Glossary for Homelessness:
Homelessness: people without a permanent residence. May be unable or unwilling to find housing. Also includes people who sleep at shelters and centers.
The Contributor: Magazine created for homeless vendors to sell. Includes articles by the homeless themselves as well as journalists writing about topics such as homelessness and poverty.
Vendors: a currently or formerly homeless person who sells the Contributor newspaper in Nashville.
Territory: Area in which a vendor sells his or her newspaper. These territories can become permanent if vendor consistently sells 300 or more papers in a month.
Shelter:
Subsidized Housing: government supported accomodation for people with low to moderate income levels.
Chronic homelessness: An individual who has experienced homelessness for a year or more, or has had four episodes of homelessness in three years.
Ten Year Plan to End Homelessness: A government organized program to end homelessness
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