April – in – Brief
Homeless in America:
The Work of Rajni Shankar-Brown, Ph.D.
Patricia Vaccarino writes about the current state of homelessness in America and the calling of Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown, who is making every effort to afford dignity to every human being.
The Bowery Among Us
by Patricia Vaccarino
The former sites of Skid Rows are quickly becoming fodder for real estate developers. Even though the poor have been forced out, they have not gone away. Skid Row has metastasized everywhere.
Building Back Better:
The U.S. Treasury Department
This month Barbara Lloyd McMichael writes about the origins of our national treasure—The U.S. Treasury Department
Libraries We Love
Comfort for the homeless by Patricia Vaccarino
For the homeless, libraries are also a place to come in from the cold, a place to call home during the day. Aside from providing warmth, safety and relative comfort for free, libraries also offer many services to the homeless.
How can we help?
When we encounter the homeless, we often don’t know what to do. “Oh, it’s tragic,” you might say and you can look away, but many of us are not able to turn away. How can we help? Here are few tips from
Dr. Rajni Shankar-Brown.