Facing Eviction – Public Assistance Options

According to a recently updated January 2022 government study, 10.2 million people in 5.2 million American households use federal rental assistance to afford modest housing. Of these, 69% are seniors, children, or people with disabilities. Low Income-Affordable Housing Four in ten low-income people in the United States are homeless or pay over half their income for rent. Most don’t…

As of 2021, the TANF program provided around $16.5 billion to the states, including the District of Columbia. U.S. territories were also included in this number. Cash Assistance For Low-Income Families (TANF) The TANF cash assistance program is designed around the income needs of families whose incomes and resources are insufficient to meet the family's…

Have you done something inappropriate and called yourself a terrible person? Many of us are inclined to be hard and sometimes even cruel to ourselves when things go badly or don’t go as we hoped. We tend to think self-criticism is a form of discipline that strengthens us. Usually, it does just the opposite. Being…

The Power of Positive Psychology Positive psychology is a therapeutic science that studies our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and helps us develop a consistently positive outlook on life and our goals. Positive psychology is a mental health therapy that acknowledges our strengths and innate ability to create positive outcomes in everything we do. It helps…

Federally Funded Health Centers To Underserved Communities What is a Federally Funded Community Health Center? HRSA funds nearly 1,400 health centers collectively operating more than 14,000 service delivery sites in communities across the country. Health centers are community-based organizations that offer essential primary and preventive care services to populations with limited access to health care.…

What is Public Housing? Public housing was established to provide decent and safe rental housing for eligible low-income families, the elderly, and persons with disabilities. Public housing comes in all sizes and types, from scattered single-family houses to high-rise apartments for elderly families.  The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) administers Federal aid…

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program As the growing gap between rich and the working poor continues to widen, lower and middle class families are finding it more difficult to pay even the most basic of their household bills. By anyone’s standard, keeping the lights on and the kids warm is as basic as it gets.…

Save On Rent By Having A Roommate According to Pew Research, more than one-third of adults in the United States live with at least one roommate. The reason is affordability. According to a March 2021 survey by the National Association of Realtors, housing and rental prices have reached record highs. Most adults have roommates for…

Panic attacks often come on suddenly without warning. Panic attacks are described by those who have experienced them as overwhelming terror without an apparent and immediate single cause. Cause Of Panic Attacks Panic attacks have been shown to be associated with a cluster of stressful and anxiety-driven events culminating in a full-blown panic attack. This…

How Stress Impacts Our Physical & Mental Life According to The American Institute of Stress, over 70 percent of people report experiencing stress which adversely impacts their physical and mental health. Of those experiencing such stress, 33 percent describe their stress as extreme. 2022 stress statistics According to polls conducted by the American Psychological Association, the top sources…

Extended States Of Hopelessness And Despair Depression often begins with escalating levels of stress and anxiety, culminating in feelings of being trapped and emotionally exhausted. The nervous system has come under assault, and the person impacted neither has the energy nor the will to change the circumstances that have caused the cycle to continue. Escalating…

Alcoholism, also known as “alcohol dependence,” is an obsessive craving to consume alcohol. Alcohol abuse, at one time, was viewed primarily as a moral problem. Today, most medical researchers view alcoholism as a disease that activates obsessive-compulsive neural behavior. Statistic: According to 2024 federal data, less than a third of all people with alcohol problems…

Prolonged and escalating periods of burnout can lead to clinical depression and other severe health conditions. This article covers the various stages of the job burnout cycle and the critical importance of reaching out for professional help as early as possible. The Job Burnout Cycle Burnout is not a medical term The term burnout is…

Being a van dweller is not for everyone. Still, you might be surprised at just how many people are choosing to free themselves from the stress and boredom of being tied to a mortgage or a stuck-in-place apartment rental. But what happens when we long to be free from convention filled with unbridled consumerism? A…

Living Off The Grid – Van Dwellers While most people in life-changing trouble are doing their best to return to their previous way of life before their troubles began, many have taken the opportunity to actually “opt out” of the system entirely. They have become van dwellers. They have chosen an alternative pathway. Van dwelling…