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Helping the Chronically Homeless Stay Right on Mark
While sitting at a stop sign, minding my own business, two men drove by and flipped me off. I have no idea why – I did nothing to them. Perhaps they passed judgment based on my appearance, my car, or...
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Did Reagan’s Crazy Mental Health Policies Cause Today’s Homelessness?
Recently, a 34-year-old woman rammed her car into barricades outside the White House while her infant daughter was in the back seat. The police, thinking it was an act of terror, chased her down and...
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Is Society Crazy For Not Doing Enough For People With Mental Illness?
I was standing on a street corner in an urban Southern California neighborhood waiting for the street light to turn green. Next to me was a woman who was obviously agitated and mumbling to herself. Her...
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Homeless Or Home-Free?
It sounds adventurous, exotic, and even a bit thrilling. To live on one’s own, outside, and disconnected from monthly rent, job responsibilities, utilities, banking, credit cards, and car payments....
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It Could Happen to Them
Photo by Alex Proimos Years ago, when I first became the leader of a small homeless agency on the Westside of Los Angeles, I used to start my presentations to the community by saying, “It could happen...
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Should They Be Grateful?
Photo by Alex O’Neal For a couple of decades now, I’ve been fortunate enough to lead a community-based organization that serves and houses people who are homeless. We have literally housed thousands...
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