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Kara Young Ponder

@karayoungponder.bsky.social
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Working toward a world where we are all free and have what we need to thrive Director of Community Engagement and Racial Justice @ The UCSF Benioff Homelessness and Housing Initiative.

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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
I'm thinking about liberation today - how to practice it in the current political climate. Especially with 47 unapologetically exposing military violence and economy coercion to forward colonial dreams. I think we have to be just as unapologetic about our libertary ones.
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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Now that the Supreme Court Grants Pass decision is actively allowing cities to criminalize homelessness, we will see more and more instances of this inhumane treatment of our unhoused neighbors. Cruel, cruel country indeed!
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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Here are the posts that most resonated with us at @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social this year.
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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Over 150 programs across the country have launched guaranteed income or direct cash assistance programs, prioritizing those who are unhoused or at risk of homelessness. Guaranteed income is a step towards repairing structural prejudice and racism in our institutions. Read more from CBPP below.
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UCSF Benioff Homelessness & Housing Initiative @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social · 16/12/2024
More Californians are freezing to death as homelessness rises. Older adults face greater risks from extreme weather, getting much sicker, much faster, says Dr. @mkushel.bsky.social. ➡️ Cities need to open more warming and cooling centers while working toward long-term solutions to homelessness.
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More Californians Are Freezing to Death. Experts Point to More Older Homeless People. - KFF Health News
Hypothermia deaths have risen in California and across the nation. Experts point to the growing number of older, unsheltered homeless people as a key factor in the trend.
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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
Sharing an op-ed I wrote in the Chicago Sun-Times on what it means for housing to be a human right and what we need to do in order to get there #housingjustice #endhomelessness
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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Join @ucsfbhhi.bsky.social next Wednesday at 12 pm PT for a free webinar exploring the implications of Election 2024 for homelessness policy and solutions.
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Kara Young Ponder @karayoungponder.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
Today our friends at the National Low Income Housing Coalition released a report on emerging best practices to ensure a complete and equitable recovery for the lowest-income and most marginalized disaster survivors and their communities. You can check it out here: nlihc.org/sites/defaul...
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