Author Archives: Jocelyn Figueroa

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Jocelyn Figueroa

     

Jocelyn Figueroa studied Creative Non-Fiction at The New School and is a blogger and freelance writer based out of New York City. Formerly homeless, she launched her own blog discussing shelter life in New York City. Today, Jocelyn is on a mission to build connections through storytelling and creative writing. Check out her book about homelessness at https://ko-fi.com/scartissueproject

Homelessness

Homeless Industrial Complex: Homelessness Is Not Accidental

woman putting fist in air victoriously

Two Years Housed: This Is My Life Now

Hawaii

Priced Out of Paradise: Hawaii’s Homeless Crisis

Poor and homeless

Punished For Being Poor and Homeless

LGBTQ Youth

LGBTQ Youth Disproportionately Experience Homelessness

Capitalism

Capitalism Uses Homelessness to Instill Fear

profiting from homelessness

Are Private Companies Profiting from Homelessness?

gentrification

Gentrification Leads to Homelessness

working poor

New ‘Working Poor’ Class Struggles to Find Housing

homelessness

Homelessness and The Just World Hypothesis

storytelling

Storytelling Changes Our Perception of Homelessness

homeless woman

Former Homeless Woman Asks: Do I Deserve Housing?

Right to Shelter

NYC’s ‘Right to Shelter’ Doesn’t End Homelessness

all homeless people

Help All Homeless People, Not Just the ‘Respectable’ Ones

homeless community

Strong Bonds Exist Among Homeless and Formerly Homeless People

homeless people and trauma

Homelessness Causes a Lifetime of Trauma

homeless shelter

Homeless Shelters Should Be a Place to Heal

Homeless services

You Are Worthy: We Need to Empower, Not Punish Homeless People