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July 18, 2016 by poverty2professional
One thing sets some volunteers at homeless shelters apart from others.
Category: Understanding Homelessness
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July 12, 2016 by poverty2professional
How DO you make a solid college selection if you’re the first in your family to go?
Category: Homeless in High School
| Tags: advice, college access, family shelter, higher education, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, resources while homeless, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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July 4, 2016 by poverty2professional
In college I studied abroad, lived on campus, and then finished two years in grad school…debt free.
Category: Homeless in High School
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June 22, 2016 by poverty2professional
If home is where the heart is, then I lived at my father’s side. With Father’s Day being just this …
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Category: Experiencing Homelessness, Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: family shelter, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, survival tips, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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June 16, 2016 by poverty2professional
Sleeping, eating, standing around…wait, you could get a ticket for that?!
Category: Experiencing Homelessness, Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: criminalization of homelessness, criminalizing homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, surviving homelessness
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June 6, 2016 by poverty2professional
Writing a personal statement for college, but don’t know where to start? Look no further!
Category: Homeless in High School
| Tags: advice, college access, guide to homelessness, higher education, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, surviving homelessness
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May 31, 2016 by poverty2professional
When life is anything but, what becomes your new “normal”?
Category: Experiencing Homelessness, Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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May 25, 2016 by poverty2professional
When you take the plunge, go with the flow.
Category: Experiencing Homelessness, Homeless in High School
| Tags: college access, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, shelters, surviving homelessness
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May 16, 2016 by poverty2professional
A look at two vulnerable segments within our homeless community.
Category: Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, surviving homelessness
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May 12, 2016 by poverty2professional
Blogging in real time, Kristen Smith has had to navigate homelessness as a single mother with two daughters.
Category: Experiencing Homelessness
| Tags: family shelter, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless mothers, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional