ACTIVITIES & RESOURCES
Articles/Research
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Housing First Research - NLIHC
Housing First Model - Heading Home Inc
Four Clarifications about Housing First - USICH
Housing First Research - National Library of Medicine
Examples of the Housing First Model in action
Housing First in New England - New England Public Media
Housing First in Oak Park - Chicago Tribune
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Activities
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The 30-Day Challenge
The 30-Day Challenge offers a daily activity to start the conversation, shift your thinking, and motivate you to get involved in ending homelessness!
Volunteering:
Families can volunteer by preparing bagged lunches or coordinating donation drives. For more information and to get involved visit our volunteer page.
Recommended Reading:
Click here to download a list of children's books about homelessness and giving back.
Recommended Videos:
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.
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Activities & Resources
This guide includes activities, videos, articles, and opportunities to learn, do, and give back!
Recommended Films & Videos:
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.
All Together Now: 1.5hr film based on a book about a homeless teen.
The Pursuit of Happiness: 2hr film starring Will Smith about a single father experiencing homelessness.
Priced Out: LA's Hidden Homeless: 25min 2019 CBS News piece featuring the stories of residents navigating the housing crisis and homelessness.
Interactive Tools:
Take the Poverty Quiz to test your knowledge on poverty in the U.S.
Take the Homelessness Simulation Game to gain understanding about the options available to people experiencing homelessness.
Volunteer Opportunities:
Drop-in support at Hilda's Place and Dewey Avenue
Making bagged lunches or dinner
Organizing an in-kind donation drive
And more opportunities!
For more details about how to become a volunteer, please visit our volunteer page.
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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.
Watch:
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.
Volunteer:
Learn about our many volunteer opportunities by visiting our volunteer page.
Read:
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
Evanston's Road to Reparations in Chicago Magazine by Bryan Smith
We Could Solve Homelessness if We Wanted in Slate by Henry Grabar