When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America
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📕 Book Synopsis: How to end homelessness in America: a must-read guide to understanding housing instability, supporting our unhoused neighbors, and reclaiming our humanity. A deeply humanizing analysis that will change the way you think about poverty and homelessness—for the socially engaged reader of Isabel Wilkerson's Caste and Matthew Desmond's Evicted.
Think about the last time that you saw or interacted with an unhoused person. What did you do? What did you say? Did you offer money or a smile, or did you avert your gaze?
When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. And it brilliantly shows what we stand to gain when we embrace our humanity and move toward evidence-based people-first, community-driven solutions, offering social analysis, economic, and political histories, and the real stories of unhoused people.
Authors Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes, with Amanda Banh and Andrijana Bilbija, recast chronic homelessness in the U.S. as a byproduct of twin crises: our social services systems are failing, and so is our humanity. Readers will learn:
- Why our brains have been trained to overlook our unhoused neighbors
- The social, economic, and political forces that shape myths like "all homeless people are addicts" and "they'd have a house if they got a job"
- What conservative economics gets wrong about housing insecurity
- What relational poverty is, and how to shift away from "us versus them" thinking
- That for many Americans, housing insecurity is just one missed paycheck away
- Who "the homeless" really are—and why that might surprise you
- What you can do to help, starting today
A necessary, deeply humanizing read that goes beyond theory and policy analysis to offer engaged solutions with compassion and heart, When We Walk By is a must-read for anyone who cares about homelessness, housing solutions, and their own humanity.
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Are you tired of walking past unhoused individuals without knowing how to help? When We Walk By is the guide you've been waiting for. This deeply humanizing analysis will change the way you think about poverty and homelessness, providing you with the tools and knowledge to make a difference. Just like Isabel Wilkerson's Caste and Matthew Desmond's Evicted, this book is a must-read for socially engaged individuals who want to understand housing instability and support their unhoused neighbors. Step up and reclaim your humanity.
It's time to confront the twin crises of failing social services systems and a lack of humanity. When We Walk By takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us the consequences of turning a blind eye to those in need. Through social analysis, economic and political histories, and the real stories of unhoused people, authors Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes expose the myths that perpetuate homelessness and offer evidence-based, people-first solutions.
Did you know that your brain has been trained to overlook unhoused neighbors? It's time to break free from this mindset and embrace true compassion. Learn about the social, economic, and political forces that shape these myths and gain a deeper understanding of the real causes of housing insecurity. Together, we can shift away from divisive thinking and unite as a community.
Don't believe the conservative economics that dismiss housing insecurity as a personal failing. When We Walk By sets the record straight, providing a fresh perspective on relational poverty and debunking common misconceptions. It's time to challenge the "us versus them" mentality and recognize that for many Americans, housing insecurity is just one missed paycheck away. It could happen to anyone.
Are you ready to make a change? When We Walk By offers practical steps you can take to help end homelessness, starting today. This necessary read goes beyond theory and policy analysis, providing engaged solutions with compassion and heart. Join the movement to find housing solutions and rediscover your own humanity. Take action now by ordering When We Walk By here.
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