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In this episode we talk with the executive director of Home Forward, Michael
Buonocore, about the history of affordable housing, why there isn’t enough
to meet the need, and barriers to making it happen faster. The conversation
also includes the role of systemic racism on h...
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People living doubled up with friends or family due to economic hardship,
sometimes called invisible homelessness, is not always clear to communities
or even those experiencing it due to stigma and lack of resources. The
Chicago Coalition for the Homeless teamed up with adv...
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When Portland State University instructor Kacy McKinney got the idea to
create a series of comics featuring PSU students with lived experiences of
homelessness and housing insecurity, her goal was to change the narrative
around homelessness. The project—which has blossomed ...
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Understaning Homelessness talks with Dr. Norweeta Milburn and Earl Edwards
from UCLA share their recent study co-authored with California Policy Lab
colleagues Dean Obermark and Janey Roundtree: Inequity in the Permanent
Supportive Housing System in Los Angeles: Scale, Scop...
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Part one: Beyond the headlines and soundbites
Let’s clear away some of the rhetoric about homelessnes and identify the
key questions that frame this discussion. Dr. Marisa Zapata, director of
PSU’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, talks about the
question she ...
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