Rest in Peace “Dirty Santa”
By: Tim HouchenDecember 12, 2018 — This is a story that I wrote several years ago while I was still homeless and living at the Santa Ana Civic Center. The story is about a guy…
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Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Music – Song #123
The Holmes Brothers”Homeless Child” — The Holmes Brothers were an American musical trio originally from Christchurch, Virginia. Mixing the sounds of blues, soul, gospel, country and rhythm and blues, they have recorded twelve studio albums…
Homeless Persons’ Memorial Day Music – Song #122
John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers”Gimme One More Day” — John Mayall is an English blues singer, guitarist, organist and songwriter, whose career spans over sixty years. In the 1960’s, he was the founder of John…
Homeless Hate Crimes, Violence and Death: Is What’s Good for L.A. OK for OC?
By: Tim Houchen December 1, 2018 — There are so many ways that a human being can die and persons experiencing homelessness are no different, with one exception. Homeless persons live from day-to-day…
The Most Important Thing That Congress Can Do This Year
By: Steve Berg November 26, 2018 — The last few weeks have been full of activity, and the midterms make for a lot of change when the new 116th Congress begins on January 3. But the 115th Congress still…
Pets Can Be a Barrier – or an Open Door – to Ending an Individual’s Homelessness – PLUS BONUS PET PHOTO GALLERY
By: Kristi Schulenberg November 19, 2018 — Street Outreach staff often share a similar story… Someone they know has been living on the street for a long time and continually turns down assistance or…
HUD Assistant Secretary, Neal Rackleff, Delivers Message: Local Governments Should Provide More Solutions to Homelessness in OC
By: Tim Houchen November 17, 2018 — On Thursday night November 15th, United to End Homelessness brought its latest roadshow, Homelessness 101, To the EV Free Evangelical Church of Fullerton. There was a great…
Prop 10 Brings Rent Control Debate Boiling To The Surface
By: Tarryn Mento October 24, 2018 — Fannie Morgan shuffled through a folder of rental documents to find the monthly increase notices she unexpectedly received in April. The petite 64-year-old is on a fixed income…
Housing is on the Midterm Ballot
By Noelle Porter October 15, 2018 — With less than a month to go until the 2018 elections, your TVs, computers, and phones are dominated by candidates telling you where they stand on health care,…
Proposition 2: Puts Funding Back in “No Place Like Home,” Provides PSH for Homeless with Mental Issues
By: Tim Houchen October 8, 2018 — Proposition 2, which will appear on the November 6th ballot, would allow California to move forward with a program called, No Place Like Home (NPLH), and finances the…
Homeless Persons Memorial Day Music – Song #121
Randy Travis “Point of Light” — Randy Bruce Traywick, known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and Christian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist and actor. Since 1978, Travis has recorded 20 studio…
Homeless Persons Memorial Day Music – Song #120
Genesis “Man on the Corner” — Genesis were an English rock band that formed in Surrey, England in 1967. The most commercially successful and longest-lasting line-up consisted of keyboardist Tony Banks, bassist/guitarist Mike Rutherford and…
Webinar: The Critical Role of Emergency Shelters in a Crisis Response System
This is part 2 in a series of posts with information, articles and webinars regarding Emergency Homeless Shelters By: Tim Houchen October 5, 2018 — For the past 50 years or so, the U.S….
Homeless Advocates Need To Make Sure That Shelters Connect To Housing, Here’s Why
This is part 1 in a series of posts with information, articles and webinars regarding Emergency Homeless Shelters By: Tim Houchen October 4, 2018 — In July, I attended the National Conference on Homelessness…
Creating A Homeless Workforce: The Heartland Alliance and the Federal Bonding Program Suggest Opportunities
By: Tim Houchen October 1, 2018 — It has been a long-time personal goal of mine to become actively and collaboratively engaged with stakeholders locally in the creation of a jobs program for persons experiencing…