AUTOCRACY EFFECTS ON THE POOR AND HOMELESS
Definition A system of government where power is concentrated in a single leader or several elites (wealthy, corporations, businesses) and is not accountable to the people. It limits freedom, civil liberties, and political rights by suppressing opposition, controlling information, and often ignoring the democratic process. Auerbach, Micheal P. EBSCO.com, 2025 Characteristics Leadership – Seen as […]
RURAL, URBAN, and SUBURBAN POVERTY IN AMERICA
To classify whether an area is rural, urban, or suburban, census information takes the number of housing units, distance from the airport, the presence of group quarters, and more to define the three geographic areas. Population determiners for categorization include: Urban – at least 2000 housing units or a population of at least 5000. Any […]
DISCRIMINATION TOWARD THE HOMELESS
I was struggling with identifying a topic for my next blog. I recognized I wanted to write about morality and racism and its relationship to homelessness. My decision to choose discrimination as the focal point was made for two reasons. One, both morality and racism are embedded in the broader term…discrimination. Second, recent negative comments […]
HOMELESS PREVENTION
For decades, a number of laws, policies, and programs have been used to reduce and/or end homelessness. Housing (housing first, rental vouchers, rent assistance, public housing), safety net (Medicaid, SNAP), shelters, and safe areas have not affected the rising homeless rates in America’s cities. Despite a plethora of federal government bills, laws, executive orders, policies, […]
APOROPHOBIA
While researching poverty and homelessness in America, I identified a term that relates to the attitude or belief that the poor are responsible for their unfortunate situations. The term aporophobia was created to describe negative attitudes or feelings some people have about the poor. It is derived from the Greek word “Aporos” (without resources, poor, […]
FY 2026 HOMELESS PROGRAM CUTS
On July 4th, President Trump approved a $532 million cut to Homeless Assistance Grants. This cut impacts programs like Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), Continuum of Care (CoC ), and Housing Opportunities for Persons with aids (HOPWA, potentially leading to a reduction in services and support for individuals experiencing or at risk of homelessness. Source: www.nationalalliancetoendhomelessness.org, […]
FY 2026 LAW – POVERTY
The Trump administration’s FY 2026 law contains significant cuts to poverty programs. Housing and Community Development The law consolidates HUD rental assistance programs (Tenant-Based Rental Assistance, Public Housing, Section 202 Housing for the elderly, and Section 811 Housing for Persons with Disabilities) into state-based block grants. Funding for Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) and the […]
SAFETY NET PROGRAM WASTE, FRAUD, and ABUSE
On July 4th, President Trump signed the “Big Beautiful Bill” into law. The law cut funding for a number of safety net programs that provide support for Americans living in poverty and/or experiencing homelessness. The reason for cutting funding was to eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse (WFA) in Medicaid and Nutrition programs (SNAP). The Trump […]
THE HOMLESS REMAIN HOMELESS
ARE SAFETY NET CUTS THE ANSWER TO ENDING HOMELESSNESS? ONE STEP FORWARD – THREE STEPS BACK If the House Republican tax and budget bill is passed into law, it would make it more difficult for individuals experiencing homelessness to access health care and food assistance and threatens the possibility of ending or reducing homelessness. […]
HOUSING and HOMELESSNESS
FY 2026 Effect on HOUSING and HOMELESSNESS Out Of The Frying Pan and Into The Fire The importance of providing housing for the homeless has been emphasized by researchers, government (federal, state, city), homeless organizations, and nonprofit groups for decades. Housing has become the signature approach to ending or reducing homelessness. Yet, the […]