I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Karen Jupiter and I am the Director of Development for Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services and a blogger here. Good Shepherd Housing has been serving low-income working families, the disabled, and the elderly in Northern Virginia since 1974. We help clients who are faced with homelessness [...]
Archive for the ‘Homelessness’ Category
Guest Blogger: Karen Jupiter
Posted in Guest Blogger, Homelessness, tagged Homelessness on September 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Homelessness and poverty: what role does law play?
Posted in Homelessness, Legal System, Uncategorized, tagged Homelessness, Legal System on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In the DC metro area, the world of parking and tickets go hand in hand. However, some cities across the country are connecting homelessness with law enforcement. Barbara Ehrenreich wrote an op-ed article for the New York Times exploring the question: Is it now a crime to be poor? What do you think? Is it [...]
