In the Red Tape: The Endless Paperwork of the Pandemic
How did the endless paperwork of the COVID-19 pandemic keep people from receiving benefits?
social work
Getting Off the Streets: Blackout (Chapter 1)
Meet the four homeless men that are trying to change their lives. They are fighting addiction, poverty, and their pasts to get off the streets-- but in all wars, there are casualties.
Getting Off the Streets: Healing Hurts (Chapter 3)
The Homelessness Hospitality Network encourages its participants to confront the internal struggles that led them to addiction and homelessness. As they come face-to-face with their inner demons, it becomes harder to stay in the program.
Getting Off the Streets: New Man (Chapter 4)
With only a few weeks left in the program, the remaining men prepare for life off the streets. What challenges wait for them there?
Getting Off the Streets: Ready to go Home (Chapter 5)
After the nearly seven-month journey, a few men stand at graduation day. However, their path, as well as the issue of homelessness, doesn't end here. Who was able to make it and where are they now?
Getting Off the Streets: Second Chance Sonya (Digital Extra)
In our digital extra for "Getting Off the Streets", Sonya Jacobs, the program coordinator/case manager for IHOC, gets a chance to tell her story. In a job that is so emotionally invested, learning how to help these men without losing…
From Homeless Shelters To Case Worker
The remarkable story of Jessie Garcia, who went from living in a homeless shelter to earning a paycheck as a case worker.