045: Homeless with Jim Ward

I talk with Jim Ward about myths about homelessness, how to respond to people experiencing homelessness, and what we can do to solve the problem.

Guest Plugs

• The Arch - https://www.frontsteps.org/what-we-do/arch/
• Caritas of Austin - https://caritasofaustin.org/
• Texas Homeless Network - https://www.thn.org/
• The Other Ones - http://toofound.org/

Show Notes

• Housing First Model - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_First
• Housing Industrial Complex - https://californiapolicycenter.org/americas-homeless-industrial-complex-causes-solutions/
• Mental Health First Aid - https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/
• Point-in-Time (PIT) count - https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/point-time-counts-are-crucial-data
• Continuum of Care - https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/
• When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett - https://chalmers.org/product/when-helping-hurts/
• National Alliance to End Homeless - https://endhomelessness.org/
• United States Interagency Council on Homelessness - https://www.usich.gov/
• The Book on Ending Homelessness by Iain de Jong - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48732703-the-book-on-ending-homelessness

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