by Zach Dawes Jr | May 24, 2023 | Feature-, News
Homelessness in the U.S. increased for the seventh straight year, according to an annual report from the National Alliance to End Homelessness published May 16. There were 582,462 unhoused people accounted for during the January 2022 point-in-time count conducted by...
by Starlette Thomas | Mar 21, 2022 | Opinion, The Raceless Gospel Initiative
Oh, look! It’s a suffering series. For the past couple of weeks (see here and here), I have focused on the body of Christ, his suffering and our own. Because when it comes to those experiencing poverty, the church in North America’s body language is sending mixed...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Apr 30, 2021 | News
More than half a million people in the U.S. were homeless in early January 2020, according to a U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report published last month. The 580,466 people counted during HUD’s annual point-in-time assessment is a 2.2% (12,751-person) rise...
by Zach Dawes Jr | Sep 8, 2020 | News
People without homes in the U.S. are overrepresented in the criminal justice system due to “punitive laws and enforcement practices,” according to a Vera Institute of Justice report published Aug. 12. A total of 567,715 unhoused persons were counted across the U.S....
