Fix Homelessness | How to rebuild human lives

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Author
Bruce Chapman

Date
May 3, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, Americans With No Address, Billy Baldwin, Bruce Chapman, homelessness, Robert Marbut}

Documentary Hopes to Inspire Nation to Address Homelessness Crisis

_{Bruce Chapman

May 3, 2024

Homelessness}

Last night, a VIP Exclusive screening of the documentary "Americans With No Address" was held in Bellevue, Washington. The documentary stars Billy Baldwin, and features Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Robert Marbut who also served as Executive Producer. Read More ›

Manhattan Midtown Skyline with illuminated skyscrapers at sunset. NYC, USA

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
May 3, 2024

Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, alcoholism, Charles Brace, gambling, government welfare, homelessness, housing, Manhattan, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, new york, New York Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor, New York City, New York Temperance Society, Oliver Dyer, pauperism, poverty, private charity, rent, Robert M. Hartley, Society for Prevention of Pauperism, substance abuse}

Helping the Manhattan Poor: A History

_{Marvin Olasky

May 3, 2024

Homelessness}

Much of what we hear in national media concerning homelessness originates in the salons of Manhattan, and if we want to understand why our policy savants sometimes go far off course, we should understand the history of New York City’s successes and failures. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
May 1, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Street Report
Tagged
, Chinatown, crystal meth, drug addiction, fentanyl, jonathan choe, overdose, Seattle, Street Report}

Elderly Woman Saved from Fentanyl Overdose in Seattle’s Chinatown

_{Jonathan Choe

May 1, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Street Report}

Drug hot spots in Seattle remain disaster zones, especially here in Chinatown-ID. I caught the tail end of an OD save Tuesday evening. I thought it was going to be another White or Black male on the ground. Instead, it was an Asian grandma in her 70's. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 30, 2024

Categories
Governance
Leadership
Street Report
Tagged
, Bellevue, Claudia Balducci, Discovery Institute, Edmund Witter, Far-Left Activists, Housing Justice Project, Jaskaran Singh, jonathan choe, King County, King County Bar Association, landlords, Patty Kuderer, progressive, Reagan Dunn, Sang Kim, serial squatter, squatting, Street Report, tenants}

Legislation Introduced to Hold Housing Justice Project Accountable

_{Jonathan Choe

April 30, 2024

Governance, Leadership, Street Report}

King County Council Vice-Chair Reagan Dunn following through and introducing legislation to hold King County Bar Association's Housing Justice Project accountable. "King County must intervene immediately to bring accountability to Housing Justice Project programs, audit how our funds are being used, and stop ill-intended crooks from continuing to exploit eviction prevention aid,” says Dunn. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Street Report
Tagged
, Black Market, Chinatown, drug addiction, jonathan choe, Seattle, Street Report}

Drug Addiction in Seattle’s Chinatown

_{Jonathan Choe

April 29, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Street Report}

It's tweaker hell right now at 12th Ave & Jackson St in Seattles' Chinatown-ID. Open air black market of stolen goods is also thriving. There are times this place looks like it's on the comeback trail. But tonight, I'm sticking to some drive-by reporting. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, 911, addiction treatment, Burien, crime, DESC, drug overdose, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, King County, King County Department of Health, lake city, low barrier housing, mental health, Navigation Center, Northstar, Seattle, Street Report}

Disturbing 911 Audio from Low Barrier Seattle Facility

_{Jonathan Choe

April 29, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Street Report}

Chilling 911 dispatch call over the weekend in response to some sort of gruesome incident at DESC's Northstar building in Seattle. The operator describes a trail of blood coming from a room and leading to the elevator. It's unclear what happened but the operator goes on to say the female resident has a history of the son abusing her. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categories
Community Impact
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, DESC, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, Fix Homelessness, homeless drug crisis, homelessness, Iris & Peony, jonathan choe, King County, low barrier housing, Robyn Desimone, Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall, small business, Street Report}

Burien Small Business Closes Due to Homelessness Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe

April 26, 2024

Community Impact, Homelessness, Street Report}

Downtown Burien business Iris & Peony is exiting the city because of the unending homeless drug crisis playing out on the streets everyday. Owner Robyn Desimone says she can no longer make a living being a daily victim of vandalism and other crimes. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 26, 2024

Categories
Drug Epidemic
Governance
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, Burien, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, drug crisis, homelessness, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, Patty Cole-Tindall, Street Report}

Burien Mayor Calls Out King County Leaders for Homelessness and Drug Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe

April 26, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Governance, Homelessness, Street Report}

In a public show of force, Burien Mayor Kevin Schilling blasted King County Executive Dow Constantine and Sheriff Patty Cole-Tindall, accusing them of allowing the homeless drug crisis to get worse on his streets. Schilling also claims Cole-Tindall is refusing to return calls or meet in person. Read More ›

Contemplative Silhouette Sitting On Rock In Nature

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
April 26, 2024

Tagged
, drug addiction, Forge, homelessness, Joplin, Marvin Olasky, mental illness, Missouri, Watered Gardens}

The Ups and Downs of Recovery at The Forge

_{Marvin Olasky

April 26, 2024}

The past two months I've written about those making progress at Forge, the Christian shelter I lived at in Joplin, Missouri. But not everyone perseveres. I played disc golf on a sunny day last October with one Forge resident who told me how he had become a devotee of YouTube Satanist channels. For a time, he combined demonic rituals, drug use, and increasingly elaborate drawings of skulls and skeletons. Read More ›

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Date
April 25, 2024

Tagged
, ACLU, addiction, addicts, Cal-Psych, California, case workers, Democrats, drug addiction, drug possession, drugs, Gospel Rescue Mission, Grants Pass v. Johnson, group homes, homelessness, housing, Housing First, Los Angeles, mandatory care, mental illness, Michael Shellenberger, Misery, New York City, North America Recovers, Oregon, poverty, psychiatric hospitals, Republicans, Rousseau, San Francisco, shelter beds, shoplifting, Sixth Sense, untreated mental illness, US Supreme Court, Washington}

The Dirty Little Secret About Homelessness Is the Key to Ending It

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 25, 2024}

The US Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments about what cities can and cannot do to end homelessness. What everyone agreed on was that homelessness is a difficult problem. I think most people listening to the Supreme Court would agree: it isn’t going to solve homelessness. That is a job for state legislators. So why haven’t they? Why has homelessness gotten worse? Read More ›