In a recent speech about criminal justice reform, Georgia politician Stacey Abrams said something that those of us who work with people making the transition from incarceration back to society have long known, but don’t often say out loud: “Family isn’t enough.” When it comes to building a life after incarceration, family support […]
Suzanne Kenney
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To end homelessness, let’s rethink housing subsidies
ON A FRIGID NIGHT in January, a team from Project Place bundled up and hit the streets to participate in the City of Boston’s annual homeless census. Volunteers canvassed every neighborhood of the city into the early hours of the morning, as wind chill temperatures plunged to 25 degrees below zero. We offered bags filled with […]