New Study Shows Housing Improves Health Outcomes
A recent study by RAND sheds light on how crucial permanent housing is and will continue to be for the homeless population. The study was focused on homelessness in Los Angeles, a city which is known for its large homeless population. The county health department...
Resident Book Club: Same Kind of Different As Me
Here at WHC, we focus on engaging our residents in meaningful activities that will help promote good values and habits. One of the programs that we periodically engage our residents with is book club. This month, residents have been reading “Same Kind Of Different As...
HUD Proposed Changes Could Have a Detrimental Impact
Recently, United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, announced two new proposed regulations that would be detrimental to those currently living in low-income housing or those who are already struggling to afford rent. The first of these...
Circle Of Voices Staff Retreat
In March our staff participated in a retreat moderated by J.C. Faulk, MSOD, the founder of Circles of Voices, LLC, a diversity and inclusion consulting firm. Faulk led our team in exercises around communication, culture awareness, and team building. The retreat was...
The Other Side Of Poverty: Social Justice
In March I heard Bryan Stevenson speak at Loyola. He is the Executive Director and founder of the Equal Justice Initiative and the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller, Just Mercy. Stevenson challenged the audience to change the narrative...
Baltimore’s Public Transportation Problem
If you are from Baltimore, it might not come as a shock when we say Baltimore’s public transportation system is lacking in many ways. Baltimore has only one subway line that runs from east to west and one rail line that runs from north to south. These two...
Beth Benner’s Windows of Opportunity Speech 2018
At Women’s Housing Coalition, we believe that there are No throw away people. Not even if they’ve been homeless. Not even if they’ve struggled with mental illness or addiction. Not even if they have kids. At Women’s Housing Coalition, we help women and their children...
Women’s Housing Coalition 39 Years Later
We are coming up on our 39th year serving women and their families in need. This is the perfect opportunity to reflect back on how far we’ve come as an organization, and how far we still have to go as a nation. The Women's Housing Coalition (WHC) was founded in 1979...
Homeless Encampment Under 83 Cleared By City
Recently, you may have heard that the city of Baltimore broken up several homeless encampments. In particular, the one that was situated under the Interstate 83 overpass. In the span of six hours, all persons and their possessions were cleared out. Twenty-five people...
What The New Tax Bill Means For Housing
As many of you probably already know, the new tax bill recently passed Congress, which may unfortunately have some detrimental impacts to affordable housing and nonprofits like WHC. While the bill itself is finalized, everyone is agreed that the tax cuts are not yet...