Author Archives: Cynthia Griffith

Cynthia Griffith

Cynthia Griffith

     

Cynthia Griffith is a freelance writer dedicated to social justice and environmental issues.

homeless veterans on veterans row

Stolen Valor: How Colleges Profit from Land Meant for Homeless Veterans

human and sex trafficking

Surviving Trafficking, Facing Homelessness: Helen Stiver’s Story of Resilience

being homeless homeless encampments

Yes, Being Homeless Is a Crime in the United States

AI poverty homelessness

How AI is Deepening Poverty and Homelessness

police brutality, Criminalizing homeless advocates and kindness

Criminalizing Kindness: Advocates Face Police Brutality for Helping Homeless Communities

amputations

Preventable Amputations, Part 3: Homeless Kensington Residents Face Systemic Neglect

amputations

Preventable Amputations, Part 2: How Bias in Medicine Fails Kensington’s Homeless Community

preventable amputations

23 and Amputated: Ignorance in Treating Kensington’s Homeless Drug Users

UK Criminalizing homelessness

Criminalizing Homelessness: The UK’s Alarming Response to Record-High Rough Sleeping

rent burden

The Crushing Weight of Rent: How America’s Housing Crisis Fuels Homelessness

hurricane damage

A Flood of Homelessness Amid Hurricanes Helene and Milton

censorship on social media

Muted Voices: How Social Media Silences Homelessness Advocacy

Temporary housing not solution to homelessness in UK

Born into Homelessness: UK’s Children Face a Lifetime in Temporary Housing

homeless seniors - homelessness among senior citizens is growing

The Growing Crisis: 100,000 Seniors Homeless in America

Policing Homelessness, homeless man killed by police

When Policing Becomes Deadly: A Homeless Man’s Death in Milwaukee

Inside Safe is not a sustainable solution to homelessness in LA

Inside Safe: LA’s Costly and Ineffective Approach to Homelessness

urban heat island effect

Saving Homeless Lives: A Blueprint to End Urban Heat Island Effect

Sherrod Brown Stop Predatory Investing Act

The Stop Predatory Investing Act: What it is and How it Can Prevent Future Homelessness