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Highlights of Matthew Desmond’s Visit

"Think about the brain power, the human creativity that we just squander," Matthew Desmond said, looking out at a crowd in the Lawrence University Memorial Chapel on April 12. Evictions have lasting negative effects on families, predominately in children. And that doesn't just effect one

Appleton North Presents “Homeless, not Hopeless”

Matthew Desmond's presentations are at 6:30 PM at Menasha High on Thursday, April 11th and 10:00 AM at Lawrence Chapel on Friday, April 12th. Afterwards, don't miss this "souper" event hosted by Appleton North.  The Appleton North High School theater program will present a readers

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Guest Blog: A Teacher’s Thoughts on Evicted

Special thanks to Katie Chicquette Adams, a public school teacher, for this guest blog post. I’ve worked downtown at Appleton’s alternative high school program as its Language Arts teacher for ten years. Students at risk of not graduating, of losing housing, health, or safety, of

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