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 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…
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…
Webinar: Home, Together. The Federal Strategic Plan To Prevent And End Homelessness
Overview by: Tim Houchen September 29, 2018 — Home, Together: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, was issued in July 2018, covers Fiscal Years 2018 – 2022, and builds upon strategies and…
Just The Tip of The Iceberg: Housing and Homelessness
By: Tim Houchen September 27, 2018 — Successful homeless advocacy involves building public will around the idea of ending homelessness. It’s not always an easy task. What sometimes seems even more difficult is to…
Ryan Dowd’s Weekly Homeless Tip: What About People Who Choose to Be Homeless?
By: Ryan Dowd September 25, 2018 — My “day job” is Executive Director of Hesed House, the second largest homeless shelter in Illinois. This week I want to share a letter I wrote for our next…
How Will America Respond to International Criticism of Double Standards in Housing and Homeless Human Rights?
By: Tim Houchen September 16, 2018 — For a long time now, I’ve been holding on to a history lesson just waiting for the right moment and the right means for sharing it publicly….