Dec. 11, 2019 3:03 pm
Respecting human rights in emergency shelter
Those who work in human services care about human rights, says guest columnist Andrew Huff. As such, he goes goes on to say, they should know whether or not their work upholds international human rights agreements.
Dec. 3, 2019 3:17 pm
How we use participatory, community budgeting in our emergency shelter
Toronto Community Housing uses it. And now the Bethesda Project's Church Program has adapted it for use in one of its shelters. The participatory budgeting model is readily scalable, says guest columnist Andrew Huff.
Nov. 26, 2019 10:49 am
Being gay and working in emergency shelter
Guest columnist Andrew Huff considers what it means for a white, housed, gay man to be in solidarity with Black men experiencing homelessness.
Oct. 23, 2019 11:19 am
‘The experiences Black men have in emergency shelter are identical to the experiences they have had with police officers’
In a provocative new post, guest columnist Andrew Huff analyzes the parallels between the way Black men and boys are treated by police, and the way emergency shelter workers interact with Black men experiencing homelessness.
Oct. 2, 2019 12:25 pm
Rethinking disciplinary power in shelter
In emergency shelters, disciplinary power has traditionally been one-dimensional. But that has to change, says guest columnist Andrew Huff.
Sep. 18, 2019 12:39 pm
The case for democratizing emergency shelter management
What if emergency shelter staff included shelter guests in management decisions? In his guest post Andrew Huff shows us what that might look like.
Sep. 4, 2019 8:25 am
Working toward racial justice in emergency shelter
In his guest post, Bethesda Project's Andrew Huff outlines how emergency shelters can work toward offering "anti-racist care."