In their book Beyond Homelessness, authors Steven Bouma-Prediger and Brian J. Walsh claim that homelessness "is a matter of 'placelessness' " where one lacks a sense of connection, identity and love.
Older Americans are currently experiencing housing insecurity and homelessness at rates not seen in decades; in fact, people 65 and older are the fastest growing population of unhoused people in the U.S.
Across the U.S., disabled people facing homelessness endure unique struggles because of a shortage of affordable, accessible housing. Catholic organizations are among those trying to help.
A vacant Knights Inn in South Bend, Indiana, has been renovated as "Motels4Now," a project to offer immediate housing to persons experiencing homelessness. "It's only from a place of stability that you can work on other issues," its director said.
A family-owned, commercial real estate developer in Silicon Valley is trying to help with one of the region's most enduring challenges: creating more affordable housing.
Tracy Kidder's latest book is an investigation of homelessness titled Rough Sleepers. A strength of the book is the time the author invested in getting to know people whose daily lives on the streets are almost unimaginable.
Directors of three food banks connected to Catholic dioceses — in the states of New York, Indiana and Louisiana — recently shared with NCR about the challenges they are navigating in 2023.
