
Jul. 17, 2020 8:20 am
What homeless encampments can teach us about the state of nature
"When people live on the margins of society and government, they do not necessarily or inevitably descend into chaos, anarchy, or violence," says columnist Andrew Huff.

Mar. 24, 2020 7:09 am
How Bethesda Project’s Church Shelter Program is responding to COVID-19
CSP has adopted the process of community-based surveillance — used in Sierra Leone during the West African Ebola outbreak a number of years ago — in which every member of the shelter community has an important role to play.

Feb. 24, 2020 11:44 am
The harm reduction approach to shelter management
"The value of harm reduction is that it puts things in very simple terms," says guest columnist Andrew Huff, "How can we respond to this situation without causing more harm?"

Feb. 12, 2020 8:30 am
Does discharging a homeless person from emergency shelter as punishment for wrongdoing constitute torture?
Columnist Andrew Huff argues it does. But even if you disagree, he says, the disciplinary practice represents a "gross failure in homeless services."

Dec. 24, 2019 6:30 am
Emergency shelter is not prison, but there are overlapping human rights concerns
In his most recent think piece, guest columnist Andrew Huff encourages emergency shelters to begin reformulating their disciplinary protocols to align with restorative justice practices.

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.

Jun. 25, 2019 11:00 am
What does ‘Housing First’ mean? We ask Pathways to Housing PA to explain
The Housing First model focuses on people experiencing chronic homelessness — and on long-term housing retention and supportive services.

Sep. 29, 2016 3:08 pm
Homeless services and housing are a lot like Sinatra’s ‘Love & Marriage’
You can't have one without the other. These stories from local service providers are proof.

Sep. 23, 2016 12:58 pm
Broderick Green was homeless and addicted. Now he works at the nonprofit that saved him
After five years at rock bottom, Green is living his 'wildest dreams' as a support specialist at Depaul USA.

Aug. 4, 2016 12:55 pm
Want to help Philly’s homeless? This is how you plug in
Our first event in the Blueprint "issue mapping" series will be centered around homelessness and the ways advocates in the community are currently addressing the problem.
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