Tag Archives: homelessness
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Crunch Time
2April 11, 2016 by poverty2professional
If you’re poor you get two free shots at the SAT. And then you realize you’re missing your student ID.
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Better Stay Healthy: Dental Care and Homelessness
Leave a commentApril 5, 2016 by poverty2professional
Without insurance, dental care was another expense. And without any toothaches, it seemed like a waste of money.
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Better Stay Healthy: Food (In)Security
Leave a commentMarch 30, 2016 by poverty2professional
Health is a luxury for the well-off. We’re not even going into gym memberships or track shoes with the neon swooshes on them – just eating decently.
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Better Stay Healthy: Sleep and Homelessness
3March 21, 2016 by poverty2professional
Teenagers are recommended 9+ hours of sleep a night. But I was a homeless teenager. 9 hours doesn’t happen.
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Better Stay Healthy
4March 14, 2016 by poverty2professional
If homelessness is a burning house, sickness is the gasoline.
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Avoiding Pitfalls: Being Homeless and Female
Leave a commentMarch 7, 2016 by poverty2professional
I was fortunate to have been in my teens while homeless. Being female, however, is another challenge.
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Counting Blessings: How Lucky I was to be a Homeless Teenager
Leave a commentFebruary 29, 2016 by poverty2professional
It was lucky for us that I was a teenager. I was bigger, more autonomous, and just a little less helpless.
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Shelter Rules
Leave a commentFebruary 22, 2016 by poverty2professional
“This is like being in prison, but you haven’t done anything wrong.”
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Pound Puppies
Leave a commentFebruary 17, 2016 by poverty2professional
It didn’t take long to come up with a euphemism for our new place of residence. We called our shelter the Pound.
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Teen Counseling: Mental Health and Homeless Youth
3February 9, 2016 by poverty2professional
What could be worse than having one social stigma wrapped up with another? I’m talking about mental health and homelessness.
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