Findings from the National Homeless Services Workforce Study
The National Homeless Services Workforce Study (NHSWS) surveyed over 1,000 workers in the U.S. homeless services sector and just released...
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Jun 16, 20201 min
JSWE SPECIAL ISSUE: Advancing Social Work Education to Meet the GC2EH
Ending homelessness requires expanding the workforce of passionate and highly skilled practitioners, scholars, and advocates who are...
Jan 3, 20201 min
Right to Shelter? Wrong Approach: Dr. Padgett on why CA should not adopt NYC's shelter policy
New York’s experience is a cautionary tale — not a happy ending.
Dec 10, 20191 min
Combating Compassion Fatigue: NYTimes speaks with Dr. Ben Henwood
“We can help ease human suffering each and every day by taking the time to care about and relate to others.”
Dec 3, 20192 min
Homelessness Myths: Radio Health Journal interview with Dr. Deborah Padgett
Homeless people really are us, just a much, much less fortunate subset of us.
Sep 14, 20183 min
DU Students Prioritize the Human in Human-Centered Design
Guest post by Jennifer Wilson & Ellie Adelman “A young person at Urban Peak [a Denver-based youth shelter] jokingly said, ‘You should try...
Sep 12, 20181 min
The Basis and Nature of A Rights-Based Approach to Housing Policy
Christopher Essert In the 2017 fall, the Canadian Federal Government announced a “National Housing Plan,” and addressing homelessness...
Jul 18, 20181 min
Burnes Center Hosts Event on Ending Homelessness
Guest post by Jennifer Hope Wilson During the 2017-18 academic year, the University of Denver’s Graduate School of Social Work launched...
Jul 18, 20182 min
Burnes Center Completes Evaluation of Denver’s First Tiny Home Community Addressing Homelessness
Guest post by Jennifer Hope Wilson This past spring, the Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness, at the University of Denver’s...
Jul 18, 20181 min
Call for Submissions!
For a special issue of the Journal of Social Work Education, the Council on Social Work Education is calling for articles that address...
Jun 20, 20181 min
Grant-Seekers Find New Opportunity in LA Homelessness Challenge
In collaboration with Watt Companies, United Way's Home for Good Initiative has announced their $400,000 grant competition for innovative...
May 9, 20184 min
HUD’s Making Affordable Housing Work Act: Dangerous Policy in a Time of Crisis
As a response to the unveiling of the new Housing Bill by HUD Secretary Ben Carson, leaders in the field of social work and homelessness...
May 4, 20181 min
Christopher Essert: Homelessness is a Matter of Property Rights
In a paper published in the academic journal Philosophy & Public Affairs, property law researcher Christopher Essert provides a fresh...
Apr 17, 20181 min
Homelessness Policy Research Institute
In another effort to tackle the crisis of homelessness in LA County, the USC Price Center for Social Innovation and United Way of Greater...
Apr 17, 20181 min
Defining and Measuring Housing Insecurity in the United States
In two papers recently published by researchers at USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work, the authors develop a comprehensive...
Apr 17, 20181 min
NY Times Sheds Light on One Woman's Path to Homelessness and the Systems that Failed Her
Last month, the New York Times wrote a piece on the life experiences of Nakesha Williams, a woman who faced mental illness, homelessness,...
Apr 4, 20181 min
United Way LA Launches First Fellowship Program of its Kind
For the first time, United Way Los Angeles announced a new Homelessness Policy Fellowship Program for five recent graduates with advanced...
Feb 28, 20181 min
VICE News Features L.A.'s Homeless Count
In a segment aired on January 30th on HBO, VICE News Tonight featured a story on the 2018 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count. The segment...
Feb 20, 20182 min
West Coast Convening VIII
This past November, a collective of service providers, advocates, community stakeholders, and researchers in the field of youth...
Feb 20, 20181 min
Nourished
Nourished was launched in the Spring of 2016 through the GC2EH, in partnership with the USC Caruso Catholic Center, the USC...
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