We're rounding out our series centering themes of homelessness, poverty, and food insecurity in literature with books for adult readers. Information access is one small way to push back against cruelty and misinformation, both of which have been used in recent U.S. politics against unhoused communities. Below, you'll find resources for getting active in your community, accessing support for yourself or others, and books (both fiction and nonfiction) that highlight voices and experiences of unhoused folks or people struggling with poverty or food insecurity.
Ways to Give Back
- Other Ways to Give - National Alliance to End Homelessness
- Alternative Ways to Help the Homeless Beyond Giving Money - Giving Compass
- Giving Back to the Homeless - Washington Area Women's Foundation Website
- Nonprofit Organization For Women & Children | Donate Clothes To Charity
- 13 Ways to Give Back to Your Community in 30 Minutes or Less | LoveToKnow
- Opal's Heart
- Best Items to Donate to Local Homeless Shelters | Extra Space Storage
- HandUp - Direct giving for the homeless and others at-risk
- Top Reasons Why We Should Help the Homeless
- Homelessness: What to Know and How to Help - Giving Compass
Find a Food Pantry/Bank Near You
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10 Books for Adult Readers That Center Homelessness, Poverty, and Food Insecurity
- No House to Call My Home by Ryan Berg (nonfiction, LGBTQ)
- Harvard: Finding Faith and Friendship on the Streets of Harvard Square by John Christopher Frame (memoir)
- Girl in Pieces: A Novel by Kathleen Glasgow (fiction)
- Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women by Elliot Leibow (nonfiction)
- This is All I Got: A New Mother's Search for Home by Lauren Sandler (nonfiction)
- Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder (nonfiction)
- Reckoning with Homelessness by Kim Hopper (nonfiction)
- Righteous Dopefiend by Philippe Bourgois
- Written in the Sky by Matthew Kaopio (fiction)
- The Bridesmaid's Daughter: From Grace Kelly's Wedding to a Women's Shelter - Searching for the Truth About My Mother by Nyna Giles (memoir)
Sources
- Summer Reading List (LA Family Housing): Homelessness Reading List | LA Family Housing
- 12 Powerful Nonfiction Books About Homelessness (Nest Community Shelter): 12 Powerful Nonfiction Books About Homelessness - Blog - Nest Community Shelter
- The Best Homelessness Books of All Time (Shepherd): The best homelessness books of all time
- The Greatest Books of All Time on Homelessness (The Greatest Books): The Greatest Books of All Time on Homelessness
- The Best Books About Homelessness (Ranker): Best Homelessness Books | List of Top Books About Homelessness
- 5 Books About Homelessness To Better Understand the Issue (Book Riot): 5 Books About Homelessness To Better Understand the Issue | Book Riot
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