Understanding the Unhoused
@utu4good.bsky.social
What is it actually like to be homeless in America? I interview the unhoused to find out. Get the real story from real people.
www.understandingtheunhoused.org
www.understandingtheunhoused.org
Episode 22, Andrew from Santa Fe, New Mexico, is live! Join us as we delve into Andrew, a young man who has faced numerous challenges. Despite hardships, he has found solace in his faith and a path out. Listen in and be inspired by Andrew's hopeful story!
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Andrew (Santa Fe, NM) | Understanding the Unhoused
A podcast to tell the real stories of the Unhoused; those affected by it and those trying to bring an end to it.
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November 17, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Episode 22, Andrew from Santa Fe, New Mexico, is live! Join us as we delve into Andrew, a young man who has faced numerous challenges. Despite hardships, he has found solace in his faith and a path out. Listen in and be inspired by Andrew's hopeful story!
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🧠 1 in 3 older adults experiencing homelessness have trouble remembering, concentrating, or understanding.
🏠 We must expand housing and integrated care so people can age with dignity.
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#AlzheimersAwarenessMonth
🏠 We must expand housing and integrated care so people can age with dignity.
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#AlzheimersAwarenessMonth
November 14, 2025 at 4:03 PM
🧠 1 in 3 older adults experiencing homelessness have trouble remembering, concentrating, or understanding.
🏠 We must expand housing and integrated care so people can age with dignity.
buff.ly/fti18Xs
#AlzheimersAwarenessMonth
🏠 We must expand housing and integrated care so people can age with dignity.
buff.ly/fti18Xs
#AlzheimersAwarenessMonth
I feared it would be bad, but to see the actual numbers is nauseating
This is far worse than anyone expected.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump's HUD plan would cut *two-thirds* of permanent housing and push as many as 170,000 formerly homeless people back onto the street—redirecting funds to work mandates, forced treatment, and encampment sweeps.
All as mass internment camps are being built.
Trump Administration to Drastically Cut Housing Grants
www.nytimes.com
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
I feared it would be bad, but to see the actual numbers is nauseating
Episode 21! this powerful episode, we meet Lee, a woman who has endured 12 years of homelessness, living on the streets and in her car. Facing challenges such as lack of family support and abusive relationships, Lee remains a beacon of hope.
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October 27, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Episode 21! this powerful episode, we meet Lee, a woman who has endured 12 years of homelessness, living on the streets and in her car. Facing challenges such as lack of family support and abusive relationships, Lee remains a beacon of hope.
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UNACCEPTABLE under any standards @foxnews.com.web.brid.gy #FireKilmeade @naehomelessness.bsky.social @utu4good.bsky.social @mentalhealthcaucus.bsky.social @vetsactioncouncil.bsky.social @vetsforrl.bsky.social
In a shocking on-air moment, a “Fox and Friends” co-host said homeless people suffering from mental health issues who refuse help should be killed
'Just Kill 'Em': Fox Host Makes Shocking Comment On Homeless People
"Fox and Friends" co-host Brian Kilmeade made a jaw-dropping remark while discussing homelessness and mental health.
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September 13, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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Watching the Dutch police respectfully engage a homeless man in the train station is frankly blowing my mind
September 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Watching the Dutch police respectfully engage a homeless man in the train station is frankly blowing my mind
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"Instead of focusing on a choice between 'abstinence or harm reduction,' I encourage a reframing...in medicine, there is no one-size-fits-all...why not first explore the patient's goals and offer options based on their needs?" says Dr. Leslie Suen. #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay
Opinion | Overdose Prevention Centers Aren't a Radical Concept
They add value to a larger public health strategy to help fight the overdose crisis
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August 31, 2025 at 11:01 PM
"Instead of focusing on a choice between 'abstinence or harm reduction,' I encourage a reframing...in medicine, there is no one-size-fits-all...why not first explore the patient's goals and offer options based on their needs?" says Dr. Leslie Suen. #InternationalOverdoseAwarenessDay
Episode 20! Tompson From Colorado Springs!
For the 20th episode of UtU, I present the story of Tompson. He is living in Colorado, working through the traumas of growing up in an abusive household and being homeless. Listen here!
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For the 20th episode of UtU, I present the story of Tompson. He is living in Colorado, working through the traumas of growing up in an abusive household and being homeless. Listen here!
understanding-the-unhoused.zencast.website/episodes/tom...
Tompson (Colorado Springs, CO) | Understanding the Unhoused
A podcast to tell the real stories of the Unhoused; those affected by it and those trying to bring an end to it.
understanding-the-unhoused.zencast.website
August 28, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Episode 20! Tompson From Colorado Springs!
For the 20th episode of UtU, I present the story of Tompson. He is living in Colorado, working through the traumas of growing up in an abusive household and being homeless. Listen here!
understanding-the-unhoused.zencast.website/episodes/tom...
For the 20th episode of UtU, I present the story of Tompson. He is living in Colorado, working through the traumas of growing up in an abusive household and being homeless. Listen here!
understanding-the-unhoused.zencast.website/episodes/tom...
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As we continue to see shifts away from proven solutions like housing + services, University of Pennsylvania Professor Dennis Culhane reminds us:
➡️ "We did that and it failed. It’s the whole reason Housing First came about."
➡️ "We did that and it failed. It’s the whole reason Housing First came about."
Giving homeless people stable housing was federal policy for decades. Trump is ending it | CNN Business
Trump is dismantling Housing First programs to reduce homelessness. But advocates say that could have dire consequences for people who are struggling and unhoused.
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August 14, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As we continue to see shifts away from proven solutions like housing + services, University of Pennsylvania Professor Dennis Culhane reminds us:
➡️ "We did that and it failed. It’s the whole reason Housing First came about."
➡️ "We did that and it failed. It’s the whole reason Housing First came about."
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We all want our neighbors to live safely indoors, but forcing people from place to place without housing creates more problems than it solves.
There are better ways to navigate urgent encampment issues while advancing long-term solutions to homelessness.
➡️ Learn how: buff.ly/xLSAvSj
There are better ways to navigate urgent encampment issues while advancing long-term solutions to homelessness.
➡️ Learn how: buff.ly/xLSAvSj
August 13, 2025 at 7:02 PM
We all want our neighbors to live safely indoors, but forcing people from place to place without housing creates more problems than it solves.
There are better ways to navigate urgent encampment issues while advancing long-term solutions to homelessness.
➡️ Learn how: buff.ly/xLSAvSj
There are better ways to navigate urgent encampment issues while advancing long-term solutions to homelessness.
➡️ Learn how: buff.ly/xLSAvSj
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We hear unhoused residents on public land along the Rivanna are being harassed by police.
- Remind the city NO FORCED DISPLACEMENT.
- Remind them this is the result of the city's policy failure.
Email:
Mayor Wade - wadej@charlottesville.gov
Vice Mayor Pinkston - pinkstonb@charlottesville.gov
- Remind the city NO FORCED DISPLACEMENT.
- Remind them this is the result of the city's policy failure.
Email:
Mayor Wade - wadej@charlottesville.gov
Vice Mayor Pinkston - pinkstonb@charlottesville.gov
August 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
We hear unhoused residents on public land along the Rivanna are being harassed by police.
- Remind the city NO FORCED DISPLACEMENT.
- Remind them this is the result of the city's policy failure.
Email:
Mayor Wade - wadej@charlottesville.gov
Vice Mayor Pinkston - pinkstonb@charlottesville.gov
- Remind the city NO FORCED DISPLACEMENT.
- Remind them this is the result of the city's policy failure.
Email:
Mayor Wade - wadej@charlottesville.gov
Vice Mayor Pinkston - pinkstonb@charlottesville.gov
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Really nice hearing about the ULTRA wealthy finally doing SOMETHING
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"BREAKING NEWS: Player superstar Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Donates Entire $24.9 Million Bonus and Sponsorship Earnings to Homeless Shelter Initiative to Help Fund 150 Units Housing with 300 Shelte...
BREAKING NEWS: Superstar Couple Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Donate Entire $24.9 Million Bonus and Sponsorship Earnings to Fund Housing for the Homeless In a powerful show of unity, compassion, and s...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Really nice hearing about the ULTRA wealthy finally doing SOMETHING
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Kill the fascist within you.
July 6, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Kill the fascist within you.
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“The biggest problem with criminalization...[is] that criminalization worsens homelessness,” says BHHI Director Dr. @m.kushel.bksy.social.
“The public should...say, ‘Why are you taking expensive efforts to worsen a problem? This problem is 40 years in the making.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
“The public should...say, ‘Why are you taking expensive efforts to worsen a problem? This problem is 40 years in the making.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
Supreme Court allowed cities to ban camping. Here’s what happened next in California.
The Supreme Court ruled on June 28, 2024, that banning camping for homeless people did not constitute cruel and unusual punishment. In the year since, California’s cities and its homeless population h...
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June 27, 2025 at 10:34 PM
“The biggest problem with criminalization...[is] that criminalization worsens homelessness,” says BHHI Director Dr. @m.kushel.bksy.social.
“The public should...say, ‘Why are you taking expensive efforts to worsen a problem? This problem is 40 years in the making.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
“The public should...say, ‘Why are you taking expensive efforts to worsen a problem? This problem is 40 years in the making.”
www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/...
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The best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid is to name and shame big employers that pay their full time employees so little, they qualify for Medicaid
June 26, 2025 at 3:13 PM
The best way to reduce the cost of Medicaid is to name and shame big employers that pay their full time employees so little, they qualify for Medicaid
Great news!
June 26, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Great news!
Finally! Whether it gets traction remains to be seen but man it’d be nice to see some actual compassionate progress
A year since #JohnsonVGrantsPass, 320+ bills that make it a crime to be homeless have been introduced. Every single one is cruel, wasteful, and makes homelessness worse.
Thursday, the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act will be introduced to help fight back. @aclu.org
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Thursday, the #HousingNotHandcuffs Act will be introduced to help fight back. @aclu.org
www.aclu.org/one-year-sin...
June 24, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Finally! Whether it gets traction remains to be seen but man it’d be nice to see some actual compassionate progress
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The working homeless families I wrote about in my book—and the millions like them across the U.S.—will be very relieved to learn that their problem is *feeling* like they're not thriving.
June 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The working homeless families I wrote about in my book—and the millions like them across the U.S.—will be very relieved to learn that their problem is *feeling* like they're not thriving.
Having worked there for years, this does in any way surprise me. It was always a shady group. Shoulda never sold to Cerberus…
One year ago, Steward Health Care went bankrupt.
I'm not letting CEO Ralph de la Torre and his corporate enablers off the hook for looting Massachusetts hospitals and leaving patients, workers, and communities hanging out to dry.
I'm not letting CEO Ralph de la Torre and his corporate enablers off the hook for looting Massachusetts hospitals and leaving patients, workers, and communities hanging out to dry.
One year after Steward bankruptcy, Warren, Markey demand criminal probe - The Boston Globe
Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ed Markey are pushing the Justice Department to investigate Steward chief executive Ralph de la Torre for contempt of Congress.
www.bostonglobe.com
May 7, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Having worked there for years, this does in any way surprise me. It was always a shady group. Shoulda never sold to Cerberus…
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This is a terrifying yet completely unsurprising budget proposal. The #homeless in America have suffered so much, and now this administration with no empathy. Inhuman.
Amid a spiraling homelessness crisis, this administration isn't just slashing aid. It's proudly axing a program that helped cities undo racist housing policy and protect people from displacement.
This isn't about saving money. It's about doubling down on segregation, discrimination, and inequality.
This isn't about saving money. It's about doubling down on segregation, discrimination, and inequality.
May 2, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is a terrifying yet completely unsurprising budget proposal. The #homeless in America have suffered so much, and now this administration with no empathy. Inhuman.