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Guest Blogger
Tue, 03/18/2008

A New Perspective on Homelessness

Guest blogger Katie writes on Housing First
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The following is a post from SpeakUnited's very first guest blogger. Katie is a 7th grader at Wellesley Middle School. She was introduced to Homelessness issues by her mother who helped to implement a program in London for homeless teens called Business Action on Homelessness. Katie also recently researched homelessness for a school assignment and interviewed United Way housing expert Liz Curtis. Click the headline to see her post.  read more »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Fri, 04/03/2009

Being reminded to appreciate our partners

A lovely article honoring a homeless advocate facing a difficult time.
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The other day I saw a really nice article in the Globe by Adrian Walker, that profiles Richard Ring, a man who has worked to end homelessness in Massachusetts for 40 years. Unfortunately, the article tells us that Rich is currently facing a health crisis as he awaits a heart transplant, and it reminded me to take a moment to think about the great work that Rich and others have taken on for the good of our community.  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Thu, 12/18/2008

Boston Homeless Census 2008

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A few photos from the Boston Homeless Census. Where you there this year? What was your experience like? Leave a comment below and let us know.

Homeless Census 2008

Homeless Census 2008  read more »

Meghan Keaney Anderson
Meghan Keaney Anderson
Tue, 12/15/2009

Boston's Homeless Census

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Monday, United Way volunteers joined crowds of others in the City of Boston's annual Homeless census. The Homeless Census aims to shine a light on the numbers of individuals and families living without permanent homes in the city. The Boston Globe coverage included a photo of United Way staff alumna (and current executive director of the interagency council on housing and homelessness) Liz Curtis leading a set of volunteers as part of the census.  read more »

Donna Stiglmeier
Donna Stiglmeier
Thu, 12/20/2007

Boston's Homeless Census - In reflection

One man's story on the street...
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Tuesday night (December 18th), nineteen United Way volunteers joined hundreds who conducted the 28th annual city-wide census of our neighbors who are homeless. I was a team leader for the census, and these are some of my experiences and thoughts...  read more »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Thu, 01/24/2008

Bringing New Voices to the Table

How United Way partners with community leaders around ending homelessness
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Yesterday, January 23rd, United Way co-hosted “Ending Homelessness in the Commonwealth: A Leadership Summit on Housing First.” Our partners, Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance and One Family, Inc., joined us in bringing together a variety of community leaders to learn about the issue of homelessness in our state as well as how they can
get involved in brining about solutions to the problem.  read more »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Thu, 03/06/2008

Ending Homelessness: Video on Successes Across the Country

Check out this free video and think of ways to use it!
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Through a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the National Alliance to End Homelessness has made a new video available to the public for free. The video can be accessed here.

The National Alliance is hoping that by offering this video for free, various groups will be able to use it for fundraising, educational purposes, and prompting discussion about how we work to end homelessness in our own communities.

What do you think of this video? Does it provide you with new information? How should United Way use it, and in what circumstances? Will you share this video with others?

Read More...   read more »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Tue, 12/18/2007

How hungry are Bostonians?

How does our city fare in ensuring its citizens meet their basic needs?
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The U.S. Conference of Mayors recently released their annual "Hunger and Homelessness Survey" that outlines responses from 23 cities across the country regarding the level of hunger and homelessness experienced by their citizens. Find out how Boston is responding...  read more »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Wed, 12/10/2008

Linking Homeless People to People-less Housing?

The right idea, but we can do better.
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In the December 2nd issue of the Boston Globe there was an intriguing article that caught my attention. In Miami there is a homeless advocate who has started helping homeless individuals and families locate empty foreclosed homes in which they can squat. In case you're unfamiilar with the practice, squatting is when one illegally stays in an empty or abandoned property.  read more »

Elizabeth Curtis
Elizabeth Curtis
Wed, 12/05/2007

Making a Difference Beyond the Holiday Season

How can we make a lasting difference?
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With all the holiday toy drives, coat collections, and food drives,
it's easy for us to figure out how we can do something very simple to
help homeless and other low-income families. In an immediate way, we
can see that our donations of winter coats and stuffed animals can make
a difference for families who don't have the extra resources we all
need at this time of year. It makes us feel good, and it really does
mean something to those receiving the gifts. After reading an article
by Victoria Cheng in the Boston Globe last Sunday however, I was moved
to help keep people focused on the long-term goal - ending homelessness...  read more »

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