lifetime

Damien Newton

December 10, 2018 |

Streetsblog LA |

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Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

The Safe Parking Program in Los Angeles is providing people living out of their vehicles with secure lots. For those facing housing instability, this temporary measure helps people save their energy and resources so that they can maintain employment and find permanent housing.

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How Temporary Tiny Homes Could Solve Dutch Cities' Housing Crises

Feargus O'Sullivan

November 26, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: Netherlands, Rotterdam

While more permanent housing is built to meet demand in the Netherlands, the stopgap answer is to build “tiny homes.” Completely built in a factory, these tiny homes still provide all basic housing amenities. They will be laid out in clusters of four and in larger communities to overcome what some worry will be isolating for many people who have nowhere else to turn. As an interim solution, these tiny homes are perfect-but they aren’t built to last, so the goal is to get residents into more permanent housing.

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Austin's Fix for Homelessness: Tiny Houses, and Lots of Neighbors

Megan Kimble

November 12, 2018 |

Bloomberg CityLab |

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Response Location: United States, Austin

Just outside of Austin, Texas, Community First! Village lives up to its name, emphasizing personal connections and stable relationships while also providing people experiencing homelessness with affordable rents in tiny homes and RVs. The retention rate in the community is 86%, and the Village plans to expand and double its occupancy.

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