> From: Mary Bolton <mary.bolton@comcast.net> > Date: November 2, 2018 at 5:56:47 PM EDT > To: Mary Bolton <mary.bolton@comcast.net> > Subject: Fwd: An Inspired Solution for Homelessness > > > > Mary Bolton > 202-390-1208 > > Begin forwarded message: > >> From: “YES! Magazine” <yesnewsletters@yesmagazine.org> >> Date: November 2, 2018 at 3:49:41 PM EDT >> To: “Mary Bolton” <mary.bolton@comcast.net> >> Subject: An Inspired Solution for Homelessness >> Reply-To: yesnewsletters@yesmagazine.org >> >> >> No Images? Click here >> >> November 2, 2018 >> >> >> >> This Shelter Gives Homeless People What They Really Need—Long-Term Jobs >> >> Sydney Worth >> >> >> >> JOBS FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE. Many programs start with, well, finding them housing, so I was skeptical when I heard about Clean Slate, an effort in Fort Worth, Texas, that prioritizes giving jobs to homeless people before finding them permanent housing. But Kristy Yates changed my mind. A former guest at the Presbyterian Night Shelter, Yates went through its Clean Slate program. Not only has she now moved into her own home, but she supports herself through a full-time job at the shelter. While Clean Slate isn’t an end-all for homelessness, it’s clearly changing the lives of its clients for the better. >> >> Sydney Worth, >> solutions reporting intern >> >> >> >> COMMENTARY >> >> This Isn’t the First Time White Supremacists Have Tried to Cancel Birthright Citizenship >> >> Nina Wallace >> >> >> Where “Homework” Means Building Affordable Houses >> >> Deonna Anderson >> >> >> Give the Gift of YES! >> Inspiration All Year Long >> >> Just $12! >> >> Buy Gift Subscriptions >> >> >> COMMENTARY >> >> Why I Have Hope in the Face of Human Extinction >> >> David Korten >> >> >> How to Make College More Affordable >> >> Sydney Worth >> >> >> COMMENTARY >> >> Nuclear Power Will Not Save Us From Climate Change >> >> M.V. Ramana & Robert Jensen >> >> >> BOOK EXCERPT >> >> How I Celebrate Life on the Day of the Dead >> >> Linda González >> >> >> >> From the YES! Instagram: >> >> Happy Halloween! 🎃 Believe it or not, science says Halloween is actually good for us. Click here to find out more reasons why.👻 >> >> >> >> Support Solutions Journalism >> Donate to YES! >> Buy Gift Subscriptions >> >> >> Like this newsletter? Pass it on! >> Did someone forward you this email? >> Get it in your inbox. >> >> >> >> YES! Media >> 284 Madrona Way NE Ste 116, Bainbridge Island, WA 98110 >> Phone: 800-937-4451 :: 206-842-0216 >> customercare@yesmagazine.org >> This email was sent to mary.bolton@comcast.net. >> >> You are receiving this email because you signed up for YES! This Week, a round-up of news and commentary from YES! Media. >> Forward >> Unsubscribe >>