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homeless shelters

Spare Some Change? Institutional Change Must Be Guided By Leadership Who Listen

November 20, 2014 by Kendra PeloJoaquin 2 Comments

Many years ago, I worked in a shelter that served chronically homeless women. My organization focused on supporting the rights and self-determination of our clients as we kept the peace and built trusting relationships. Unfortunately, the agencies charged with serving people who are vulnerable and in need of great service are often led by people […]

Filed Under: Classism in social services, Poverty Tagged With: classism, homeless, homeless shelters, poverty

Who Counts as Poor (and who gets to talk about it)

September 27, 2012 by Lita Kurth 3 Comments

I had a bizarre and frustrating experience recently talking to an agent at a writing conference. My main interest was to pitch a novel, but when she said she wasn’t looking for fiction, I threw out a few nonfiction ideas, among them a book on what people don’t know about poverty. “What qualifies you to […]

Filed Under: Class in the Media, Class in The News, Classism, Classism in Everyday Life, Cultural capital, Poverty Tagged With: Barbara Ehrenreich, budget cuts, community colleges, homeless shelters, illiteracy intelligence book-learning, Katherine Boo, poverty, privilege, progressive journalism, speaking up, writing for change

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