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August 21, 2016 by poverty2professional
Being the first in your family to go to college is a bold, pioneering venture, and there’s not always a clearly defined trail to follow.
Category: Homeless in High School
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August 16, 2016 by poverty2professional
Finally moving into a home after being without one for so long can be an incomparable relief.
Category: Experiencing Homelessness, Understanding Homelessness
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August 8, 2016 by poverty2professional
Finally! A housing voucher! But you have 60 days to find a landlord who accepts it. Go.
Category: Experiencing Homelessness
| Tags: advice, family shelter, guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, housing voucher, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, section 8, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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August 1, 2016 by poverty2professional
“There was once a Scruffy Dog who would push his Egg wherever they went…”
Category: Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: advice, family shelter, guide to homelessness, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, mental health, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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July 26, 2016 by poverty2professional
$1,000 rent increase. Why? Because they can.
Category: Understanding Homelessness
| Tags: family shelter, gentrification, highland park, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homeless women, homelessness, marmion apartments, overcoming homelessness, poverty to professional, shelters, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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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
| Tags: advice, college access, FAFSA, family shelter, guide to homelessness, higher education, homeless blog, homeless families, homeless family shelter, homeless teenager, homelessness, overcoming homelessness, Pell Abaco, Pell Abacus, poverty to professional, scholarships, survival tips, surviving homelessness, teen homelessness
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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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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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