{"product_id":"when-we-walk-by-forgotten-humanity-broken-systems-and-the-role-we-can-each-play-in-ending-homelessness-in-america-paperback","title":"When We Walk by: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin F. Adler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDonald W. Burnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAmanda Banh\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow to end homelessness in America: a must-read guide to understanding housing instability, supporting our unhoused neighbors, and reclaiming our humanity. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA deeply humanizing analysis that will change the way you think about poverty and homelessness--for the socially engaged reader of Isabel Wilkerson's \u003ci\u003eCaste\u003c\/i\u003e and Matthew Desmond's \u003ci\u003eEvicted\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThink about the last time that you saw or interacted with an unhoused person. What did you do? What did you say? Did you offer money or a smile, or did you avert your gaze? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen We Walk By\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose--in ourselves and as a society--when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. And it brilliantly shows what we stand to gain when we embrace our humanity and move toward evidence-based people-first, community-driven solutions, offering social analysis, economic and political histories, and the real stories of unhoused people. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthors Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes, with Amanda Banh and Andrijana Bilbija, recast chronic homelessness in the U.S. as a byproduct of twin crises: our social services systems are failing, and so is our humanity. Readers will learn: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy our brains have been trained to overlook our unhoused neighbors\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe social, economic, and political forces that shape myths like \"all homeless people are addicts\" and \"they'd have a house if they got a job\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat conservative economics gets wrong about housing insecurity\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat relational poverty is, and how to shift away from \"us versus them\" thinking\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat for many Americans, housing insecurity is just one missed paycheck away\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho \"the homeless\" really are--and why that might surprise you\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat you can do to help, starting today\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA necessary, deeply humanizing read that goes beyond theory and policy analysis to offer engaged solutions with compassion and heart, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen We Walk By\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a must-read for anyone who cares about homelessness, housing solutions, and their own humanity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKEVIN F. ADLER is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Miracle Messages. He holds a Masters in Sociology from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelors in Politics from Occidental College. In his work on homelessness, he has pioneered the concept of \"relational poverty\" as an overlooked form of poverty severely affecting unhoused individuals. He previously authored \u003ci\u003eNatural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDONALD W. BURNES funds The Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and teaches at Denver's Academy for Lifelong Learning. He was an adjunct professor and scholar-in-residence at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. He co-authored \u003ci\u003eJourneys Out of Homelessness: The Voices of Lived Experience\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Nation in Denial: The Truth About Homelessness\u003c\/i\u003e and co-edited \u003ci\u003eEnding Homelessness: Why We Haven't, How We Can\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAMANDA BANH and ANDRIJANA BILBIJA contributed research throughout.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 07, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756880683341,"sku":"9781623178840","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/IoxPXo1-kE9781623178840.webp?v=1776754703","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/when-we-walk-by-forgotten-humanity-broken-systems-and-the-role-we-can-each-play-in-ending-homelessness-in-america-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}