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The Shelters America Never Built
CW: Homelessness When Claudine Wilson, who is disabled, left an Oklahoma hospital this month, she was hoping to put the awful experience behind her. She suffered heatstroke after her temperature reached 105 degrees. There was no air conditioning in the house where she was staying, and there was no fridge or stove. The doctors said…
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…
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