Guest column by Donald W. Burnes on the difficulties of "tough love" in addressing homelessness
Donald Burnes
Donald Burnes
The co-author of three books on poverty, Donald Burnes has served as an executive director for various nonprofits. Culminating a longtime commitment to advancing racial equity and fighting poverty, Donald W. and Lynn K. Burnes gave a generous gift to Colorado Center on Law and Policy, creating The Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at CCLP.
Articles by Donald Burnes
Homelessness is a case study for societal ills
(Editor’s note: Don Burnes is the co-founder of the Burnes Center for Poverty Research at CCLP. He has studied and wrote about poverty and homelessness throughout his career). Much has been written about the national scourge of homelessness. There have been various...
Another perspective on Covid-19
Throughout the huge explosion in attention to the coronavirus pandemic, we have been told that those most at risk of both catching the disease and of suffering major health situations as a result of the disease include those over the age of 60 and those who have...
Don Burnes: My Fight Against Poverty and What’s Next
It is with great excitement that I am announcing that I have developed a partnership with the Colorado Center on Law and Policy (CCLP) to establish the Burnes Institute for Poverty Research at CCLP. Colorado Center on Law and Policy has ensured that its legislative...