Family Promise Update

If you cannot make the Strike Out Homelessness Bowl-A-Thon on March 27, the Women of the Temple B’rith Kodesh Sisterhood invite you to hear five Afghan women share their experiences from Afghanistan and their new lives in Rochester. This talk is scheduled for March 27, 2:00-4:00pm.

Consider reading and watching the following:

Why People in Positions of Power Choose Homelessness, Cynthia Griffith

“People are right that homelessness is absolutely a choice. But the common mistake is not realizing that it’s a choice made by policymakers, not the people deprived of housing. It’s a choice made by those in power.”

Solutions to Racial Disparities in Housing, Andre Perry, a senior fellow with the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program, discusses what the solution to racial disparities in housing could be since the Fair Housing Act is already on the table.