Diane Nilan
@diane-hearus.bsky.social
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Compassionate contrarian, activist author, fanatic filmmaker, prolific photographer, dismazed driver
Not to pile on the FL sex abuse industry, well maybe. My post on a mostly unreported aspect.
medium.com/fourth-wave/...
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Sex Trafficking Kids — Florida’s Booming Industry
Because we don’t care about kids
https://medium.com/fourth-wave/sex-trafficking-kids-floridas-booming-industry-a53634d38476
6 months ago
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Join
@indivisiblehc.bsky.social
as we join folks in Caldwell County causing
#GoodTrouble
next week, 7/17. Or find a GoodTrouble event near you.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
7 months ago
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The best book on
#familyhomelessness
ever! Even better than mine!
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social
was interviewed about "There's No Place For Us," his book that is a compelling read and covers this topic like nobody ever has, including the
#definition
of
#homelessness
.
www.kcrw.com/news/shows/p...
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What pushed these Americans into homelessness? Not addiction or mental illness
Journalist Brian Goldstone set out to uncover the true scope of homelessness, and followed five families for more than five years. His new book is “There Is No Place for Us.”
https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/press-play-with-madeleine-brand/trump-gop-homeless/there-is-no-place-for-us?fbclid=IwY2xjawLc7s9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETFYVEFadTBLQ0c3eUd6SHltAR7WOtNyq70tqdMNBZpJa8GFy3YWAv58mRpdsom07QjqBH1tw1dP6Iu7-X806A_aem__gdV-zIrF8xJocsNH0ayvg
7 months ago
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reposted by
Diane Nilan
A whole bunch of folks are going to be out on the streets in honor of Rep. John Lewis who believed in causing "
#goodtrouble
." His dedication to justice deserves a raucous turnout! We're going down to Lenoir for ours.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
7 months ago
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A whole bunch of folks are going to be out on the streets in honor of Rep. John Lewis who believed in causing "
#goodtrouble
." His dedication to justice deserves a raucous turnout! We're going down to Lenoir for ours.
www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
7 months ago
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Something that matters.
www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/07/the-...
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The Ignored Faces of Homelessness: A Review of There Is No Place for Us - Front Porch Republic
When people are trying this hard and still end up sleeping with their children on the floor of a storage room, something has gone seriously wrong with our society.
https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/07/the-ignored-faces-of-homelessness-a-review-of-emthere-is-no-place-for-us-em/
7 months ago
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reposted by
Diane Nilan
Indivisible ❌👑
8 months ago
More than five million Americans in over 2,100 towns and cities joined us today to say we don't do kings in this country. Thank you for making it clear that we won't be ruled by fear.
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Indivisible High Country NC ❌👑
8 months ago
28 Tanks and an Old Hound Dog by Kinney Baughman
#NoKings
West Jefferson, NC
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JAMA’s recent maternal health report had serious gaps of substance & understanding.
@schoolhouseconn.bsky.social
has a comprehensive report on babies & toddlers experiencing
#homelessness
. My summary and a segment on our 3 Melissas book from
@thereportersinc.bsky.social
medium.com/fourth-wave/...
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Maternal Health — What Do Doctors Know?
Do mothers matter?
https://medium.com/fourth-wave/maternal-health-what-do-doctors-know-b449908f79ee
8 months ago
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Need something besides MAGA garbage? Here’s a story about a new book on
#familyhomelessness
. “three intrepid mothers, each named Melissa…an unprecedented guide designed to help other parents who are navigating the trials of being homeless… honest and unvarnished.”
thereporters.org/article/how-...
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How to Survive Homelessness - Three Women Named Melissa Share Their Stories, Struggles
May 2025 Editor’s Note: If you were a parent with a young child and suddenly found yourself homeless, would you know how to get by? Diane Nilan and Diana Bowman, two long-time advocates for families e...
https://thereporters.org/article/how-to-survive-homelessness/#more-5076
9 months ago
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Lots of first-timers came out to participate in this wild event! And the response of drivers was enthusiastic! Boone, NC has embraced
@indivisiblewatauga.bsky.social
#MayDay2025
#MayDayStrong
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9 months ago
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Donna & I joined 3 others for a mini-pop-up near our
#WataugaCountyFarmersMarket
to call attention to the drastic federal food budget cuts being planned. More hardships for western NC farmers, schools relying on them for fresh food, & many more. Here’s a 1-min video
vimeo.com/1081159419?s...
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Stand4Farmers
Proposed federal budget cuts will devastate food access for those who need it most! And those who provide food, small local farmers, will be hurt. This pop-up event…
https://vimeo.com/1081159419?share=copy#t=0
9 months ago
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Donna and Rep. Virginia Foxx in the same video. 1 minute. Perfect! And funny!
#MaydayStrong
#MayDay2025
@indivisiblewatauga.bsky.social
has got it going on!
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9 months ago
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We’d welcome
#RepVirginiaFoxx
to our
#Mayday2025
event today in Boone, NC!
#MayDayStrong
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9 months ago
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I know we have lots of serious stuff going on. We cannot ignore the ongoing issues, like
#familyhomelessness
, which continues to skyrocket. Here’s my take on that, plus my comments on a worthy new book
@brian-goldstone.bsky.social
wrote. And what we can do!
medium.com/fourth-wave/...
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Calling Out the Hypocrites
They want (some) people to have kids — they hate (some) kids
https://medium.com/fourth-wave/calling-out-the-hypocrites-61c98a76d6f2
9 months ago
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This Thursday
@indivisiblewatauga.bsky.social
holding an event to protect democracy!
10 months ago
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@indivisiblewatauga.bsky.social
We’re getting word out about our upcoming events for May Day! Join us! Spread the word! Our past events far exceeded our estimates for participation. We’d love to line miles of highway with people & signs. Here’s the link to register:
bit.ly/4jvKIzM
10 months ago
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#familyhomelessness
. New book by
#BrianGoldstone
“The homelessness that we see, just beneath the surface of that, another 20 or 30 percent, are people who are one illness, one check engine light, one alternator or set of tires away from falling into the abyss.”
www.theassemblync.com/health/brian...
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‘There is No Place for Us’
Author Brian Goldstone discussed his book on homelessness and how it doesn't look the way he expected at a recent event in Greensboro.
https://www.theassemblync.com/health/brian-goldston-book-homelessness-greensboro/
10 months ago
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Our little town of
#Boone
, NC saw a record number of marchers for the
#HandsOff
! event last week. Listen to why folks participated.
vimeo.com/1075380545
Sponsored by
#IndivisibleWataugua
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Why HANDS OFF Marchers Marched in Boone
On 4/5/25, a record crowd assembled and marched in Boone, NC as part of the national #HandsOff! movement to protect democracy. Here’s a glimpse of that event,…
https://vimeo.com/1075380545
10 months ago
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A game of
#homelessness
??!!! A GAME? This is sick. And a horrible way to “teach” kids.
buckscountybeacon.com/2025/04/home...
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Homelessness Is Not Fun and Games, Though Nintendo Thinks It Is - Bucks County Beacon
Kids' games like Nintendo’s "Street Survival Homeless Simulator" illustrate just how broken our society has become as we commodify everything – even people’s suffering.
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/04/homelessness-is-not-fun-and-games-though-nintendo-thinks-it-is/
10 months ago
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In NC’s High Country, we’ve organized a HANDS OFF march & rally on 4/5 in downtown Boone!
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10 months ago
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Pick on someone your own size, DOGE.
medium.com/fourth-wave/...
#homelessfamilies
#hud
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Easy Pickins’ for DOGE
Homeless shelters face drastic cuts, uncertainty
https://medium.com/fourth-wave/easy-pickins-for-doge-e69c9d336afc
10 months ago
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@indivisiblewatauga.bsky.social
sponsoring the April 5 HANDS OFF march & rally in Boone, NC! Join us!
#Boone
#Democracy
#Freedom
#Indivisible
#NC
#NorthCarolina
#Persist
#Resist
#TruthBrigade
#WataugaCounty
10 months ago
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Virginia Foxx, where were you? We held the town hall without you.
www.wataugademocrat.com/news/local/c...
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Community members hold town hall in Boone with aims to address concerns with Foxx
BOONE — Constituents gathered in Boone on March 18 for a town hall organized by Indivisible Watauga, hoping to address their concerns with Representative Virginia Foxx. However, Foxx did not
https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/local/community-members-hold-town-hall-in-boone-with-aims-to-address-concerns-with-foxx/article_82eb832d-323c-4129-8913-049902496241.html
10 months ago
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Family
#homelessness
soaring. Here’s a story about a handy survival guide for families. We counted on schools to buy & share it. With schools struggling…will this book be in vain?
www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-n...
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‘I’m not going to be broke’: Former homeless mom shares strategies in Joliet
A longtime advocate for people experiencing homelessness and a mother of seven who broke the cycle of homelessness recently shared tips and resources to moms at Daybreak Center in Joliet.
https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2025/03/25/joliet-shelter-founder-former-homeless-mom-shared-strategies-for-families-at-daybreak-center/
11 months ago
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Working While Homeless: In America, It’s All Too Common
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/b...
Brian’s book covers a saga that has been happening, and growing, for decades. 21st Century homeless shelters across the land.
#familyhomelessness
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Book Review: ‘There Is No Place for Us,’ by Brian Goldstone
A new book by the journalist Brian Goldstone puts a spotlight on people who have jobs but no homes, whose struggles remain largely invisible.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/26/books/review/there-is-no-place-for-us-brian-goldstone.html?smid=bs-share
11 months ago
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“How disturbing — the irony of two innocent
#children
freezing to death so near the hot streaks of high rollers’ opulent playground...Don’t expect systemic improvements in the emergency response ‘system.’ Not while
#oligarchs
ravage our long-inadequate faux safety net.”
medium.com/fourth-wave/...
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Poor Families Don’t Count
Until it’s in a death toll
https://medium.com/fourth-wave/poor-families-dont-count-1f3452b5e564
11 months ago
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Next week these 3 women will share their stories in Illinois to educators from across the state.
#3Melissas
#homelessfamilies
Three women named Melissa offer advice about navigating homelessness
ncnewsline.com/2024/09/26/t...
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Three women named Melissa offer advice about navigating homelessness • NC Newsline
In a new book, "Three Melissas," homelessness advocates and experts share their experiences, wisdom and recommendations for change
https://ncnewsline.com/2024/09/26/three-women-named-melissa-offer-advice-about-navigating-homelessness/
11 months ago
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When citizens of Watauga County NC get frustrated with Rep. Virginia Foxx’s refusal to meet, they went to her office anyhow. Protests are rare in this area. But will be more frequent! Watch for the Town Hall next.
#Indivisible
11 months ago
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A horrendous report of how we neglect families. Advocates, policy-makers and experts are asking how state and local social safety nets allowed a slew of tragedies to occur over a few months.
12 months ago
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May I also suggest our new book, The Three Melissas-The Practical Guide to Surviving Family Homelessness.
Www.3Melissas.org
. Good for families, academics, and all.
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about 1 year ago
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What’s the scoop on Feb. 5 events at state capitols? What info can be shared to get others aware of it and willing to attend?
about 1 year ago
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Always happy when the
#PeoplesTribune
picks up one of my posts. Sadly, this is timely. The
#3Melissas
can make a dent in the harm being thrust upon families.
peoplestribune.org/2025/02/home...
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Homeless, Low-Income People Rely on Schools. Public Schools Are Under Attack - People's Tribune
Homeless, Low-Income People Rely on Schools. . . Public Schools Are Under Attack
https://peoplestribune.org/2025/02/homeless-families-rely-on-public-schools-public-schools-are-under-attack/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3P3cHPTDXXyNgtxmQOXmJfN_7wpe4TNUiiy6InJWyBKRuHFkbn_NjlaZg_aem_oKWYZFTbkP40orKchjH8Ug
about 1 year ago
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Just in case you thought it was an unfair fight…
about 1 year ago
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Here’s a powerful film (by Greg Palast) that shines a light on the racism behind voter theft. Yeah, the votes that would have put other people in office. Can we have a do-over? But watch Vigilante Inc.
commonwonders.com/election-the...
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Election Theft in the Context of Racism | Common Wonders
By Robert C. Koehler As the Trump presidency digs its claws into the country – winner take all! – I look on in terrified amazement as he begins arrogantly instituting what can only be called his plan ...
http://commonwonders.com/election-theft-in-the-context-of-racism/
about 1 year ago
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Not that this is a surprise, but the film Koehler points to is validation for those of us who figured the FOTUS stole the election. Highly recommend watching it. Tying voter theft with racism is a reality check that we need. Now to combat this atrocity.
commonwonders.com/election-the...
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Election Theft in the Context of Racism | Common Wonders
By Robert C. Koehler As the Trump presidency digs its claws into the country – winner take all! – I look on in terrified amazement as he begins arrogantly instituting what can only be called his plan ...
http://commonwonders.com/election-theft-in-the-context-of-racism/
about 1 year ago
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Maybe billionaires have time to screw around with such stupidity, but people helping people survive don’t. Quit playing, felon.
about 1 year ago
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I guess our felon in chief thinks it’s a good thing to have more gun violence. Not so good if you’re on the receiving end of the bullet.
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about 1 year ago
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Back in 2016, in Carlisle, PA, hanging out w/
@patlamarche.bsky.social
at the shelter she was running. Snowmageddon hit. I was parked outside the shelter with electricity that stayed on. My van was, obviously, buried. The guys fromt the shelter dug me out. And other vehicles, too. I don’t forget.
about 1 year ago
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States undercount & can’t meet basic student needs. Our
#3Melissas
books helps parents & school staff grasp devastation of
#familyhomelessness
. “‘…students who live in …substandard housing…travel trailer or some kind of a storage shed or a converted garage.’ There are no homeless shelters...”
about 1 year ago
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Just when any trust in government is at an all time low, this adds to it.
www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/u...
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A ‘dangerously unacceptable breakdown’ led to errant or delayed evacuation warnings in LA County. The rest of the US isn’t immune | CNN
Myriad problems have plagued Los Angeles County’s alert system as wildfires torch America’s most populous county. But the fiascos highlight vulnerabilities nationwide.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/16/us/evacuation-warnings-vulnerabilities-la-fires
about 1 year ago
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I'm worried about folks who've been moved into campers/RVs because they lost their housing. As someone who's lived in one for the past 20 years, I know of the learning curve. I wrote this to help people avoid disasters. Please share it with your networks.
dianehearus.medium.com/what-new-rv-...
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What New RV “Residents” Need to Know
Camping in an RV because of disaster is a steep learning curve
https://dianehearus.medium.com/what-new-rv-residents-need-to-know-bceccfd8a3bc
about 1 year ago
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A super interview about McKinney-Vento & how it works/doesn’t. This validates the value of our
#3Melissas
book. If school personnel took time to read our little guidebook they’d understand the importance of the law, & would better serve kids experiencing
#homelessness
.
www.ksmu.org/news/2025-01...
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Midwest Newsroom's Unhoused/Unschooled series investigates federal law designed to support homeless students
Recently, Midwest Newsroom has been working on a multi-part series called Unhoused/Unschooled. KSMU's Gregory Holman interviewed Midwest Newsroom reporter Kavahn Mansouri on how the taxpayer-funded sy...
https://www.ksmu.org/news/2025-01-17/midwest-newsrooms-unhoused-unschooled-series-investigates-federal-law-designed-to-support-homeless-students
about 1 year ago
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These
#3Melissas
, moms who've experienced homelessness, are doing what they can to help other parents in the same precarious situation. Here's what one Melissa recently did in her community.
open.substack.com/pub/dianenil...
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Mother’s Compassion & Knowledge Fuels Donation to Local Library
3 Melissas Know Homelessness--From Experience
https://open.substack.com/pub/dianenilan/p/mothers-compassion-and-knowledge?r=16x5pp&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
about 1 year ago
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How low can HUD go?
@patlamarche.bsky.social
shines a light on HUD's
#homelessness
count. Lumping together migrants and homeless adults while ignoring the soaring issue of
#familyhomelessness
is despicable.
buckscountybeacon.com/2025/01/ches...
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Chester County's Homeless Numbers Improve Thanks to Renewed Commitment to Affordable Housing and Rental Assistance - Bucks County Beacon
Despite Chester’s success, the conclusions drawn by HUD lack merit.
https://buckscountybeacon.com/2025/01/chester-countys-homeless-numbers-improve-thanks-to-renewed-commitment-to-affordable-housing-and-rental-assistance/?fbclid=IwY2xjawHzcQFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHaN4Kga7FmaWsZBnY9W0wXeWyziUPCD0yIZ49o1xvVwSxrjrmKatSuYHuA_aem_LKgc6fGX7wstLyIiiQKrIQ
about 1 year ago
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If you want to understand the underlying issues of
#homelessness
, especially non-urban, this article does a good job covering it. And it depicts what so many are up against. Oh yeah, the definition issue…
pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wi...
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Wisconsin's rural homelessness crisis and the ongoing fight to do 'more with less'
This story was produced and originally published by Wisconsin Watch, a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom. Last winter, Eric Zieroth dressed in as many layers as he could and stayed beneath a ...
https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/wisconsins-rural-homelessness-crisis-and-the-ongoing-fight-to-do-more-with-less/
about 1 year ago
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15 tiny homes for families. Living in a tiny home with family is a tad challenging. Do the math, a drop in a dire bucket. “With over 500 students within Marietta & more than 1,900 in Cobb County schools facing homelessness, the need for such a solution is pressing.”
hoodline.com/2025/01/mari...
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Marietta City Council Approves Emmanuel's Village, A Tiny Home Community for Homeless Students
Marietta approved Emmanuel's Village, a project aiming to build 15 tiny homes for homeless students and their families.
https://hoodline.com/2025/01/marietta-city-council-approves-emmanuel-s-village-a-tiny-home-community-for-homeless-students/
about 1 year ago
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Honored to address the supporters of NC Coalition to End
#Homelessness
& share our new
#3Melissas
book with them.
#FamilyHomelessness
needs more attention & resources.
www.hearus.us
www.triangletribune.com/news/2025/01...
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It's Everybody's Problem
So often you hear,
https://www.hearus.us
about 1 year ago
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Desperate times call for desperate measures. Since money talks, let’s put $ where it can do the most good for
#homelessfamilies
.
medium.com/fourth-wave/...
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What Could Make a Real Difference?
These three moms, & MacKenzie Scott hold the key
https://medium.com/fourth-wave/what-could-make-a-real-difference-fb74d6ebb90a
about 1 year ago
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Squeezed by high prices, a growing number of Americans find shelter in long-term motels…aka
#familyhomelessness
. A rare excellent story that captures what I’ve seen and chronicled for decades. When will these invisible families count as
#homeless
?
about 1 year ago
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