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𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 $6.25 𝐚𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞'𝐬 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧'𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐛𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐲. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒚 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝑻𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝑱𝒆𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒔' 𝒋𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒚: Including key moments like: → Her release and initial challenges → Employment struggles and career progression → Personal growth and advocacy These are the steps that can transform your life. So learn from them to elevate your future. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵? 𝑯𝒆𝒓𝒆'𝒔 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆: 1. 𝐒𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 Her family welcomed her back with love and support. Find your support system. 2. 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 She went from earning $60,000 a year to $6.25 an hour. Take any opportunity to rebuild. 3. 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 She worked seven days a week to pay off fees and restitution. Commit to your goals, no matter the sacrifice. 4. 𝐄𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 She moved to better-paying jobs and paid off restitution early. Keep striving for better opportunities. 5. 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 She made a viral TikTok video and founded her own company. Use your experiences to inspire others. 6. Advocate for Change She spoke at the Florida State Capitol about occupational licenses. Champion causes that matter to you. 7. 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 She began therapy to work through past issues. Heal and forgive yourself to move forward. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒍𝒅 𝒊𝒔 𝒇𝒖𝒍𝒍 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔... 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒐 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖. Start today. Be resilient. Become unstoppable. ♻️ ReThink reEntry with us!  👍 Like 💬 Comment 🗣️ Repost 📥 Save #ReThinkReEntry & #ReInventReEntry

The rules of intestacy, turning 100 next year, are outdated and don’t reflect modern family dynamics like cohabitation and blended families. While adopted children are recognised, foster and stepchildren are not. Unmarried couples living together, a fast-growing demographic, are also excluded. These rules were made in a different era, highlighting the need for updates to match today’s diverse family structures. Follow the link to read more: https://bit.ly/3XemDF8 #Intestacy #Law #Recruitment

We have ambitious goals. There are strong laws, policies, and investments in infrastructure being developed at a national level to support them. However, in order to be translated into real change on-the-ground, national policies must be paired with evidence-based, scalable grassroots programming that addresses the root causes of FGM and child marriage. We won’t stop until our dream for these communities are a reality for all. https://lnkd.in/dw8eMpjM 

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"Through a case study of self-governing houseless encampments in Portland, Oregon, the article advances a relational analysis of property and citizenship to show how self-governing houseless communities are denied key privileges of citizenship that democratic self-governance is intended to realize. In doing so, the case study examines the very tradeoffs houseless encampment residents must make when living in an encampment. The paper ends suggesting that Portland’s encampment model allows us to more clearly see the consequences of establishing collective rights to access property within liberal property systems, and from this, where political and scholarly attention ought to be placed to better protect houseless people through a more democratic right to remain." #sanctioned #encampments #rights #homelessness

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As a Real Estate Broker, we need to do better to protect all families against bias and discrimination. Decent affordable housing is vital to communities and to our future. Affordable housing can't be financed. Most agents don't want to work in it with families who purchase affordable housing. Is it an appraisal issue or a financing issue or an industry issue? We need to reset standards for financing, purchasing and develop a more attainable program than the 203k to remove barriers to home ownership while providing education and resources for home maintenance and self sufficiency. 🖤

The fight for fair and stable housing is a cornerstone in the ongoing battle against systemic inequality. Deep in civil rights struggles, fair housing remains a critical issue affecting marginalized communities. #affordablehousingmatters #2100memorial

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"Any human rights-based response must begin by engaging with encampment residents, respecting their ability – and their right – to make decisions for themselves. It is also important to recognize that they have valuable knowledge and insights as a result of their lived experiences of homelessness or in encampments." This is a comprehensive report on the issue of encampments from the Canadian Human Rights Commission - worth the read! https://lnkd.in/gdWz8sMV