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Work on the Streets

By: Stephen Gaetz & Bill O'Grady
In: Encyclopedia of Homelessness
Edited by: David Levinson
Subject:Housing Policy, Poverty & Homelessness, Poverty & Inequality
Keywords:employment; employment training; homeless youth; job search; panhandling; shelters; social support

The homeless are among the most marginalized and socially excluded groups in society. Not having a safe and secure physical space places them at a severe disadvantage in terms of being able to compete for and maintain employment. Although beliefs persist ...

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  Gaetz, S., & O'Grady, B. (2004). Work on the streets. In D. Levinson (Ed.), Encyclopedia of homelessness (Vol. 1, pp. 607-609). SAGE Publications, Inc., https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n170
  
  Gaetz, Stephen, and Bill O'Grady. "Work on the Streets." In Encyclopedia of Homelessness, edited by Levinson, David, 607-9. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004. https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n170.
  
  Gaetz, S. and O'Grady, B. 2004. Work on the Streets. In: David Levinson Editor, 2004. Encyclopedia of Homelessness, Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc. pp. 607-609 Available at: <https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n170> [Accessed 16 Aug 2022].
  
  Gaetz, Stephen and Bill O'Grady. "Work on the Streets." Encyclopedia of Homelessness. Edited by David Levinson. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc., 2004, pp. 607-9. SAGE Knowledge. 16 Aug 2022, doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.4135/9781412952569.n170.
  
  Gaetz, Stephen, and Bill O'Grady (2004). Work on the streets In: Levinson, David (Ed.),Work on the streets Encyclopedia of homelessness Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications, Inc.; 2004:607-609. doi:10.4135/9781412952569.n170
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