Homelessness Awareness Week
November 16 – 22 is National Homelessness Awareness Week, which raises the country’s consciousness about the myriad issues that those without homes of their own confront every day. One of these issues is finding quality comprehensive reproductive health services. The lack of affordable care options for low-income women, combined with studies that show homeless women face various hindrances to utilizing contraception (Guttmacher Institute 2002), demonstrate that more needs to be done for homeless women and their reproductive rights.
By Katie Rosenthal