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Faith-based responses to homelessness in Greater Seattle: A grounded theory approach
Journal article

Faith-based responses to homelessness in Greater Seattle: A grounded theory approach

  • 2020-11-26
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  • Social Compass. - SAGE Publications. - 2020, p. 003776862097121
Religious studies
Sociology and Political Science
Anthropology
English This article reports on the key findings of a 2-year study of faith-based responses to homelessness in Greater Seattle (the United States). Leveraging opportunities and negotiating constraints through experimentation, congregations, and faith-based non-profits, in different ways, are striving to blend local knowledge and professional knowledge, the adaptability of bottom-up civic engagement and the complexities of top-down programming to rethink homelessness interventions. After considering this picture of faith-based organizations (FBOs) as community problem solvers, we sketch three case studies of innovative initiatives: the Network Builders program of Catholic Community Services of Western Washington-King County, the interfaith and cross-sectoral campaign against family homelessness spearheaded by Associated Ministries of Tacoma-Pierce County, and the Para-Navigator partnership between Everett Gospel Mission and the municipal government of Snohomish County.
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  • English
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https://roar.hep-bejune.ch/global/documents/182415
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