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People support each other in a rehab session
People support each other in a rehab session
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Marvin Olasky
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June 3, 2022
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Human Lives

Marvin Olasky
June 3, 2022
What Works
If you've seen the TV show "Welcome Back, Kotter," you may sense a bit of what I'm feeling now. During the 1990s I wrote a lot about homelessness, and I’m jumping back into the subject now with Fix Homelessness and the crucial subtitle of this website, "How to rebuild human lives." Read More ›
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Help Concept hands reaching out to help each other in dark tone
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Steven J. Buri
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May 20, 2022
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What Does Real Compassion for the Homeless Look Like?

Steven J. Buri
May 20, 2022
What Works
Discovery Institute’s Fix Homelessness initiative offers a path forward for policymakers, the public, and those who recognize that the failed policies of the past are doomed to fail in the future. Here we focus on the true causes of the crisis. Read More ›
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Robert Marbut
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March 28, 2022
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Generous Donation Gone to Waste on Bad Homelessness Policy

Robert Marbut and Caitlin Cory
March 28, 2022
What Works
Seattle civic and business leaders have announced a $10 million collaborative effort to tackle the downtown chronic homelessness problem. “It’s the beginning of some good news,” Mayor Bruce Harrell declared when they announced the financial donation. Read More ›
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hearts carved from a piece of bread on a wooden table
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Caitlin Cory
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December 22, 2021
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Partner with Us for Real Solutions to the Homelessness Crisis

Caitlin Cory
December 22, 2021
Fixers, What Works
We work to educate the public about who the homeless are, the problems spawned by homelessness, why homelessness is occurring, and what can be done about it. Our goal is to instill hope in every reader — that despite the size of the problem, solutions exist. Read More ›
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Poor tired depressed hungry homeless man holding
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Robert Marbut
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December 14, 2021
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Watch: Robert Marbut Talks About Homelessness with Dr. Drew

Robert Marbut and Caitlin Cory
December 14, 2021
Governance, Housing, What Works
Robert Marbut, the former Executive Director of the USICH, sat down with Dr. Drew to talk about homelessness (especially as it is experienced in California) and how the Trump administration was planning to tackle it. With the inauguration of President Joe Biden this year, the federal policy has returned to Housing First but the interview remains relevant. Read More ›
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Two Seattle police at Seward Park
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Caitlin Cory
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December 2, 2021
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Dead Body Found in Porta Potty in Seattle Park

Caitlin Cory
December 2, 2021
Crime, Law, and Order, What Works
Despite grisly scenes such as this, or the recent report that the U.S. has surpassed 100,000 drug overdose deaths in the span of a year, cities like New York City and Seattle continue to pursue failed policies to combat homelessness and drug addiction. Read More ›