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Profile Response: Alan Graham, Community First, Austin, TX

“The problem of homelessness is not Obama’s, it’s ours.” For 18 years, Alan Graham’s ministry, Mobile Loaves and Fishes, has provided food, clothing, health products, and social activities to Austin’s homeless. “The old model of service was based on scarcity. … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 181 – Los Angeles, CA

November 2, 2015 – Clouds, rain 65 degrees Miles Today: 19 Miles to Date: 9,332 States to Date: 25 If there is any doubt that LA is literally the opposite corner of the country in every respect from my home … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Sean Andreas, The Circus Project, Portland, OR

  Homeless people are, by definition, unhinged from their roots. They drift in seemingly random ways, but come together in places that accommodate them with benign weather, supportive services, or community acceptance. Portland, Oregon, a place where those three attributes … Continue reading

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Trip Log – Day 127 – Portland, OR to Salem, OR

September 9, 2015 – Sun, 75 degrees Miles Today: 56 Miles to Date: 6,601 States to Date: 23 I rode out of Portland through grey skies. Stopped at Winco for yogurt and bagels. Got extra for the homeless folks hanging … Continue reading

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Profile Response: Palmer Court Housing, Salt Lake City, UT

  “Housing First” is Utah’s slogan for its program to put chronically homeless people in permanent supportive housing. The original slogan, “Housing First, Employment Second” has been abbreviated because employment often comes later than second, if it comes at all. … Continue reading

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