Fix Homelessness How to rebuild human lives
Category

Homelessness

Screenshot 2024-06-25 170837
Type
post
Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
June 24, 2024
Categories
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, , , , , , ,

Children Spotted Living in Homeless Encampment

Jonathan Choe
June 24, 2024
Homelessness, Street Report
1
Multiple kids have been spotted living in this North Seattle encampment infested with drugs and trash. On Monday, We Heart Seattle outreach workers called police for help. By the time officers arrived, a mom and her 8-year-old son took off to avoid them. Read More ›
aerial-view-of-american-suburb-at-summertime-establishing-shot-of-american-neighborhood-real-estate-residential-houses-drone-shot-from-above-stockpack-adobe-stock
Aerial view of american suburb at summertime. Establishing shot of american neighborhood. Real estate, residential houses. Drone shot, from above
Licensed via Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Marvin Olasky
Date
June 21, 2024
Categories
Fixers
Homelessness
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Not In My Backyard: When Serving the Homeless Clashes with Neighbors

Marvin Olasky
June 21, 2024
Fixers, Homelessness
5
Five miles southwest of "Church Under the Bridge" is Sunrise Community, a church that's part of everyday trench warfare against homelessness. At 11 am on Wednesday, May 22, 60 people (mostly in T-shirts and worn jeans, and carrying plastic shopping bags) waited patiently in two quiet lines. One line was for lunch: Two volunteers sat at a table handing out cups of cold water and plates of pizza and sandwiches. The other line was for everything else, including picking up ID cards and bus passes. One window was for getting mail — for thousands, it's their only address. Read More ›
Fix Homelessness Title Screen (1)
Type
post
Author
Caitlyn McKenney
Date
June 19, 2024
Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , ,

Dow Constantine Is Wrong on Homelessness

Caitlyn McKenney
June 19, 2024
Homelessness
1
If you think addiction or mental illness contribute to homelessness, King County Executive Dow Constantine is here to tell you you're wrong. But what does his source of authority, University of Washington researcher Gregg Colburn, actually say? Let's unpack "Homelessness is a Housing Problem." Read More ›
warm-food-for-the-poor-and-homeless-stockpack-adobe-stock
Warm food for the poor and homeless
Licensed via Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Marvin Olasky
Date
June 14, 2024
Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Mission Possible: Feeding Bellies and Hearts in Austin

Marvin Olasky
June 14, 2024
Homelessness
4
Last month, starting on a Sunday morning, I learned more about the intractability of homelessness in my home city, Austin, Texas. During three decades of "Church Under the Bridge" Sunday morning services, some of the faces have changed but the overall tragedy of lost lives has not. Read More ›
Screenshot 2024-06-11 120832
Type
post
Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
June 10, 2024
Categories
Crime, Law, and Order
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, , , , ,

Seattle Fire Department Advises People Avoid Area of Building Fire

Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report
1
Seattle Fire says crews will be on scene in Seattle's Chinatown-ID for several more hours as they try to knock out a fire that torched an empty building that could collapse. All traffic is blocked off on S. Jackson St. between 12th Ave & 10th Ave. Avoid area. Read More ›
Screenshot 2024-06-11 120201
Type
post
Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
June 10, 2024
Categories
Crime, Law, and Order
Homelessness
Street Report
Tagged
, , , , ,

Homeless Inundated with Smoke Near Seattle Chinatown Building Fire

Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness, Street Report
1
Some homeless living in an encampment on a hillside above the Chinatown-ID fire are complaining of smoke inhalation. At least 20 people are staying in tents and structures. Fire crews are still dealing with hot spots inside a vacant building at the corner of 10th Ave. & Jackson St in Seattle. Read More ›
male-homeless-and-his-dog-stockpack-adobe-stock
male homeless and his dog
Licensed via Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Marvin Olasky
Date
June 7, 2024
Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, , , , ,

Beyond the “Vets, Pets, and Kids” View of Homelessness

Marvin Olasky
June 7, 2024
Homelessness
4
This column starts my third year of weekly writing about homelessness, with the goal of learning, teaching, and eventually turning the columns into a book. Both human interest and intellectual interest propel me. I'll start with the human interest and the two words "suffered enough." The expression comes to mind every time I live in a homeless shelter for a few days and ask residents about their pasts. Read More ›
Screenshot 2024-06-04 164853
Type
post
Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
June 4, 2024
Categories
Crime, Law, and Order
Homelessness
Tagged
, , , , , , , , ,

Far-Left Activists Demand County Give Housing for Homeless to Illegal Immigrant Encampment

Jonathan Choe
June 4, 2024
Crime, Law, and Order, Homelessness
2
Major showdown looming today in Kent. More than 200 illegal immigrants have taken over the Econo Lodge property that is currently sitting empty. Far-left activists want Executive Dow Constantine to house all these people in the motel. Problem is, King County purchased the property to house the region's homeless and there is currently no provider for daily operations. Read More ›
Screenshot 2024-06-04 161410
Type
post
Author
Jonathan Choe
Date
June 4, 2024
Categories
Homelessness
Tagged
, , , , , , , ,

Fire Sets Multiple Tents Ablaze in Burien Courthouse Encampment

Jonathan Choe
June 4, 2024
Homelessness
1
First major fire at the Burien courthouse encampment. Multiple tents torched. Witnesses say a woman fell asleep and left a candle burning Sunday evening. Cops arrested her for an outstanding warrant. Otherwise, everyone got out safe but one cat is still missing. Read More ›
vintage-print-of-lunch-time-in-farmhouse-boy-girls-and-children-eat-together-in-the-kitchen-and-feed-a-pet-dog-stockpack-adobe-stock
Vintage print of lunch time in farmhouse: boy, girls and children eat together in the kitchen and feed a pet dog
Licensed via Adobe Stock
Type
post
Author
Marvin Olasky
Date
May 31, 2024
Categories
Homelessness
What Works
Tagged
, , , , , ,

Helping New York Orphans: What Went Wrong, and Right

Marvin Olasky
May 31, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
4
The past two weeks I’ve given a largely positive view of how Charles Brace and others helped homeless children in New York (and other northeastern cities). But when orphan trains headed west from 1853 to 1929, sometimes things went wrong. Read More ›