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When We Walk By: The Workbook: A 30-Day Guide to Understanding Homelessness and Becoming Part of the Solution--For Individuals, Schools, Book Clubs, a - Paperback

When We Walk By: The Workbook: A 30-Day Guide to Understanding Homelessness and Becoming Part of the Solution--For Individuals, Schools, Book Clubs, a - Paperback

by Kevin F. Adler , Donald W. Burnes
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Book Overview

A step-by-step guide to showing up and doing your part to end homelessness in America--engagement prompts, community tools, and "how to help in 60 seconds" ideas for taking action and making real impact with our unhoused neighbors

Praise for When We Walk By

"Fresh and hopeful solutions that could affect long-lasting change."
--Booklist, starred review

"A must-read for anyone interested in solving the problem of homelessness."
--Publishers Weekly

Homelessness is an issue that's deeply important to most Americans--and most people want to help. But knowing what to do can be daunting: isn't homelessness really just about mental health? Aren't most unhoused people addicts? And what can I really do about it, anyway?

The truth: No, not reallly--and more importantly, you can do a lot.

Homelessness isn't a choice, a lifestyle, or something that happens to people who "deserve" it--and myths or questions surrounding who loses their housing, why it happens, and what we can each do to support our unhoused neighbors can sometimes prevent us from showing up and taking action... even when we know we want to help.

You'll learn:
  • Why person-first ideas--not punitive interventions--have the most impact
  • How most of what we've been told about our unhoused neighbors is wrong
  • Top takeaways, shareable stats, and "How to Help in 60 Seconds" Quick Actions for making a difference today
  • How to unpack your own preconceptions and hidden assumptions with quizzes, prompts, and exercises
  • About the importance of relationships and connections in ending homelessness
  • Who "the homeless" really are--and that they're not who you think
  • How systemic forces shape the conditions that cause people to lose housing, jobs, healthcare, and dignity

In When We Walk By: The Workbook, authors Kevin Adler and Donald Burnes offer empowering, inspiring exercises that will help you gauge where you can make a difference--and help you build a comprehensive understanding of the intersecting issues that create and perpetuate homelessness in America today.
ISBN9798889843276
Author Kevin F. Adler , Donald W. Burnes
PublisherNorth Atlantic Books
GenreNews & politics, Education, and Self-help & personal development
FormatPaperback
PublishedSeptember 2026
LanguageENG- English
Pages220
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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By Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes
About Kevin F. Adler
KEVIN F. ADLER is the founder and CEO of the nonprofit Miracle Messages. He holds a Masters in Sociology from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelors in Politics from Occidental College. In his work on homelessness, he has pioneered the concept of "relational poverty" as an overlooked form of poverty severely affecting unhoused individuals. He previously authored Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital.
About Donald W. Burnes
DONALD W. BURNES funds The Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and teaches at Denver's Academy for Lifelong Learning. He was an adjunct professor and scholar-in-residence at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work. He co-authored Journeys Out of Homelessness: The Voices of Lived Experience and A Nation in Denial: The Truth About Homelessness and co-edited Ending Homelessness: Why We Haven't, How We Can.

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