Download or read book Women and Housing written by Patricia Kennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the context of contemporary economic, political, social and cultural transformations, this book brings together contributions from developed and emerging societies in Europe, the USA and East Asia in order to highlight the nature, extent and impact of these changes on the housing opportunities of women. The collection seeks to contribute to comparative housing debates by highlighting the gendered nature of housing processes, locating these processes within wider structured and institutionalized relations of power, and to show how these socially constructed relationships are culturally contingent, and manifest and transform over time and space. The international contributors draw on a wide range of empirical evidence relating to labour market participation, wealth distribution, family formation and education to demonstrate the complexity and gendered nature of the interlocking arenas of production, reproduction and consumption and the implications for the housing opportunities of women in different social contexts. Worldwide examples are drawn from Australia, China, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Japan, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan and the USA.
Download or read book Safe Haven written by Rae Bridgman and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking work, urban anthropologist Rae Bridgman, in careful and intimate detail, explores the perspectives of the women who work and live at Savard's, a unique shelter for homeless women. Bridgman uses the design and development of Savard's - a housing model developed by women for women - as an opportunity to document the project's original vision and what happened once it opened. There are few rules at Savard's. Women may come and go as they wish, and referrals to other services are made only when a woman has indicated interest in taking action on her own behalf. It is a model that aims to provide a safe haven for the chronically homeless. The study traces the evolution of this type of shelter, providing qualitative research and useful analysis for academics, policy-makers, service providers, and activists. Based on many hours of participant observation as well as interviews and staff records, Safe Haven presents a distinct picture of the chronically homeless and those on the frontlines of this lifesaving service.
Download or read book Permanent Supportive Housing written by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2018-08-11 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chronic homelessness is a highly complex social problem of national importance. The problem has elicited a variety of societal and public policy responses over the years, concomitant with fluctuations in the economy and changes in the demographics of and attitudes toward poor and disenfranchised citizens. In recent decades, federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and the philanthropic community have worked hard to develop and implement programs to solve the challenges of homelessness, and progress has been made. However, much more remains to be done. Importantly, the results of various efforts, and especially the efforts to reduce homelessness among veterans in recent years, have shown that the problem of homelessness can be successfully addressed. Although a number of programs have been developed to meet the needs of persons experiencing homelessness, this report focuses on one particular type of intervention: permanent supportive housing (PSH). Permanent Supportive Housing focuses on the impact of PSH on health care outcomes and its cost-effectiveness. The report also addresses policy and program barriers that affect the ability to bring the PSH and other housing models to scale to address housing and health care needs.
Download or read book Women Human Settlements and Housing written by Caroline O. N. Moser and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Unsheltered Woman written by Eugenie Ladner Birch and published by Transaction Publishers. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: New Brunswick, N.J.: Center for Urban Policy Research, Rutgers University, c1985.
Download or read book Permanent Supportive Housing for Women and Families in Dallas Texas written by India Stewart and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This qualitative study examines the lived experience of homelessness from the perspective of women in permanent supportive housing programs. Fifteen formerly homeless women residing in permanent supportive housing, along with eleven service providers, were interviewed to determine patterns of service utilization and unique aspects of women's experience of homelessness. Findings suggest that women's experience of homelessness is characterized by increased vulnerability compared with their male peers and often impacted by the presence of children. This vulnerability appears to influence women's decisions to access shelter and services, with women reporting far less "on the street" homelessness and more willingness to enter and remain in shelter programs than their male counterparts. Women with children present have greater access to mainstream benefits and use these resources, along with limited support from family, to maintain stability while in permanent supportive housing. Participants did not observe significant differences in the services needed by male and female clients, but noted that gender, and investment in traditional gender roles, influences how these services are perceived by recipients. Men were believed to feel more stigmatized by the experience of requesting assistance and more reluctant to seek help than their female counterparts. Women demonstrated greater willingness to access services, but many faced barriers related to a diminished sense of self-efficacy, along with concerns related to securing transportation and childcare. The majority of women interviewed viewed permanent supportive housing as a temporary home that allowed them the time and space to pursue educational, employment, and parenting goals absent the financial pressures they experienced while independently housed. These women, particularly those younger than 35, were confident in their ability to achieve self-sufficiency within one to five years. Older residents expressed somewhat more modest goals related to managing disabilities and navigating pension systems. Women and families are a unique population in permanent supportive housing and face multiple barriers to self-sufficiency. Practitioners and policymakers must begin to recognize these differences in designing programming that addresses this population's specific needs in permanent supportive housing.
Download or read book Housing for Battered Women written by Olga Dwyer and published by . This book was released on 1989 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modern Housing written by Catherine Bauer and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 541 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The original guide on modern housing from the premier expert and activist in the public housing movement Originally published in 1934, Modern Housing is widely acknowledged as one of the most important books on housing of the twentieth century, introducing the latest developments in European modernist housing to an American audience. It is also a manifesto: America needs to draw on Europe’s example to solve its housing crisis. Only when housing is transformed into a planned, public amenity will it truly be modern. Modern Housing’s sharp message catalyzed an intense period of housing activism in the United States, resulting in the Housing Act of 1937, which Catherine Bauer coauthored. But these reforms never went far enough: so long as housing remained the subject of capitalist speculation, Bauer knew the housing problem would remain. In light of today’s affordable housing emergency, her prescriptions for how to achieve humane and dignified modern housing remain as instructive and urgent as ever.
Download or read book Housing Homelessness and Violence Against Women written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The opinions and recommendations in this We represent a strong, unified voice on the report, and any errors, are those of the authors, issue of violence against women on the national and do not necessarily reflect the views of the stage. [...] The purpose of this discussion paper is to outline and review the social and affordable housing options and supports available to domestic violence (DV) survivors and to illuminate the complex and sometimes contradictory systems that survivors must navigate to avoid homelessness and gain access safe and affordable housing. [...] The roundtable brought together a diverse group of leaders and experts including representatives from the VAW sector, the social and affordable housing sector, the homelessness sector, the anti-poverty sector, and academics and policy makers. [...] Given the limited period that women have to find housing during their stay at VAW shelters, the bureaucratic loopholes associated with applying for social housing, and the long wait times for units and social assistance, women may be unsuccessful in securing housing and may be left with no other choice but to return to their abuser or become homeless.21 Recommendations to the National Housing Stra [...] The housing gap between the wealthy and the poor is expanding while there are fewer supports and resources available to the most marginalized.62 Social and Affordable Housing Options for Survivors of Domestic Violence Long waiting lists for affordable housing could mean the difference between life and death for women fleeing domestic violence.
Download or read book Tell Them Who I Am written by Elliot Liebow and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1995-04-01 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "One of the very best things ever written about homeless people in the nation."—Jonathan Kozol.
Download or read book Women s Homelessness in Europe written by Paula Mayock and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-02-08 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book marks a critical contribution in assessing and extending the evidence base on the causes and consequences of women’s homelessness. Drawing together work from Europe’s leading homelessness scholars, it presents a multidisciplinary and comparative analysis of this acute social problem, including its relationship with domestic violence, lone parenthood, motherhood, health and well-being and women’s experience of sustained and recurrent homelessness. Working from diverse perspectives, the authors look at the responses to women’s homelessness in differing cultures and regions, and within various forms of welfare states. They focus in particular on relating the gender dimensions of welfare and social policy to women’s experiences when they become homeless. This innovative and timely edited volume will appeal to students and scholars of sociology, social policy, anthropology, and gender and women’s studies, along with international policy-makers.
Download or read book The Unsheltered Woman written by Randall Hinshaw and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 529 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defining the "unsheltered woman" and her needs is a complicated task. Regardless of the roots of the condition, a significant number of women are not being housed as well as they could be. Women are not the only victims of an inadequately met housing demand; their families suffer as well. This volume provides sources of information for understanding which women are ill-housed and why their shelter is substandard.Birch reviews basic demographic issues and trends in household formation, using census information to reveal which groups in the country and in New York City have housing problems. The essays then turn to the needs of special groups of women: elderly women, working-class women, and professional women - married and single. Later essays investigate locational and design issues related to women's concerns: a model case study in Denver; high-rise housing in New York City; neighborhood housing for the elderly in Manhattan.The author has gathered together more than twenty of the top professionals in the field including Susan Cotts Watkins, Evelyn S. Mann, May Engler, Roberta R. Spohn, Olivia Schieffelin Nordberg, Barbara Behrens Gers, Susan Saegert, Elizabeth Mackintosh, Gwendolyn Wright, Dolores Hayden, Jacqueline Leavitt, Ronnie Feit, Jan Peterson, Michael Mostoller, Clara Fox, Celine G. Marcus, Jane Margolies, Lynda Simmons, Judith Edelman, Rebecca A. Lee, and Michael A. Stegman. The Unsheltered Woman is significant not only for women, but also for housing policy in America. Until now, very little research has focused on gender policy issues, as such it should be read by all urban planners, policy makers, and housing authorities.
Download or read book Home Safe Home written by Hilary Botein and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2016-12-05 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Housing matters for everyone, as it provides shelter, security, privacy, and stability. For survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV), housing takes on an additional meaning; it is the key to establishing a new life, free from abuse. IPV survivors often face such inadequate housing options, however, that they must make excruciating choices between cycling through temporary shelters, becoming homeless, or returning to their abusers. Home Safe Home offers a multifaceted analysis that accounts for both IPV survivors’ needs and the practical challenges involved in providing them with adequate permanent housing. Incorporating the varied perspectives of the numerous housing providers, activists, policymakers, and researchers who have a stake in these issues, the book also lets IPV survivors have their say, expressing their views on what housing and services can best meet their short and long-term goals. Researchers Hilary Botein and Andrea Hetling not only examine the federal and state policies and funding programs determining housing for IPV survivors, but also provide detailed case studies that put a human face on these policy issues. As it traces how housing options and support mechanisms for IPV survivors have evolved over time, Home Safe Home also offers innovative suggestions for how policymakers and advocates might work together to better meet the needs of this vulnerable population.
Download or read book More Than Housing written by Joan Forrester Sprague and published by Architectual Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today, 40 percent of the homeless are single mothers and children; their numbers are increasing. More Than Housing is the first book focusing on a new housing type that responds to this growing emergency. The innovative models are called 'lifeboats' because they rescue and transform lives. Lifeboat architecture and communities of support help single mothers move out of poverty, dependence, abuse, and homelessness. This book is a resource for design, planning, and programming. It contains: -examples of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing, ranging in size from five to hundreds of families -descriptions, 80 line drawings, and photographs of 50 different models from 18 states -details about zones of use and many kinds of shared spaces, childcare, and social services -comments of residents, architects, and lifeboat sponsors: grassroots, women's groups, century-old nonprofit institutions, religious organizations, YMCA's, corporations, contractors, individuals, and government agencies -documentation of the housing-type evolution
Download or read book A Right to Housing written by Rachel G. Bratt and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An examination of America's housing crisis by the leading progressive housing activists in the country.
Download or read book Finding Home Policy Options for Addressing Homelessness in Canada written by and published by The Homeless Hub. This book was released on 2009 with total page 781 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Women and Housing written by Patricia Kennett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-12-07 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection explores the housing circumstances of women in developed and emerging societies in Europe, USA and East Asia, at a time of substantial economic and social change. Its focus is on the interface between housing and gender and how this socially constructed relationship manifests and transforms over time and space.
