homelessness

How Over a Million American Families Live on $2 Per Day

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In early 2011, 1.5 million American households, including 3 million children, were living on less than $2 in cash per person per day. Half of those households didn’t have access to in-kind benefits like food stamps, either. Worst of all, the numbers had increased dramatically since 1996. Those are the astonishing findings Johns Hopkins’ Kathryn … Read more

These Photographs Will Make You Rethink Homelessness

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Not every homeless person you encounter on the streets fits the homeless stereotype of drug abuser or criminal that so many think make up the large majority of the homeless population. Some have simply made poor choices or have encountered misfortune at some point on life’s path. The following photoset may just change the way … Read more