Equity
How to keep foster youth from becoming homeless youth
The foster care system can be an on-ramp to homelessness, a trend new programs in Washington are trying to reverse.
Judy Lightfoot
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
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How public-private collaboration built a home for those with mental illness
Big-time players passed on a stellar housing project because it was too small. But creating a consortium out of friendships and civic goodwill, Plymouth Healing Communities got it done.
Equity
Housing the homeless: Should mental illness trump hard work?
Why Bill Hobson, a veteran provider of homeless services, advocates tying housing to vulnerability.
3 novel programs help parents bring street youth back home
Families in crisis used to be called their kid’s biggest problem. New approaches make them part of the solution.
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