One of the misconceptions of the homeless is that they all drink or are drunks but we know that this is just not true. Last month, Christine Schanes continued with her series of Homeless Myths on Huffington Post with a July 30, 2012 post, “Homeless Myth #24: They All Frequent Bars.”
In writing the article, she interviewed a number of people who have experienced homelessness to find out do the homeless really hang out in bars. While some indicated that they had frequented bars, other responses were from those who do not like bars to those who do not drink to those who have found themselves not welcome in bars.
Quoting Grace, a 53 year old woman who lives in her van, who said,
“The coffee shop now has a retired police officer to sit in front and keep out the ‘trolls,’ as he refers to homeless people. Most homeless people don’t drink in bars. [If they buy alcohol,] they get it from the corner liquor store and then get ticketed for public intoxication.”
Click here to read the full article.
Click here to read Schanes previous posts.
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Kate Kelly joined Monarch Housing Associates in March of 2011. Prior to that, she worked for seven years at the Partnership for Strong Communities in Hartford, Connecticut as the Reaching Home Campaign Manager. Managing the statewide effort to end long-term homelessness, Kate effectively implemented statewide advocacy campaigns to fund over 700 new supportive housing units for individuals and families. She has experience directing fundraising events and presenting federal and state conferences. At the Partnership, she educated state and federal legislators and staff about supportive housing homelessness issues and advocated for new funding sources. She has also developed public forums that led to formal policy recommendations and educated local constituencies such as policymakers, legislators and funders. Ms. Kelly received her B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame and an M.S.W from the University of Connecticut School of Social Work. Click here to send Ms. Kelly an email.
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