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Senior Fellow Tom Wolf Quoted in The National News Desk

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The National News Desk just released an article that quotes Fix Homelessness Senior Fellow Tom Wolf. The article discusses the findings of the annual report on homelessness from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). Wolf is a formerly homeless recovering Heroin and Fentanyl addict from San Francisco who is now an internationally recognized Recovery Advocate.

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Tom Wolf

Senior Fellow, Fix Homelessness Initiative
Tom Wolf is a formerly homeless recovering Heroin and Fentanyl addict from San Francisco. In 2018, Tom spent 6 months homeless on the streets of the Tenderloin in San Francisco struggling with Heroin and Fentanyl addiction. He was arrested 6 times for holding drugs for street-level drug dealers and other offenses. Tom eventually went to jail for 3 months before going to a 6- month residential treatment program at The Salvation Army where he found recovery. Tom is now an internationally recognized Recovery Advocate. He has done speaking engagements across North America and most recently presented on the topic: “Drug Policy From the Street” at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, Austria.