Educational Activities and Resources
Looking to educate yourself about homelessness and housing affordability? You’ve come to the right place! We have relevant and informative resources for all ages.
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The 12 Biggest Myths about Homelessness in America from NYU News by Robert Polners
We Can End Homelessness in Our Cities from The New York Times by Binyamin Appelbaum
CityLab University: Understanding Homelessness in America from CityLab by Benjamin Schneider
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
We Could Solve Homelessness if We Wanted in Slate by Henry Grabar
Poverty, by America by Matthew Desmond
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Who Is Responsible for the U.S. Housing Crisis?: Jerusalem Demsas, staff writer at The Atlantic, addresses questions of class segregation and why it is so difficult to find an affordable home.
The Homestretch: 1.5hr 2015 documentary following 3 Chicago teens as they face homelessness.
The Way Home: 4 short episodes 2020 docuseries about the homelessness crisis in California
United States of Tents: 1.5hr 2019 documentary about the homelessness crisis in the U.S.
Priced Out: LA's Hidden Homeless: 25min 2019 CBS News piece featuring the stories of residents navigating the housing crisis and homelessness.
Start the Conversation
For kids: In 2018, Sesame Street introduced Lily, a seven-year-old experiencing homelessness. In the short videos below, Lily and her new friends talk about the impact of being homeless.
Listen
Listen:
According to Need is a 5 chapter documentary podcast that asks: What are we doing to get people into housing?
Listen to this 8-minute segment from New York Public Radio answering the question, "Why Do Black Americans Suffer the Burden of America's Homelessness?"
This 35-minute segment of Fresh Air features a discussion on the history of segregation and its impact on today's housing crisis with author Richard Rothstein.
Curious City answered the listener question, "How many homeless kids are there in Chicago, and what can I do to help?" in this 9-minute clip.
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