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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

NonProfit Quarterly

MARCH 27, 2025

percent of people in the United States were poor or low-income (earning between poverty-line income and twice that amount) in 2018. An article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association lists poverty as the nations fourth leading cause of death. And homelessness is rising.

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Homelessness Poverty Public and Social Policy Urban development

Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

NonProfit Quarterly

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

A job that pays less than childcare costs, imposes schedules on short notice, and doesn’t offer benefits cannot help people escape poverty. But because of narratives about what poor people and people of color deserve, they are relegated to jobs that perpetuate cycles of poverty and disenfranchisement. They’re effective.

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Public and Social Policy Poverty Governance Insurance

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Countering Criminalization: The Vital Role of Organizing Against Homelessness

Shifting the Harmful Narratives and Practices of Work Requirements

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