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A Window on the Issues

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omen at On The Rise face challenges that are both highly personal and broadly political. While no person can be summed up by a single issue, our "Window" articles provide a glimpse into one area of challenge and describes how On The Rise responds. We will add "Windows" and update these articles over time. If you have reactions or thoughts to share, please email us at window@ontherise.org.

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Homelessness and Violence

Homelessness is an enormous social problem in the United States. Homeless women - including the "hidden homeless" - are particularly vulnerable to multiple forms of victimization including forced, coerced, or manipulated sexual activity. Levels of victimization that women endure before, during, and after episodes of homelessness remain enormously high, often occurring in multiple settings at the hands of multiple perpetrators. Read full article >>

— Excerpted from "No Safe Place: Sexual assault in the lives of homeless women" a research paper co-authored by On The Rise's Founder, Katya Fels, with Lisa Goodman and Catherine Glenn (2006, September) Harrisburg, PA: VAWnet, a project of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence.

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