The revelations in the July issue of the Observer about physical abuse and overdose deaths in Orange County shelters still have me reeling. I feel a bit like the man who was […]
At Home with the Homeless: Am I out of the loop?
Support for Children Experiencing Homelessness
FJUHSD’s 2023/24 budget includes $5 million of additional student funding from the state’s Local Control Funding Formula due to an increased count of special student populations, including English learners, low-income, and foster […]
Grand Jury Report: The ABC’S of Educating Children Experiencing Homelessness in Orange County
SUMMARY Children experiencing homelessness are an invisible population; they are hidden in plain sight. The national conversation around homelessness is focused on the people we see, mostly single adults who are very […]
At Home with the Homeless: Ending the stigmatization of LGBTQ+, homeless, and mentally disordered people
In a New York City subway car on May 1, a Marine Corps veteran named Daniel Penny put a homeless man named Jordan Peely into a chokehold for three minutes, cutting off […]
AT HOME WITH THE HOMELESS
When help hurts, and why, and what to try instead. “I was happy three days ago. Today I’m depressed. What happened? Nothing. An inner crutch slipped. Some poorly suppressed memory rose to […]
Home(less) for the Holidays
First and foremost, this columnist’s honest hopes are that you had a Merry Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or whatever spiritually-oriented holiday you just finished celebrating. While playing a favorite Christmas mixtape, these lyrics […]
At Home with the Homeless
Meet the new protocols–same as the old? As this column goes to press, the viral trifecta that is COVID-19, RSV and influenza will be old news, but hopefully not dropped from the […]
