When We Walk by: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America -- Kevin F. Adler, Paperback
When We Walk by: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America -- Kevin F. Adler, Paperback
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- Why our brains have been trained to overlook our unhoused neighbors
- The social, economic, and political forces that shape myths like "all homeless people are addicts" and "they'd have a house if they got a job"
- What conservative economics gets wrong about housing insecurity
- What relational poverty is, and how to shift away from "us versus them" thinking
- That for many Americans, housing insecurity is just one missed paycheck away
- Who "the homeless" really are--and why that might surprise you
- What you can do to help, starting today
A necessary, deeply humanizing read that goes beyond theory and policy analysis to offer engaged solutions with compassion and heart, When We Walk By is a must-read for anyone who cares about homelessness, housing solutions, and their own humanity.
Author: Kevin F. Adler, Donald W. Burnes
Publisher: North Atlantic Books
Published: 11/07/2023
Pages: 328
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781623178840
Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/01/2023 pg. 7
About the Author
KEVIN F. ADLER is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Miracle Messages. He holds a Masters in Sociology from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelors in Politics from Occidental College. In his work on homelessness, he has pioneered the concept of "relational poverty" as an overlooked form of poverty severely affecting unhoused individuals. He previously authored Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital.
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