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Jonathan Choe
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August 10, 2024
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Governance, Homelessness, Street Report, What Works
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King County Non-Profit Rescues Homeless Mother and Her Children from Burien Encampment

Jonathan Choe
August 10, 2024
Governance, Homelessness, Street Report, What Works

Rescued Homeless children are suffering in Burien’s encampments. Two kids were just rescued from Dow Constantine’s drug den near the courthouse. Even though he literally created this problem, the King County Executive is ignoring pleas from city leaders and neighbors to shut it down. King County Lets Treatment Beds Sit Empty Burien Councilmember Linda Akey says there are detox and treatment beds open right now in the area for the people staying in Dow Constantine’s drug camp. But Akey says King County is refusing to move them and won’t tell her why. The More We Love Just a few months ago, Kristine Moreland and The More We Love secured a contract with Burien to do all the homeless outreach in Read More ›

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July 17, 2024
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Homelessness, What Works
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Robert Marbut Discusses Grants Pass v. Johnson on [un]Divided with Brandi Kruse

Center on Wealth & Poverty
July 17, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
On unDivided, hosted by Brandi Kruse, Robert Marbut discusses what Grants Pass v. Johnson means for cities and their homeless populations, what cities like Seattle and San Francisco need to do, and the importance of investing in treatment for mental illness and drug addiction, and the reality behind Housing First. Read More ›
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People support each other in a rehab session
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Marvin Olasky
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July 12, 2024
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Homelessness, What Works
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Community — Not Housing — First

Marvin Olasky
July 12, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
Can people, laden with childhood traumas plus the hard experience of years of homelessness, overcome their pasts? On a Monday afternoon in May, I threw that question at Alan Graham, founder and CEO of Austin's Community First! Village (CFV), where close to 400 formerly homeless humans now live. Read More ›
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Inside of a homeless shelter
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Marvin Olasky
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June 28, 2024
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Fixers, Homelessness, What Works
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Homelessness is Exceptionally Hard to Solve

Marvin Olasky
June 28, 2024
Fixers, Homelessness, What Works
Sunrise pastor Mark Hilbelink said its navigation center last year helped more than 800 people get off the streets. Michael Busby was typical among those who benefited. He told the press that Sunrise staffers "helped me out a lot. They helped me restore my sanity. They help out with housing, they help out with medication, they keep your meds for you, and they give them out to you every day or every week." Read More ›
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Vintage print of lunch time in farmhouse: boy, girls and children eat together in the kitchen and feed a pet dog
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Marvin Olasky
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May 31, 2024
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Homelessness, What Works
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Helping New York Orphans: What Went Wrong, and Right

Marvin Olasky
May 31, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
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 ›
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In 1789 a charming five year old chimney sweep toiled through tough days in the bustling streets embodying the spirit of a spirited eighteenth century street urchin
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Marvin Olasky
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May 17, 2024
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Homelessness, What Works
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Caring for Orphans in New York City

Marvin Olasky
May 17, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
Two columns ago I mentioned Charles Brace's concern about high rents in New York City. When Brace founded the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, he began by setting up religious meetings aimed at orphaned or abandoned boys from 10 to 18 who slept in alleys. Read More ›
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Jonathan Choe
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April 12, 2024
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Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report, What Works
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Seattle CARE Team Helps the Homeless

Jonathan Choe
April 12, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report, What Works
Downtown Seattle is on the comeback trail and the CARE Crisis Team is helping move the needle in the right direction. Crews get dispatched with police, or cops call them to assist in situations that usually involve some type of mental health or substance abuse problem. Read More ›
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Marvin Olasky
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April 12, 2024
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The Four Phases of Recovery at Forge Center

Marvin Olasky
April 12, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
Last year I wrote about how formerly-homeless residents of the Orange County Rescue Mission in California could progress through an 18-month program in four phases that give them the readiness to live on their own. Through hard experience the Forge Center in Joplin, Missouri has also come up with four phases, with completion possible in 16 months. Read More ›