{"id":17779,"date":"2021-12-31T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2021-12-31T14:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/invisiblepeople.tv\/?p=17779"},"modified":"2022-10-09T05:57:54","modified_gmt":"2022-10-09T09:57:54","slug":"invisible-peoples-top-10-news-posts-for-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/invisiblepeople.tv\/invisible-peoples-top-10-news-posts-for-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Invisible People’s Top 10 News Posts for 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
Division seems to be the defining characteristic of 2021. It’s true regarding politics and policies. It’s true regarding how we handle the pandemic. And it’s true with developing solutions to homelessness. This growing division is one reason we published\u00a0<\/span>new research<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to help advocates and policymakers influence positive change.<\/span><\/p>\n While 2021 is a year most of us want to forget, there were some bright spots.<\/span><\/p>\n We have been working to change the narrative on homelessness since 2008. Most of that time, we were alone in seeing how public perceptions influence policy change. This has always been a battle, but it’s never been as hard as it is today. The good news is many in the homeless sector have now joined us in talking about narrative change. To validate this change, a major cable news show highlighted how public perceptions influence policies for the first time ever. If you haven’t yet, please watch\u00a0<\/span>Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0show on homelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n While this new attention to narrative change work opens many opportunities, it’s crucial that we work smart and quickly as a sector. Homelessness is growing. The criminalization of poverty is growing. More people are dying outside without a home. We must respond with urgency.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Thanks to the\u00a0<\/span>support from people just like you<\/span><\/a>\u00a0choosing to be a part of the solution, Invisible People is committed to changing harmful beliefs about homelessness. With your help, we reach over 10 million people a month, educating them on the truth about homelessness.<\/span><\/p>\n One big highlight out of 2021 is we produced our first scripted film,\u00a0<\/span>Mobile<\/span><\/a>, about a woman being evicted and with no choice but to live in her car. More\u00a0<\/span>scripted films<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>mini-documentaries<\/span><\/a>, and first-person interviews we are known for will be coming in 2022.<\/span><\/p>\n We started our journalism initiative three years ago. Our writers are dedicated to bringing you quality, original reporting on homelessness and related topics. This year, we published 267 news stories also syndicated on Apple News and Google News. Here are some highlights:<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It’s easy to get upset when people speak hatefully about homeless people. Here are some tips to help keep your cool while taking a fact-based, educational approach to these types of situations.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n All illegal evictions resulting in another’s homelessness should be considered violent crimes as homelessness leads to the increased likelihood of chronic illnesses and premature death.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n If homeless people were truly lazy, they would not survive.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Approximately 1 in 30 school-aged children are homeless, which is the highest it has ever been in US history.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n Most visible variations of homelessness do not reflect the majority of cases of homelessness. For example, homeless people with drug addictions are more visible but not more plentiful.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n We must learn to view investment in our communities as homeless prevention. By investing in mental health and substance abuse programs, we aren’t just treating symptoms of homelessness\u2014we’re investing in prevention as well.<\/span><\/p>\nInvisible People’s work has never been more critical than it is now, and we are grateful to our partners and donors who help make it possible.<\/span><\/h4>\n
How to Counter Hate and Prejudice Against Homeless People<\/a><\/h3>\n
Evicting People into Homelessness Should be Punished as a Violent Crime<\/a><\/h3>\n
Being Homeless Takes a Lot of Work<\/a><\/h3>\n
How Can Homelessness Be a ‘Choice’ if People Are Born into It?<\/a><\/h3>\n
Why Homelessness Isn’t What It Looks Like<\/a><\/h3>\n
How Generational Poverty Exacerbates Homelessness<\/a><\/h3>\n