| Who Is My Neighbor?: Communicating and Organizing to End Homelessness Contributor(s): Tompkins, Phillip K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1594516480 ISBN-13: 9781594516481 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Poverty & Homelessness - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare |
| Dewey: 362.583 |
| LCCN: 2008042254 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 212 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Denver, Colorado - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Cultural Region - Western U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Who Is My Neighbor? is a compelling account of the author's ten-year journey as a volunteer at the St. Francis Center, a homeless shelter in Denver, Colorado. A retired Professor of Communication, Phil Tompkins marshals his considerable experience as a participant observer in recording the voices of the guests of the shelter as they teach us about their situation. We learn about their hopes for regaining a home and their fears as they are victimized-in some cases even murdered. Tompkins shows how effective communication and organization can contribute to finding an end to homelessness and establishing a movement toward protective action, especially when a proactive local government gets involved. In addition to giving voice to homeless people, Who Is My Neighbor? explores Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper's ambitious Commission to End Homelessness. This remarkable social experiment, now called Denver's Road Home, is two years into implementing an innovative plan for ending homelessness. It provides a model for other cities nationwide where persistent homelessness has defied resolution. |