Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty

Tag: Youth Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty

Transgender Homelessness

Written By: Omar Raza | EEqual Content Creator The odds that transgender youth experience homelessness is 10 times their cisgender counterparts. In addition to this, unhoused transgender youth are twice as likely to miss school and attempt suicide 3 times as much on average in comparison to cisgender youth. This information gathered from Schoolhouse...

The Consequential Impacts of Natural Disasters on Homelessness

Written by Dana Olson.

By: Dana Olson | EEqual Content Writer Through the Misconceptions Surrounding How People Become Homeless, and many various issues surrounding The Health Implications For Those Experiencing Homelessness and Poverty, we can see the major obstacles and impacts of homelessness. However, one that is rarely touched on is the by-product of natural disasters...

The Inequities in Education Need To Be Resolved

Written by Sairah Khan.

This year, 3.7 million students will graduate from high school, and 2.5 million students will pursue post-secondary education. Although exciting, the celebration that follows college acceptance and graduation is not a privilege afforded to everyone. According to the National Center for Homeless Education, 49 to 86% of students experiencing homelessness...

Education Accessibility: A Solution To Homelessness and Poverty

Written by Sairah Khan.

The Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, once said, “Give a [wo]man a fish and you feed her for a day. You teach her to fish, and you give her an occupation that will feed her for a lifetime.” This quote highlights how the impact of band-aid solutions for homelessness, such as food banks and shelters, are helpful yet temporary. To implement a permanent solution,...