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Danger and Darkness
CW: Poverty In northwestern Indiana, thousands of people have been without power for ten days. That’s not an inconvenience. It is a full-blown crisis. Gary residents have had their lives turned upside down. Some are sleeping in their cars because they don’t have air conditioning. Others are driving miles just to do laundry. And at…
The Voucher That Opens a Door You Still Can’t Get Through
CW: Ableism The Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program helps people find housing outside the public housing system. Instead of being limited to just public housing, HCV participants can use their vouchers to find suitable housing. Participants include older adults, families, and disabled people. However, when you examine how the program works, the gap between its…
The Children Who Grew Up Waiting for Help
CW: Institutionalization It started with rooms most people never saw. In 2023, Brittany Hayes’s son, then five years old, had been in a crib for hours every day since birth. Brittany Hayes said the video chats she had with her son were difficult. She comforted him as much as she could over a screen in…
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