The Soloist: Lesson Plan 1: Humanizing Homelessness

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What exactly makes a “home”? This lesson helps young people understand the problem of homelessness from a personal perspective, and then expand to an exploration of the causes and consequences of homelessness in America.  Issues relating to policy, economics, and perception are all explored.

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