Jena Salon
@jenasalon.bsky.social
Working to end homelessness. Writer of fiction and nonfiction. Harsher editor than I mean to be. Coffee Always. she/her opinions my own
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ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
April 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
ONE IF BY LAND
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
TWO IF BY D.C.
the north end church in boston
it’s 250 years today
@northendpage.bsky.social
This was such great work with the City of Miami to house unsheltered individuals directly from the street as an alternative to arrest.
sipa.fiu.edu
March 27, 2025 at 4:45 PM
This was such great work with the City of Miami to house unsheltered individuals directly from the street as an alternative to arrest.
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Reminder that we are launching Issue 25 at Tattooed Mom in Philly in less than 2 weeks. Readings! Literary Community! Stickers! Pierogis!
March 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reminder that we are launching Issue 25 at Tattooed Mom in Philly in less than 2 weeks. Readings! Literary Community! Stickers! Pierogis!
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"In the 1980s, as mass homelessness surged... the Reagan admin. made a concerted effort to shape public perception...
Federal funding for research on homelessness was steered almost exclusively toward studies that emphasized mental illness and addiction, diverting attention from structural forces."
Federal funding for research on homelessness was steered almost exclusively toward studies that emphasized mental illness and addiction, diverting attention from structural forces."
America's workers are not "falling" into homelessness.
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
They're being pushed.
My essay for @nytopinion.nytimes.com:
Opinion | America Is Pushing Its Workers Into Homelessness
The working homeless are casualties of our prosperity.
www.nytimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 4:05 AM
"In the 1980s, as mass homelessness surged... the Reagan admin. made a concerted effort to shape public perception...
Federal funding for research on homelessness was steered almost exclusively toward studies that emphasized mental illness and addiction, diverting attention from structural forces."
Federal funding for research on homelessness was steered almost exclusively toward studies that emphasized mental illness and addiction, diverting attention from structural forces."
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Meeting people where they are, with skilled outreach, builds the trust needed to resolve encampments. Limiting shelters or outreach—or concentrating them in distant cities—run counter to what evidence shows works.
Explore effective solutions: https://buff.ly/4eBVIIx
Explore effective solutions: https://buff.ly/4eBVIIx
Oklahoma aims to ban all but two cities from providing homeless shelters, homeless outreach
An Oklahoma bill would make it illegal for all cities in the state, except Oklahoma City and Tulsa, to provide shelters or outreach for homeless citizens—and would also require them to immediately …
buff.ly
January 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Meeting people where they are, with skilled outreach, builds the trust needed to resolve encampments. Limiting shelters or outreach—or concentrating them in distant cities—run counter to what evidence shows works.
Explore effective solutions: https://buff.ly/4eBVIIx
Explore effective solutions: https://buff.ly/4eBVIIx
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FEMA provides short-term housing assistance and funds to buy essentials.
After filing an initial insurance claim, Los Angeles wildfires victims should apply for FEMA aid via:
🌐 disasterassistance.gov OR ca.gov/LAfires
📱 The FEMA Mobile App
☎️ 1 (800) 621-3362
After filing an initial insurance claim, Los Angeles wildfires victims should apply for FEMA aid via:
🌐 disasterassistance.gov OR ca.gov/LAfires
📱 The FEMA Mobile App
☎️ 1 (800) 621-3362
January 11, 2025 at 6:34 PM
FEMA provides short-term housing assistance and funds to buy essentials.
After filing an initial insurance claim, Los Angeles wildfires victims should apply for FEMA aid via:
🌐 disasterassistance.gov OR ca.gov/LAfires
📱 The FEMA Mobile App
☎️ 1 (800) 621-3362
After filing an initial insurance claim, Los Angeles wildfires victims should apply for FEMA aid via:
🌐 disasterassistance.gov OR ca.gov/LAfires
📱 The FEMA Mobile App
☎️ 1 (800) 621-3362
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December 29, 2024 at 8:29 PM
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In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
When Families Need Housing, Georgia Will Pay for Foster Care Rather Than Provide Assistance
In more than 700 cases over five years, Georgia reported inadequate housing as the sole reason for taking a child into foster care, a WABE and ProPublica analysis found. Advocates say it would be chea...
www.propublica.org
December 30, 2024 at 8:02 PM
In Georgia, a mom facing eviction reached out to DFCS for help. They offered her nothing. Soon the agency took her kids away because of "inadequate housing."
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
The state then paid *$6,200 a month* to house her kids in foster care.
One of the most important and infuriating stories I read this year:
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Overdose deaths have reached record levels in the United States in recent years. But an opioid overdose doesn’t have to be fatal.
Here’s how to administer Naloxone, a common type of medication that can immediately reverse an overdose.
Here’s how to administer Naloxone, a common type of medication that can immediately reverse an overdose.
These people used Narcan to save lives. Here’s how they did it.
Learn how to respond to an overdose with Narcan and save a life.
wapo.st
December 27, 2024 at 12:18 PM
Overdose deaths have reached record levels in the United States in recent years. But an opioid overdose doesn’t have to be fatal.
Here’s how to administer Naloxone, a common type of medication that can immediately reverse an overdose.
Here’s how to administer Naloxone, a common type of medication that can immediately reverse an overdose.
‘Vulnerability questionnaires were created to determine how likely a person is to get sick and die while homeless’ but they rely on trusting & accessing the systems of healthcare, street outreach & other services. This systematically favors white people over black people experiencing homelessness.
‘Waiting list to nowhere’: Homelessness surveys trap Black men on the streets
LAS VEGAS - Maurice Clark huddled in his tent along dusty railroad tracks as two homeless-outreach workers began asking questions to determine whether he would qualify for free or subsidized
www.phillytrib.com
December 27, 2024 at 12:23 PM
‘Vulnerability questionnaires were created to determine how likely a person is to get sick and die while homeless’ but they rely on trusting & accessing the systems of healthcare, street outreach & other services. This systematically favors white people over black people experiencing homelessness.
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
December 24, 2024 at 12:50 PM
Could two followers please copy and re-post this tweet to show that someone is always there?
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
Call: 0800 689 5652 (UK)
1-800-273-8255 (USA)
1.833.456.4566 (Canada)
Estimates range, but it’s estimated that somewhere between 15000 and 46000 people experiencing homelessness die each year in the US. Tomorrow is the Day of Remembrance
Homeless Persons' Memorial Day 2024
events.zoom.us
December 20, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Estimates range, but it’s estimated that somewhere between 15000 and 46000 people experiencing homelessness die each year in the US. Tomorrow is the Day of Remembrance
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Uhhh, hi! It's me, Bookshop.org, a place to buy books online where every purchase financially supports indie bookstores instead of some billionaire.
November 20, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Uhhh, hi! It's me, Bookshop.org, a place to buy books online where every purchase financially supports indie bookstores instead of some billionaire.
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ICYMI: We directed $11 million to support food shelves and fight housing insecurity.
All Minnesotans deserve a warm home and full table this holiday season.
All Minnesotans deserve a warm home and full table this holiday season.
December 12, 2024 at 2:29 AM
ICYMI: We directed $11 million to support food shelves and fight housing insecurity.
All Minnesotans deserve a warm home and full table this holiday season.
All Minnesotans deserve a warm home and full table this holiday season.
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James Webb telescope just dropped its latest image, Neptune, and its rings.
December 12, 2024 at 12:58 PM
James Webb telescope just dropped its latest image, Neptune, and its rings.
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It’s actually insane how easy it is to solve homelessness.
Anderson Cooper: So it's more expensive to allow a chronically homeless person to live on the streets than it is to actually subsidize an apartment for them?
Answer: Yes, we are paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street & do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
Answer: Yes, we are paying more as taxpayers to walk past that person on the street & do nothing…
www.cbsnews.com/news/100000-...
100,000 Homes: Housing the homeless saves money?
Giving apartments to the chronically homeless can save taxpayer dollars, advocates say
www.cbsnews.com
December 12, 2024 at 6:30 PM
It’s actually insane how easy it is to solve homelessness.