When I first heard about Umatt3r Inc, I was struck by their bold mission: to eradicate teen and young adult homelessness. It’s a mission that feels urgent, necessary, and deeply human. But what really grabbed me was how they don’t just offer a roof over someone’s head—they build a foundation for a future. And in Chicago, their impact is nothing short of transformative. Let me take you through what makes their work so powerful, why community empowerment initiatives matter, and

According to the Oxford definition, "independence" is defined as "the fact or state of being independent." The question then is fact or...

Most people when they hear "homeless people" have a vision in their mind about what that looks like. Believe it or not, this image is one...

The Tales from the Root series is designed to begin to have us engage with the why of homelessness to begin to shift the stigma.

One of the UMATT3R intentions is to start to shift the story about who and what is "homelessness." The Tales From The Root series is to...