Grant Winter
@gawinter17.bsky.social
Social Worker. Amateur Birder. Housing Advocate. Nashville, TN
#EndFamilyHomelessness
#EndFamilyHomelessness
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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 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
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:
When our systems fail. Housing instability and homelessness should never be the cause of family separation.
Would be really curious to compare this data to Tennessee's.
We have to do better.
Would be really curious to compare this data to Tennessee's.
We have to do better.
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.org and ProPublica analysis found.
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
Advocates say it would be cheaper to help families get housing.
(Published Jan. 2024)
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…
propub.li
December 23, 2024 at 8:09 PM
When our systems fail. Housing instability and homelessness should never be the cause of family separation.
Would be really curious to compare this data to Tennessee's.
We have to do better.
Would be really curious to compare this data to Tennessee's.
We have to do better.
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Everyone seems to disagree with me about this, but *everything* the media does—what to cover, what not to cover, how to frame a headline, etc.—is an editorial choice. There is no such thing as “neutrality,” and even if there were, covering something purely “neutrally” is an editorial choice, too.
Here are two NYT headlines about shootings this week.
You'd think that the one with evocative, emotional language ("tragic"), that centers the need for safety, and was written by an army of reporters would be the one about two kindergarteners getting shot at school, but buddy, this is America.
You'd think that the one with evocative, emotional language ("tragic"), that centers the need for safety, and was written by an army of reporters would be the one about two kindergarteners getting shot at school, but buddy, this is America.
December 7, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Everyone seems to disagree with me about this, but *everything* the media does—what to cover, what not to cover, how to frame a headline, etc.—is an editorial choice. There is no such thing as “neutrality,” and even if there were, covering something purely “neutrally” is an editorial choice, too.
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This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers.
At the center of the case is a Nashville teenager, L, and her parents, who sued the state last year. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
At the center of the case is a Nashville teenager, L, and her parents, who sued the state last year. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Meet the Tennessee family behind the US Supreme Court's major transgender health care case
Tennessee's ban on medication and treatments for transgender youth goes before the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 4.
www.usatoday.com
December 4, 2024 at 2:06 PM
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments about Tennessee's ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for transgender teenagers.
At the center of the case is a Nashville teenager, L, and her parents, who sued the state last year. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
At the center of the case is a Nashville teenager, L, and her parents, who sued the state last year. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Reposted by Grant Winter
Sepulveda lists the districts with more renters than homeowners:
21, 17, 32, 5, 9, 13, 30, and 2.
She says every district has a lot of renters. "Renters are important, and they are also voters. Homeowners are not the only people that need to be heard."
21, 17, 32, 5, 9, 13, 30, and 2.
She says every district has a lot of renters. "Renters are important, and they are also voters. Homeowners are not the only people that need to be heard."
December 4, 2024 at 2:51 AM
Sepulveda lists the districts with more renters than homeowners:
21, 17, 32, 5, 9, 13, 30, and 2.
She says every district has a lot of renters. "Renters are important, and they are also voters. Homeowners are not the only people that need to be heard."
21, 17, 32, 5, 9, 13, 30, and 2.
She says every district has a lot of renters. "Renters are important, and they are also voters. Homeowners are not the only people that need to be heard."
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A staggering statistic: Every $100 increase in median rent is associated with a *9 percent* increase in the estimated homelessness rate, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
The math of our housing crisis is brutally clear.
The math of our housing crisis is brutally clear.
December 3, 2024 at 2:30 PM
A staggering statistic: Every $100 increase in median rent is associated with a *9 percent* increase in the estimated homelessness rate, according to a report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
The math of our housing crisis is brutally clear.
The math of our housing crisis is brutally clear.
November 13, 2024 at 11:18 PM
November 13, 2024 at 7:25 PM
What is a work trip to a new city without some early morning birding.
November 13, 2024 at 3:14 PM
What is a work trip to a new city without some early morning birding.
Excited to join a cohort of folks from Nashville to dig in and do some planning on ending homelessness in our city.
#BuiltForZero #HomelessnessIsSolvable
#BuiltForZero #HomelessnessIsSolvable
November 13, 2024 at 12:57 AM
Excited to join a cohort of folks from Nashville to dig in and do some planning on ending homelessness in our city.
#BuiltForZero #HomelessnessIsSolvable
#BuiltForZero #HomelessnessIsSolvable
In Minneapolis for the Built for Zero Learning Sessions. Taking the light rail for $2 vs a $30 Lyft ride. @freddieoconnell.bsky.social #ChooseHowYouMove is the next step towards these options. #EndingHomelessnessIsPossible So is quality transit.
Transit 🤝 Housing 🤝 an Equitable Nashville.
Transit 🤝 Housing 🤝 an Equitable Nashville.
November 12, 2024 at 9:15 PM
In Minneapolis for the Built for Zero Learning Sessions. Taking the light rail for $2 vs a $30 Lyft ride. @freddieoconnell.bsky.social #ChooseHowYouMove is the next step towards these options. #EndingHomelessnessIsPossible So is quality transit.
Transit 🤝 Housing 🤝 an Equitable Nashville.
Transit 🤝 Housing 🤝 an Equitable Nashville.
The only reason I stuck on the platform that shall not be named so long is because of @nashseverewx.bsky.social so really hoping they make the leap over here.
November 10, 2024 at 2:02 PM
The only reason I stuck on the platform that shall not be named so long is because of @nashseverewx.bsky.social so really hoping they make the leap over here.