Rolling forward: addressing needs in the homeless community

Brallier, Sara A.; Southworth, Stephanie; Ryan, Brenda

doi:10.1080/10530789.2019.1646477

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“…Some prisoners are released into post-release supervision and need to meet with probation or parole officers (La Vigne, Davies, Palmer, & Halberstadt, 2008). Brallier et al (2019) mentioned the lack of reliable transportation as a significant obstacle to securing and retaining jobs, making and attending appointments, or maintaining a social support network. A lack of transportation can negatively impact job opportunities and education, healthcare, and social services.…”

Section: Lack Of Transportation To Facilitate Movementmentioning

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Model of Homeless Former Prisoner’s Life Experiences and Basic Needs: A Theoretical Paper

Jasni

2023

MJSSH

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Studies on former prisoners who end up homeless are relatively new in Malaysia, although the phenomenon itself has been around since the advent of prison institutions. Most former prisoners live in the city and rely mostly on individual or community sympathy to survive. Former prisoners are the most marginalised group in the stratification of marginalised communities in Malaysia. This theoretical paper was written solely using data gathered via library research methods, conducted by examining the documents and web pages to support the discussion throughout this study. The issue of homeless former prisoners is not widely discussed. As a result, no specific research has focused on the problem of homelessness among former prisoners. It is hoped that this theoretical paper will serve as a guide to improve some existing policies to provide more appropriate social interventions to help this group. This model can be a guideline in drafting a better policy in making sure the welfare of this marginalised community. Like all citizens, former prisoners who are homeless also deserve to have their basic rights acknowledged and protected. It is the researcher's hope that through this paper, the 'justice and welfare' of this group is upheld.

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Section: Lack Of Transportation To Facilitate Movementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Model of Homeless Former Prisoner’s Life Experiences and Basic Needs: A Theoretical Paper

Jasni

2023

MJSSH

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“…Despite steady increases in homelessness in the U.S. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2021), only recently have transportation needs and use for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) been the focus of research (Bassett et al, 2013; Brallier et al, 2019; Murphy, 2019). Regardless of whether one is living unsheltered, staying in an emergency homeless shelter, or experiencing some other form of homelessness (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2011), transportation is a key component for the ability of PEH to access basic goods, health and social services, and places of employment, education, and recreation (Canham et al, 2019).…”

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“…While transportation is foundational to equal access to opportunity (Inwood et al, 2015), PEH are often challenged by inadequate transportation that limits access to education, employment, and healthcare services (Brallier et al, 2019; Canham et al, 2019; Hauff & Secor‐Turner, 2014; Hennein & De Alba Campomanes, 2021; Murphy, 2019). Though PEH may remain close to services they require for survival (e.g., shelter, food), they are often on the move during the day, using various transportation modes (e.g., walking, biking, public transit, personal vehicle) (Hui & Habib, 2017; Parker, 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Though public transportation is a vital resource for PEH, there are numerous access barriers, including not knowing how to ride transit, cost, lack of transit connectivity, and transit driver discrimination that negatively impact use (Brallier et al, 2019; Gallup et al, 2019; Hui & Habib, 2016, 2017; Jocoy & Del Casino, 2010; Murphy, 2019; Nuworsoo et al, 2009). PEH are less likely to be able to afford the cost of a monthly transit pass to take advantage of bulk discounts, left with only the option of paying per trip (Jocoy & Del Casino, 2010).…”

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Community perspectives on how decentralising an emergency shelter influences transportation needs and use for persons experiencing homelessness

Canham

Rose

Jones

et al. 2022

Health Social Care Comm

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Despite steady increases in homelessness in the U.S., only recently has research on transportation needs and use for persons experiencing homelessness (PEH) been the focus of research endeavours. Moreover, limited research has identified how the geographic relocation of homeless community services and resources impacts the transportation needs of PEH and how this process affects access to health and social services. To fill this gap in the literature, using a community‐engaged research approach, we conducted a qualitative research study in which 24 professionals working in planning, transportation, local government, and the homelessness services sector were engaged in in‐depth, semi‐structured interviews. We examined participant perspectives on how PEH transportation needs and use changed after three new emergency shelters replaced a centralised one, and how access to health and social services was impacted. Data were organised into three overarching categories: (1) Changes in transportation need and use following decentralisation; (2) Impact of transportation changes on PEH access to services; and (3) Recommendations for improving transportation access. Findings suggest the need to offer PEH transportation on demand, provide education on transportation and system navigation, and increase transportation‐related funding for homeless service providers and PEH to ensure transportation costs are not a barrier to healthcare and social services.

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“…In both the United States and Turkey, governmental and non-governmental bodies offer aid to the homeless (Brallier, Southworth, and Ryan 2019;Chinchilla and Gabrielian 2019;Easterday, Driscoll, and Ramaswamy 2019;Yeter 2018). A significant difference originates from the fact that in Turkey, no particular homeless status is defined apart from some subpopulations (Erbay 2019;Ilhan and Ergun 2010;Isikhan 2004;Yilmaz 2017), which are described as in need of protection, such as women, children, veterans, and disabled people, and offered financial and social support by the government (Gumus 2016;Isikhan 2004; T.R.…”

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confidence: 99%

“How Come This Man Is Homeless?” An Ethnographic Exploration of Identity Work among Volunteers in a Diner Serving to the Homeless

Hamarat

Celikoglu

2020

Journal of Contemporary Ethnography

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In this study, we explore the identity work among volunteers in a local restaurant in one of the metropolitan cities of Turkey, which serves to paying customers by daytime, and free food to the homeless in the evening. Our setting, which we call The Diner, is a local attempt to help homeless people whose number increases day by day. Through ethnographic fieldwork, we found that the volunteers at The Diner act as teams based on their selective association with a particular volunteer group. To gain an in-depth understanding of these volunteer teams, we examined the volunteers’ identification process with volunteer work; structures and motivations of the teams; and collaborations and competitions between the teams. Our approach relies on Snow and Anderson’s conception of identity work, and we utilized Goffman’s terms of performance, teams, and definitional disruptions.

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Rolling forward: addressing needs in the homeless community

Cited by 6 publications

References 13 publications

Model of Homeless Former Prisoner’s Life Experiences and Basic Needs: A Theoretical Paper

Model of Homeless Former Prisoner’s Life Experiences and Basic Needs: A Theoretical Paper

Community perspectives on how decentralising an emergency shelter influences transportation needs and use for persons experiencing homelessness

“How Come This Man Is Homeless?” An Ethnographic Exploration of Identity Work among Volunteers in a Diner Serving to the Homeless

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