Journeys Out of Homelessness: The Voices of Lived Experience

by Jamie Rife, Donald W Burnes (Contributor)

"How do individuals move from being homeless to finding safe, stable, and secure places to live? Can we recreate the conditions that helped them most? What policies are needed to support what worked-and to remove common obstacles? Addressing these questions, Jamie Rife and Donald Burnes start from the premise that the most important voices in efforts to end homelessness are the ones most often missing from the discussion: the voices of those with lived experience. In Journeys Out of Homelessness, they gather the first-person stories of some who have not only survived, but thrived, going on to find positive home situations. Highlighting what we can learn from these personal stories, Rife and Burnes combine them with in-depth discussions of key themes and issues and point to the shifts necessary in current policy and practice that are essential if we are to effectively respond to a problem that has reached epic proportions"--

Genres: Nonfiction

205 pages, Unknown Binding

Published October 1, 2019

Reviews

[Sally]

On a booklist email list: The Essentials: Serving the Unhoused
it's a huge problem....I'd like to be better at understanding.


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[NCHS Library]

From Follett: A collection of stories from people who have been homeless in the United States.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having experienced temporary homeless and the shame, isolation and trauma of husband's job loss, bankruptcy, loss of out forever home, abandonment by most of our families, this book gave me a context for our experiences. I realize how widespread this issue is. I know it can happen to almost anyone through no fault of their own. I have a new sense of pride at how we met the many challenges and incredible gratitude for a small but amazing support network. The personal stories coupled with statistics move me to commit to getting involved at the local level in helping people experiencing homelessness. Thanks for opening my heart, Jamie Rife and Donald W. Barnes.