As of 2022, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development estimated that the U.S. had nearly 600,000 homeless people nationwide, with about 60% living in emergency shelters, safe havens or transitional housing.
If the goal of teaching history is to develop citizens who use knowledge of the past to understand the present and inform future decisions, educators need to go beyond the facts of the day.
While providing an opportunity to do meaningful work for those in recovery, these businesses could also play a role in helping their host communities advance economically.
