One in five men will die before he reaches 65. This is a sad and scary statement, but it is also totally preventable. The disparity in life expectancy between men and women has grown over the last couple of years with men’s average life span diminishing by an average of 5 years while women’s is […]
Read More →April is Fair Housing month, and this year HUD launched a campaign that is focused on anti sexual harassment in housing to protect people from experiencing sexual harassment from a landlord, property manager, or maintenance worker. According to a recent study published by the Missouri Law Review, 1 in 10 low income women experienced sexual […]
Read More →The Fair Housing Act of 1968 protects people from discrimination when purchasing, renting, seeking housing assistance, getting a mortgage or engaging in other housing related activities (1). This groundbreaking legislation it occurred during the Civil Right Movement, and was signed into order by Lyndon B. Johnson a week after the assassination of Martin Luther King […]
Read More →Every year on October 30th, communities across America recognize today as National Weatherization Day; a day where people share success stories and show the positive impact that the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) has on home and health improvement (1).”The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) reduces energy costs for low-income households by […]
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