A Shelter In Our Car -- by Elaine Pedlar, Monica Gunning (Authors) (Book)
"After her father died, eight-year-old Zettie and her mother left Jamaica in search of education and a better life in America. They now live in an old car. Zettie's daily routine includes waking up to...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Against Their Will: The History and Geography of Forced Migrations in the USSR -- by Pavel Polian (Author) (Book)
"During his reign, Joseph Stalin oversaw the forced resettlement of people by the millions - a maniacal passion that he used for social engineering. Six million people were resettled before Stalin's...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
America's Housing Crisis -- by Bertha Davis (Author) (Book)
"Surveys the topic of housing in modern America, examining such aspects as the low-income rental housing crisis, public housing, and the question of renting versus buying a home."--Annotation...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Begging for Change -- by Sharon Flake (Author) (Book - Child)
"Raspberry Hill, who once was homeless, vowed never to end up on the streets again. To her, money equals security. But when a troubled neighborhood teenager attacks her mother, Raspberry is desperate...
Ages 9 years - 12 years.
Home: a collaboration of thirty distinguished authors and illustrators of children's books to aid the homeless -- by Michael Rosen (Author) (Book)
"Thirty noted authors and illustrators offer interpretations of home in a collaboration whose proceeds will go to Share Our Strength, an organization that provides food and shelter to the needy. The...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
Engendering Forced Migration: Theory and Practice, Vol. 6 -- by Doreen Indra (Author) (Book)
"As the millennium approaches, war, political oppression, desperate poverty, environmental degradation and disasters, and economic underdevelopment are sharply increasing the ranks of the world's...
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
Housing Crisis U. S. A -- by Joseph Fried (Author) (Book)
No professional review available
All Ages
Age groups: Adulthood (22+)
YWCA (Organization - Private, Non-Profit)
shelter services, violence prevention, child care services, employment and training, sports and fittness services for women
All Ages
No place to be: voices of homeless children -- by Judith Berck (Author) (Book)
"Grade 5 Up-- The foreword of this volume puts forth a strong indictment of the society that allows so many of its youngsters to be without a secure place to call home. The body of the book further...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)