Seattle’s Most Susceptible: Unique Challenges for the Homeless Population

In March, when coronavirus swept through the United States, each state began to implement a “stay-at-home” order. But what about the unhoused population? Homelessness is not foreign to the US. In 2019, a White House executive summary reported that 0.2% of the US population (17 in 100,000 people) experience homelessness every night.  The CDC states, “People who are homeless are a particularly vulnerable group” due … Continue reading Seattle’s Most Susceptible: Unique Challenges for the Homeless Population

Voices of Homelessness: The Untold Stories of America

“I am not a homeless person,” Mary said. “Now, that’s where they’ve read me all wrong. They know I’m here. They know I exist, but they just look past me as if I’m not even worth seeing. I know they know how to smile. I see them on the streets smiling at each other, at these strangers, but not at me.”  I may not have … Continue reading Voices of Homelessness: The Untold Stories of America