Image of Ann Oliva,- CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness. Fair use image standing at a podium that says innovations and solutions with one arm in the air.

“We all want to live in a nation where every person in our communities can thrive.

But we will never realize this vision until we end homelessness in this country,” - Ann Oliva,

- CEO of the National Alliance to End Homelessness.

#homeless #HousingFirst #Oliva

How could anyone be proud to introduce this inhumane legislation?

SOP for GOP

#homeless #Oklahoma #HousingFirst #HomelessAreHuman

You do not need that kind of negativity in your life.

We are proud of you for this!

We are also concerned; we serve the homeless of Chicago, and many of our people are undocumented or refugees from Venezuela.

We have heard you say you won't let Homan and Miller come into Chicago with Red State National Guard.

We would love to know what the plan is.

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Exciting news! 🎉

Words Into Reality has officially applied for our first funding grant of $25k!

This will fund our program and support our advocacy journaling group for 6 months.

We’re thrilled about this step forward and will know if we’re selected by the end of January.

Stay tuned! 📖✨

Deeply saddened by the passing of President Jimmy Carter.

His life was a testament to service, compassion, and integrity. As a leader, he championed peace, human rights, and environmental stewardship.

His work with Habitat for Humanity was truly inspiring, leaving an enduring legacy of kindness.

The Salvation Army masks bigotry as a charity, with a history of anti-LGBTQ+ discrimination, forcing religion on the vulnerable.

+ SHADY financials.

True support means funding inclusive, transparent organizations, not ones weaponizing faith to judge who’s “worthy” of help.

Please DON'T donate.

We are so excited we just held our first official board meeting tonight and it went extremely well.

We are applying for our first grant on Dec 27 and will know if we are approved by mid-January.

We are starting our first Advocacy and Journaling group the first week of February.

#Homeless

There are those that are even worse that Elon. Threre are those that even Trump won't make a nickname for.

We have lived experiences similar to this. You are welcome to follow.

Agreed, everyone is just one steady paycheck away from being homeless.

Most people have more in common with an unhoused individual than they do a billionaire.

You are welcome to follow us for homeless advocacy articles. or if you would like to keep up to date on our work here in Chicago.

No one who is experiencing homelessness is responsible for being homeless!

The reason there is homelessness is because we live in a broken system that allows homelessness to exist.

No one who is unhoused is responsible for getting out of it alone.

#Homeless #HousingFirst #HousingForAll

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We value your insights and experiences in homeless advocacy!

If there's a particular issue or story you feel needs more attention, we'd love to collaborate on an article together.

Feel free to reach out publicly or send us a private message to discuss further.

'Homeless' is NOT a Lie Take it from a guy who has been there and back

Folks, this one is PERSONAL to me. Elon Musk said that "Homeless" is a lie.

Since I was actually once homeless myself, I know it's not a lie.

This Substack article is totally FREE. Please read, share, and subscribe. 🙏💪
brooklyndaddefiant.substack.com/p/homeless-i...

Those who are experiencing homelessness are not to blame.

We live in a broken system that allows homelessness to exist.

It is not the responsibility of homeless individuals to get out of it themselves.

We support and advocate for Chicago's homeless.

You are welcome to follow.

#HousingFirst

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"Words Into Reality" can be seen as a UNION for those with lived experience.

At its core, we focus on three core goals:

1. Strengthen bonds within the group.
2. Teaching conflict-resolution skills.
3. Facilitate developing and execution of group advocacy projects.

#Homeless #LivedExperience

Tiffany is so excited to announce her new crochet group!!

Open to those with lived experience of homelessness and those who would like to teach crochet.

Join our crochet group at the ReVive Center for Housing and Healing! DM us.

Share with anyone in Chicago who loves crochet!

#Crochet #Class

Agreed, fully support.

We know the ethical concerns of using Amazon for our wishlist, but many critical items aren't available or affordable elsewhere.

We're exploring alternatives for more ethical sourcing.

What platforms do you recommend?

We'd love your input!

#EthicalShopping #Homelessness #CommunitySupport

Thank you for sharing! We are so proud to have you on our team.

900 Followers! Congratulations! Keep up the good work!

Follow us for news and articles about Chicago's Homeless.

#homeless #Chicago #Unhoused #Advocacy #HousingFirst #JournalForTheUnhoused #WordsIntoReality

Well said; we are proud of you!

We agree with everything you said, but we also think that the point of culture wars was to distract us that they are planning to eliminate Social Security and give tax breaks to the rich instead.

Chicago is closing its biggest tent city but comes up short on promised apartments The tent dwellers left out include Porfirio and Melissa, a couple recovering from addiction. To survive winter, they’re relying on each other.

#Chicago is closing its biggest #tent city after coming up short on promised apartments. The people left out include Porfirio and Melissa, a couple recovering from #addiction. To survive winter, they say they’ll rely on each other. #homeless #opioids www.wbez.org/housing/2024...

Chicago closes its largest tent city and moves most residents into apartments and shelters Officials say they’ve placed 39 households into apartments and are working to place 24 others. Others sleeping in Humboldt Park were offered shelter beds.

Chicago officials on Friday carried out a months-old plan to clear away the city’s biggest homeless encampment after moving some residents into apartments and offering most of the others shelter beds.

chicago.suntimes.com/2024/12/06/c...

If you want the most interesting conversation, we suggest asking him what are the three most important things on their mind.

If you want to make friends it is a good idea to let them talk abut themselves and what is important to them.

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Journal for the Unhoused By Words Into Reality

Turn Words Into Reality by Supporting Words Into Reality!

Empower unhoused individuals to lead systemic change through advocacy and direct action.

Your donation funds journals, critical supplies, advocacy articles, and of course snacks and bus cards.

Click here to Donate!
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No worries, keep up the good work.

We would love to be considered. Here is a copy of our latest grant proposal that explains our mission and goals: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Appreciate you, yes we are a group of those with lived experience.

We are in the final steps of publishing a journal for the unhoused and will begin holding weekly advocacy and action group meetings in Chicago. Starting in February.

We also deliver supplies direct to our people.