Resources
The Numbers.
Click the ‘Learn more’ button below to find a PDF with all of the 2019 PIT Count information for Durham. PIT stands for point-in-time count; it is an annual, national event where all people experiencing homelessness are counted on the third Wednesday of January every year. Take a look to learn more about the demographics and number of people experiencing homelessness in our community.
Helpful Websites.
Below you will find a list of helpful websites for learning more about homelessness in Durham and around the United States.
Websites:
https://endhomelessness.org/events/conferences/ending-homelessness-a-virtual-conference/
https://www.durhamcoc.org
Books We Are Reading.
The Open Table Ministry book club began in July of 2020. We have read numerous books to explore the underlying, systemic causes of inequity and homelessness. In our pursuit to create a space to better understand homelessness and poverty, we have explored topics such as the criminal justice system, foster care, addiction and treatment, the private housing market, racism, Durham’s racial history, and much more! Want to learn more? We suggest you start with something off of our book list!
Books we recommend:
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy
Caste: The Origins of our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Brian Stevenson
The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption in the New South by Osha Gray Davidson
To the End of June: The Intimate Life of American Foster Care by Cris Beam
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich