Tag: Housing First

bunch of used dirty syringe leaved after drug injection lying on ground outdoor

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Author
Casey Luskin

Date
July 22, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness

Tagged
, 12th and Jackson, Black Market, Casey Luskin, City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, Community Assisted Suicide, cruel and unusual punishment, defund the police, downtown Seattle, drug addiction, drug dealers, drug-related crimes, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homeless camps, homelessness, Housing First, human nature, jonathan choe, liberal guilt, Michael Shellenberger, progressive activists, San Fransicko, SCOTUS, Seattle, Seattle City Council, shoplifting, substance abuse, Supreme Court of the United States, The American Spectator, U.S. Supreme Court}

Seattle’s Community Assisted Suicide Policies Are Killing the Homeless

_{Casey Luskin

July 22, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness}

Last month the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the rights of cities to enforce common sense laws which prohibit the homeless from sleeping in public spaces, such as parks or sidewalks where children play or families walk. It's almost absurd that the Court was forced to expend its limited resources adjudicating a controversy over whether such laws should be constitutional. Read More ›

People support each other in a rehab session

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Author
Marvin Olasky

Date
July 12, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, What Works

Tagged
, Alan Graham, community first, Community First Village, drug addiction, Dunbar's number, Eden Village, fentanyl, Hog Eye Road, homelessness, Housing First, loneliness, Marvin Olasky, Robin Dunbar, substance abuse, texas}

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 ›

Silhouette of a man in an old uninhabitable house in front of a window. Depression, loneliness, despair, decline, sadness concept.

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Author
Robert Marbut

Date
May 28, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, Housing

Tagged
, Dallas Morning News, homelessness, housing, Housing First, Robert Marbut}

Housing First Doesn’t Work

_{Robert Marbut

May 28, 2024

Homelessness, Housing}

In a classic attempt to bury embarrassing data, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its most recent annual homelessness Point-in-Time Count report on a Friday, shortly before the Christmas break, about 11 months after the counting was done. Try as it might, HUD is unable to hide the problem anymore because the increases are so high. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
May 5, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Homelessness

Tagged
, Adolfo Bailon, Burien, Burien Police Department, camping ordinance, Dow Constantine, drug addiction, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, Kevin Schilling, King County, King County Sheriff's Office, Patti Cole-Tindall, Street Report, Ted Boe}

Burien Cops Threaten to Leave the City Over Handling of Homelessness Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe

May 5, 2024

Governance, Homelessness}

Burien cops threatening to leave the city over handling of the homeless camping ordinance and request to replace Chief Boe. Meanwhile, some city leaders want their own loyal police force and now looking at ways to move on from contract with the King County Sheriff's Office. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 29, 2024

Categorized
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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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 ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 23, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report

Tagged
, Darren Stallcup, drug addiction, drug overdose deaths, Erica Sandberg, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, JJ Smith, jonathan choe, mental illness, Ricci Wynne, San Francisco, Stanley Roberts, Street Report, tenderloin, Tom Wolf}

Drug Addiction and Homelessness in San Francisco’s Tenderloin

_{Jonathan Choe

April 23, 2024

Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report}

Is it too late to save San Francisco from the "Doom Loop?" I spent several days in the Tenderloin and other neighborhoods decimated by homelessness, drug overdose deaths, and mental illness. This human tragedy is being further exacerbated by failed public polices like "housing first" and "harm reduction." Read More ›

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Date
April 18, 2024

Categorized
Homelessness, News

Tagged
, 9th Circuit, addiction, Fix Homelessness, Grants Pass, Grants Pass v. Johnson, homelessness, Housing First, Housing Plus, mental illness, Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, oral arguments, Oregon, Robert Marbut, SCOTUS, Steven J. Buri, Supreme Court}

SCOTUS Will Hear Arguments in Controversial Homelessness Case that Will Impact Cities Nationwide

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty

April 18, 2024

Homelessness, News}

As homelessness hits all-time highs across the country, the United States Supreme Court will hear arguments next Monday about whether the enforcement of generally applicable laws regulating camping on public property are constitutional. The case will determine how cities nationwide are allowed to respond to the crisis of homelessness. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 16, 2024

Categorized
Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report

Tagged
, crime, Derek Wing, drugs, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, Karen Lee, low barrier housing, Plymouth Housing, Redmond, Seattle Times, Street Report, Washington}

Controversial Low Barrier Housing Project Protected from Journalists’ Inquiries

_{Jonathan Choe

April 16, 2024

Governance, Homelessness, Housing, Street Report}

Why are Plymouth Housing leaders afraid of journalists? An internal email shows how staff allegedly asked Redmond PR guy Derek Wing for cover. Read More ›

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Author
Jonathan Choe

Date
April 12, 2024

Categorized
Drug Epidemic, Homelessness, Mental Illness, Street Report, What Works

Tagged
, Amy Smith, CARE, CARE Crisis Team, fentanyl, Harm Reduction, homelessness, Housing First, jonathan choe, Mayor Bruce Harrell, mental health, Seattle, Street Report, substance abuse}

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 ›