What Beauty Routines Look Like for Women Without Homes
Skincare routines not everyone has thought about.
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A Crisis in Plain Sight
Toronto has a youth homelessness crisis and we need to start talking about it.
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Prison Immates and Homeless People Should Have Access To Mental Health Services
A study that was published in 2008 that is titled "Jail Incarceration, Homelessness, and Mental Health: A National Study" by Greg A...
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Pink Week: Period Packing Party
Curious about how we finished off this year's Pink Week? Read on for the inside scoop!
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A Homeless Halloween: How My Housemates and I Gave Back This October
After getting removed from campus and moving into a house of my own in Carrboro, I continued to realize my privilege. My housemates and I...
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How to Help Houseless* People Without Giving Money
Where I live in St. Petersburg, houselessness has always been a significant and ever growing issue. In the past, I would consider it normal...
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Bring Back the War on Poverty
It’s January 8th, 1964. President Lyndon B. Johnson is giving his State of the Union address. All eyes are on him as he makes one of the...
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Every Little Bit Counts: Raising Awareness for Unhoused Individuals During COVID-19
In these tough times, we should educate others and ourselves about unhoused individuals that don’t have the same access to resources that...
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Healing from Homelessness
In 2019 one of my close family members became homeless. You never think that something like that can happen to you, your family, or the people you know, but when it does, it has a lasting effect.
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Anti-Homeless Architecture: How Cities Are Punishing Homelessness
Homelessness is wrongly treated as a cosmetic rather than a humanitarian issue in cities.
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An Unstable Home
Homelessness indicates a transitory sense of belonging, and affects pregnant women in particular.
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We Need to Talk About Periods, Period.
Here’s an interesting fact: currently, more states tax tampons than candy. Seem unfair? I agree. If an item is considered a necessity, it...
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Toronto, We Need To Do Better
How the city ignores its most vulnerable.
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Homelessness During the Holidays
During the cold winter months, especially with the recent snow storms, people are taking shelter inside their homes because it’s warm and cozy. But what happens to people who don’t have a place to go at night?
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Homelessness During The Holidays and Beyond
What does Christmas mean to me? Parties, baked goods and time spent with loved ones. Well, what happens if your life completely flips and...
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The 411 on the Winona Community Warming Center & Other Homeless Resources
Winona Community Warming Center is open from Nov. 1 to March 31. Mission: To provide temporary, emergency shelter for adults and the...
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Remembering Everyone This Holiday Season
As winter approaches, there are a ton of things to be excited for: comfy sweaters, holiday drinks at Starbucks, Christmas, Pillsbury...
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Open the Door: Homelessness in the USA
Recently, I’ve spent some time at New Direction’s Women’s Homeless Shelter. The experience has been one of the most educational ones I have...
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"Menstruation at the Margins" Discussion Panel Highlights
Minority group experiences about their periods, from the homeless and prison inmates to Native American and LGBTQ+ communities.
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The Art of Getting By
Life is exceptionally good at hurling challenges at us— some minute, others massive. Gradually, we feel our way through the ups and the...
