Linda MacDonald’s Blog
How Eviction Laws Affect Homelessness
On average, at least 560,000 people become homeless every day; experts find that these numbers are on the rise. In recent months there has been a drastic impact on homeless rates throughout the United States. With the looming coronavirus, restrictions due to the virus...
Refugees in Times of Crisis
Refugees are an extremely vulnerable population. As the Covid-19 pandemic ravages the globe, their status has become even more imperiled. Not only are they fleeing destruction and persecution in their native countries, but they are encountering a potentially deadly...
Albert Einstein’s Call to Action
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global humanitarian aid, relief, and development NGO founded in 1933 as the International Relief Association, at the request of Albert Einstein. Its purpose was to aid victims of state oppression and persecution - to...
California Dreaming… Not for Our Homeless
Last weekend, while strolling back home from our neighborhood gym, my husband and I noticed a young lady lying on a patch of dirt with her pillow and blanket. Within her 30 yard radius were endless white beaches, lush floral landscapes, and charmingly delectable...
Top 5 Refugee Crises Around the World
What if... Over half the population of Russia was homeless? Everyone in the U.K. were forced to flee and leave an empty nation behind them? Every last person in the states of California, New York and Pennsylvania had to leave their lives and the communities they...
COVID-19 and the People of North Korea
In Asia, refugee crises come in all shapes and sizes. From displaced Burmese Muslim Rohingya in Bangladesh to North Koreans fleeing to freedom, the needs are astronomical. The United Nations Refugee Agency reported that 2019 witnessed the highest level of individuals...
COVID-19 Massacre on Nonprofits
The Charities Aid Foundation of America or CAF America in Virginia surveyed over five hundred charitable organizations around the world to assess the COVID-19 pandemic impact to global operations. Nearly 100% of the nonprofit organizations stated that COVID-19 has...
Global War on Poverty
Global Overview on Poverty 736 million people live in extreme poverty. About half of the world’s poor live in just five countries: India, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh. In developing regions, one in 10 people live on less...
Save the Children During COVID-19
School closures and homeschooling as a result of COVID-19 quarantines have led to obvious and predictable issues ranging from compromised education to health and safety risks for tens of millions of children in the US - and these are in just the “normal” households....
Problems Paying Rent During COVID-19?
Problems paying rent during COVID-19? Read on. The CARES Act The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, protects people who live in federally subsidized homes from being evicted during the pandemic. If this pertains to you, know that you are...