Lead Partners Case Study

Homelessness is one of the main problems plaguing the United States today, with low income earners at a higher risk of becoming homeless than previous years. There have been countless laws and ordinances put in place throughout the country in hopes of solving this growing problem but many of them have failed to address one of the main things causing this issue, economic inequality and the unequal distribution of wealth in the United States. Although there are many non-profit organizations working not only to get people off the streets, but to prevent them from becoming homeless in the first place, they are facing an uphill battle until the United States government addresses its country’s current unequal distribution of wealth. Throughout this essay I will be discussing the strategies multiple non-profit organizations, including the one I worked with last semester, are using in their battle to combat homelessness, the relationship between economic inequality and homelessness in the United States, and my experiences working with LifeMoves, formerly known as InnVision Shelter Network.

The 2013 U.S. Census stats that Riverside has a population of 27,037 (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). Of the 27,037 there are almost 6,000 citizens living in poverty (U.S. Census Bureau, n.d.). Many people look at that number and do not realize that a large part of that number is children and teenagers who do not know when they will be fed again outside of school or have a place to call home. From 2000 to 2009 the overall poverty of 15- 24 year olds in the United States increased from 14% to 20% (Aud, KewalRamani, & Frohlich, 2011). Some of the youth are in poverty with their family, while others are alone and have no support. Besides being homeless, these children are also being stripped of getting the developmental external and internal assets they need to grow and to be successful (Fisher,

A final important issue that Boston struggles with, like many cities, is homelessness. Throughout Walsh’s time as mayor, he has aimed to end this for the city and to implement programs for those who are living on the streets to get basic care. In the past, he has housed over one thousand homeless people, launched the Southampton Street shelter, even appointed Sheila Dillon as Housing Chief. Although it was a controversial act, Walsh also closed the Long Island bridge and tore down the housing

With Youngstown leading the nation with a poverty rate of 49.7%, it is clear that this isn’t a good place to live. It is one of six cities with greater than 40% poverty in the U.S, and has over 63.3% of children living below the poverty line. The metropolitan statistical area of which Youngstown is a part of is ranked just 16 from the bottom of the poverty barrel. While it’s apparent Youngstown is struggling, there is one

The 70806 of Baton Rouge, LA consists of a diverse community of college students, low income and middle class income areas. Driving through the community reveals income inequality, poverty and opulence, homelessness and extravagant houses, healthy youth and elderly sick individuals. It was a challenge to assess the 70806 due to the great diversity but a much greater challenge to come up with viable.

Charity Productions in partnership with the College of Architecture’s Texas Target Communities Program at Texas A&M University have collaborated together to develop a set of solutions in response to the pre-existing neighborhood conditions throughout Harris County in Houston, Texas. The conditions of these particular neighborhoods have created a pattern of disparities throughout Harris County to be recognized as constraints to residents in impeding their ability to become affluent members of society. Texas Target Communities and Charity Productions have taken a step further to not only provide an analysis of evidence for these disparities but to identify the assets present in these communities to formulate feasible and cost effective solutions.

By working in partnership with professional colleagues, can help to overcome perceived boundaries between services and organisations,

Homelessness affects an estimated 650,000 Americans in the United States daily and the number of people experiencing homelessness is continuing to rise across the United States and more specifically in Massachusetts. According to the 2014 Annual Homelessness Assessment, between 2013-2014 Massachusetts saw the fourth largest increase in homelessness in the United States and on any given night an estimated 3000 individual shelter beds are occupied ("Basic Facts on," 2016). Furthermore, "homelessness magnifies poor health, exposes those in crowded shelters to communicable diseases, complicates management of chronic illnesses and uncovers deep fault lines in our healthcare system" (O 'Connell et al., 2010). Lack of access to affordable housing is the main driving force behind the rise in homelessness, followed closely by poverty, mental health disabilities, and substance abuse disorders. These individuals need: "services that address their tangible needs for housing, income and employment; access to flexible, low-demand interventions; and long-term continuous treatment and support" (Wells, 2003). Low-threshold housing programs and the Boston Healthcare for the Homeless Program (BHCHP) service model are two promising methods of improving the present situation for the homeless.

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In 2008, Northampton Massachusetts completed the Sustainable Northampton Comprehensive Plan. This plan was implemented in order to “support a wide variety of housing types that increase rental and homeownership units to create and preserve a range of affordability and choice in housing options” (Source). For quite some time, Northampton has been keen on making housing more affordable and accessible to it’s community.

Ahmed et al. (2001) conducted door to door interviews using questions that were developed by a local cohort group that understood the demographics and needs of the local community. The survey area was stratified using U.S. Census bureau data identifying areas of poverty within the city. From these areas, randomized blocks were chosen for sampling with the survey.

In America the rich and the poor live two different lifestyles. Since the 1960s we have developed a new lower class, characterized not by poverty but by withdrawal from America’s core cultural institutions. To help get a clear picture of the lifestyle changes Murray creates two fictional neighborhoods named Belmont and Fishtown. Belmont based on a suburb in Boston and Fishtown based on the north eastern part of Philadelphia. The residents of Belmont are mostly upper middle class with professions such as physicians, attorneys, engineers, scientist, university professors, business executives, and managers of nonprofits and government agencies. They are highly educated with 63% of the adults having a bachelor’s degree and earning a median family income of 124,200 in 2000. The residents of Fishtown are working class with professions such as electricians, plumbers, machinists, assembly-line workers, construction laborers, security guards, and delivering truck drivers. The educational

The organization has five stages of group development. In the forming stage they have identified that there is a

The project team must comply with their project managers (and the timeline) or else there can be delays leading to the issues mentioned above.