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Blog Entries by Christine Schanes from 10/2009

The Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP)

| Posted 10.07.2009 | Politics
Read More: Homeless, California Budget, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Housing Budget, Hud, Arra, Emergency Solutions Grant, Homelessness Prevention, Obama Recovery, Christine Schanes, Politics News

The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is administering $1.5 billion of its $787 billion stimulus package through the Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP).

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Breaking Homelessness News: Tens of Thousands Detroit Residents Apply for HPRP Funds

| Posted 10.08.2009 | Impact
Read More: Hud, Housing Budget, Obama Recovery, Emergency Solutions Grant, Arra, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Homeless, Homelessness Prevention, Politics News Read More At: Http://www.huffingtonpost.com/Christine-Schanes/the-Homelessness-preventi_b_312005.Html, California Budget, Christine Schanes, Impact News

Two videos published on YouTube - one of which has just been aired on television - show what actual HPRP funding means to people in Detroit, Michigan.

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Homelessness Myth #1: "Get a Job!"

| Posted 10.30.2009 | Healthy Living
Read More: Jobs, Laundry Facilities, Public Toilets, Showers, Homelessness, Causes, Employment, Myth, Poverty, Christine Schanes, Healthy Living News

"Get a job!" is an easy expression to say. However, for some homeless people, getting a job is an impossible dream.

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