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Homelessness Today: That Was Then, This Is Now
Photo by Karim Corban I remember a couple of decades ago helping people who were homeless was much easier. Not easy, but easier. I remember that most of the people who walked into our transitional...
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LA Homeless Plan: Find Change Here
Paul stood at the 101 Freeway off-ramp, holding a cardboard sign that read, “Spare Change?” He was a veteran in our armed services who lived on our streets for ten years. Last year, Paul was one of...
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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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Homeless Lives Matter
Photo © Jim D’Aquilia/Momenta Workshops 2016. Alex has been sleeping on a sidewalk in San Diego for a handful of years. He used to worry about where his next meal would be, if he could find a shelter...
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You Are Not Anonymous
Photo © Jim D’Aquilia/Momenta Workshops 2016. You lie down on that dirty park bench, or sit against the chain-link fence next to the sidewalk. Your state of homelessness is exposed for all to see. You...
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Should Landowners Pay For Homeless Housing?
The odds of making money by owning real estate is much better than playing the lottery. Just ask any lucky homeowner on the Westside of Los Angeles, or anywhere within San Francisco’s city limits....
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Homeless Facilities: A Magnet Effect?
Joel John Roberts, PATH CEO Last week, I was at my umpteenth community meeting in order to promote a new building that would house people who experience homelessness. I am probably approaching my...
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Is Eliminating Homeless Shelters a War Against Compassion?
PATH Villas at Del Rey, permanent supportive housing. I remember when I first started two decades ago as the leader of a services and housing agency, almost every person I encountered would tell me,...
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Ending Homelessness: The Wait is Killing Them
Photo by Marc Brüneke When working in communities to address homelessness, I feel like an antsy kid – I don’t want to wait. I’m fidgety because the lag time seems so long. I am baffled why it’s taking...
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We’re working on the homeless problem, but don’t expect instant results
No one in Los Angeles was surprised to hear on Wednesday that the homeless population had ballooned yet again. Everywhere one looks one sees people sleeping on sidewalks, in tents and recreational...
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