{"id":8583,"date":"2018-09-11T12:57:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T16:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=8583"},"modified":"2022-10-09T07:51:02","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T11:51:02","slug":"how-to-help-homeless-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/how-to-help-homeless-families\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Help Homeless Families"},"content":{"rendered":"
Families who are homeless face complex challenges that can\u2019t be solved by any one federal, state, or community agency. Solutions to homelessness include:<\/p>\n
Families with children who are homeless need quality daycare opportunities for young children. This allows parents to work, seek employment, or attend school or training programs. Homeless families may also qualify for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), a federal program for pregnant women and families with one or more dependent children. TANF provides financial assistance to help pay for food, shelter, utilities, and non-medical expenses.<\/p>\n
Families experiencing domestic violence need secure places to stay and resources to enhance their safety and stability. Homeless students also need reliable transportation to school. Ideally they would continue attending the same school they did before becoming homeless to prevent changing classes. (The more a kid changes schools and classes, the more disruptive it is to their learning.) School closings due to the COVID-19 pandemic may also have a profound effect on families experiencing homelessness.<\/p>\n
Many people don\u2019t know that families and children are homeless because they don\u2019t see them on the streets. Help homeless families by educating yourself and others. Learn and share as much as you can about homelessness \u2013 the causes, its impact, and solutions.<\/p>\n
Then, get involved! The federal government\u2014as well as state, county, and local governments\u2014control many of the laws, programs, and budgets that impact solutions to homelessness. By changing laws and policies, we can help end homelessness.<\/p>\n
If you are 18 years or older, make sure you are registered to vote. And then cast your vote on Election Day. Better yet, be an informed voter! What have candidates said about people living in poverty and experiencing homelessness? Have they mentioned issues like access to health care, affordable housing, and living wages? Do they discuss domestic and community violence? Do their solutions seem effective to you?<\/p>\n
Here are some ways you can donate and volunteer to help homeless families and children within your community:<\/p>\n
Each of these activities may seem small, but together, we can have a collective impact.<\/p>\n
Learn more\u2014read \u201c4 Ways to Help Homeless People.<\/a>\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Solutions to Child and Family Homelessness Families who are homeless face complex challenges that can\u2019t be solved by any one federal, state, or community agency. Solutions to homelessness include: more affordable housing wages that cover the real costs of living … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":8584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7321,7319],"tags":[957,743,515,508,6881,1191],"coauthors":[8319],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8583"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18754,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8583\/revisions\/18754"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8583"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordpress-537697-2997182.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=8583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}