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When We Walk By

The Workbook: A 30-Day Guide to Understanding Homelessness and Becoming Part of the Solution--For...

Kevin F. Adler Donald R. Burnes

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North Atlantic Books,U.S.
08 September 2026
A step-by-step guide to showing up and doing your part to end homelessness in America-engagement prompts, community tools, and ""how to help in 60 seconds"" ideas for taking action and making real impact with our unhoused neighbors

Praise for When We Walk By-

""Fresh and hopeful solutions that could affect long-lasting change."" -Booklist, starred review

""A must-read for anyone interested in solving the problem of homelessness.""

-Publishers Weekly

A step-by-step guide to showing up and doing your part to end homelessness in America-engagement prompts, community tools, and ""how to help in 60 seconds"" ideas for taking action and making real impact with our unhoused neighbors

Praise for When We Walk By-

""Fresh and hopeful solutions that could affect long-lasting change."" -Booklist, starred review

""A must-read for anyone interested in solving the problem of homelessness.""

-Publishers Weekly

Homelessness is an issue that's deeply important to most Americans-and most people want to help. But knowing what to do can be daunting- isn't homelessness really just about mental health? Aren't most unhoused people addicts? And what can I really do about it, anyway?

The truth- No, not reallly-and more importantly, you can do a lot.

Homelessness isn't a choice, a lifestyle, or something that happens to people who ""deserve"" it-and myths or questions surrounding who loses their housing, why it happens, and what we can each do to support our unhoused neighbors can sometimes prevent us from showing up and taking action... even when we know we want to help.

You'll learn-

Why person-first ideas-not punitive interventions-have the most impact

How most of what we've been told about our unhoused neighbors is wrong

Top takeaways, shareable stats, and ""How to Help in 60 Seconds"" Quick Actions for making a difference today

How to unpack your own preconceptions and hidden assumptions with quizzes, prompts, and exercises

About the importance of relationships and connections in ending homelessness

Who ""the homeless"" really are-and that they're not who you think

How systemic forces shape the conditions that cause people to lose housing, jobs, healthcare, and dignity

In When We Walk By- The Workbook, authors Kevin Adler and Donald Burnes offer empowering, inspiring exercises that will help you gauge where you can make a difference-and help you build a comprehensive understanding of the intersecting issues that create and perpetuate homelessness in America today.
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Imprint:   North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 254mm,  Width: 178mm, 
Weight:   369g
ISBN:   9798889843276
Pages:   220
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming

Kevin F. Adler is an award-winning social entrepreneur, nonprofit leader, and author. Since 2014, Kevin has served as the Founder and CEO of Miracle Messages, a nonprofit organization that helps people experiencing homelessness rebuild their social support systems and financial security. He holds a Masters in Sociology from the University of Cambridge and a Bachelors in Politics from Occidental College. In his work on homelessness, he has pioneered the concept of ""relational poverty"" as an overlooked form of poverty severely affecting unhoused individuals. He previously co-authored When We Walk By and authored Natural Disasters as a Catalyst for Social Capital. DONALD W. BURNES is the Senior Adviser for the Colorado based nonprofit Community Economic Defense Project. Burnes and his wife are the founders of The Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at the Colorado Center on Law and Policy, a non-profit think tank on issues of housing, healthcare, income, and food for those experiencing poverty and homelessness. Burnes was an adjunct professor and scholar-in-residence at the University of Denver Graduate School of Social Work and he has taught at Denver's Academy for Lifelong Learning. He co-authored When We Walk By, Journeys Out of Homelessness- The Voices of Lived Experience and A Nation in Denial- The Truth About Homelessness and co-edited Ending Homelessness- Why We Haven't, How We Can.

Reviews for When We Walk By: The Workbook: A 30-Day Guide to Understanding Homelessness and Becoming Part of the Solution--For Individuals, schools, book clubs, and communities

""This valuable workbook invites readers to engage and reflect on the complex phenomenon of homelessness. Relying on the voices of people with lived experience of homelessness and empirical evidence, this resource skillfully provides a thoughtful and compassionate road map for engagement."" —Gregg Colburn, coauthor of Homelessness Is a Housing Problem ""An essential tool to guide groups in growing their awareness and understanding of people experiencing homelessness. . . . The workbook and book together are for service providers, community groups, religious organizations, classrooms, and individuals. As a college professor, I plan to use the resources of When We Walk By and its workbook with colleagues, in my classes, and in cocurricular groups that can take what we learn and put it into action in our community."" —Virginia Parish Beard, MPPA, PhD, professor of political science at Hope College and author of Housing: The Evolution of Beliefs, Politics, and Policies ""This workbook is the perfect companion to When We Walk By. Kevin and Don have created a practical, profound tool for readers to delve more deeply into the crisis of homelessness and their own human responses to it. Anyone who takes the time to walk slowly through this 30-day journey will be transformed by it."" —Jeff Olivet, former executive director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness


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