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Echo, Ashleigh Hamilton, and Prevention: When One Paycheck Separates Home to Homelessness

Phyllis Everette BA, MS, CLC, Contributing Writer Non-Profit Executive | Driving Social Impact & Community Empowerment | Revolutionizing the Way We Think of and Engage I wasn’t prepared for what I witnessed at that meeting. None of us were. Miranda stood before us, her infant cradled against her chest, her voice steady despite the trembling in her hands. Just months ago, she was like many … Continue reading Echo, Ashleigh Hamilton, and Prevention: When One Paycheck Separates Home to Homelessness

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Ebonie Trice: Mission Accomplished

by Damita Miller-Shanklin This issue is our final issue of the year 2022. This November/December issue is about the Act of Kindness and looking ahead to 2023. Ujima introduces you to Ebonie Trice. Her story is a genuine act of kindness and she talks about her mission to assist the homeless population in Austin and what she is doing to solve the most needed service … Continue reading Ebonie Trice: Mission Accomplished

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New Issue Featuring Ebonie Trice

Welcome to Ujima’s last issue of the year. This issue features Ebonie Trice, the founder of Mission Accomplished. This young woman is doing her part to help our homeless population have the one thing that means a lot. Read about her journey to helping others and making a difference in her community. This issue has other stories about the act of kindness and celebrating the … Continue reading New Issue Featuring Ebonie Trice

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Feature: Blacks and Homelessness

Damita Miller-Shanklin Feature Story: Blacks and Homelessness Damita Miller-Shanklin Homelessness requires resilience especially when it is not by choice.  “At least 2,300 eviction filings were logged in total from April 2020 through December 2021, an average of just over 110 per month. However, 2,517 filings have been tracked so far in 2022—more than 50% of Travis County’s pandemic-era total in just three months.  Source: https://tinyurl.com/2vxafsm6 … Continue reading Feature: Blacks and Homelessness

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