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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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Helping New York Orphans: What Went Wrong, and Right

Marvin Olasky
May 31, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
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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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Caring for Orphans in New York City

Marvin Olasky
May 17, 2024
Homelessness, What Works
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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
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Seattle CARE Team Helps the Homeless

Jonathan Choe
April 12, 2024
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report, What Works
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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
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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 ›
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Rows of church benches. Selective focus.
Rows of church benches. Selective focus.
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Marvin Olasky
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January 9, 2024
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How Christian Homeless Shelters Are Changing

Marvin Olasky
January 9, 2024
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Over the years I visited other Christian shelters in California and Colorado, Texas and Missouri, and Illinois and Pennsylvania, and saw some fairly low common denominators. Read More ›