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June 13, 2024
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Restorations Episode 3: This Movement Is Restoring Seattle

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June 13, 2024
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Andrea Suarez, the founder of outreach organization We Heart Seattle, joins me on this episode to talk about the power of volunteerism to restore city spaces and get people off the streets. We discuss protecting parks and green spaces, what's going wrong in Olympia, WA, and the failures of low-barrier supportive housing. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
June 7, 2024
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Beyond the “Vets, Pets, and Kids” View of Homelessness

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June 7, 2024
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This column starts my third year of weekly writing about homelessness, with the goal of learning, teaching, and eventually turning the columns into a book. Both human interest and intellectual interest propel me. I'll start with the human interest and the two words "suffered enough." The expression comes to mind every time I live in a homeless shelter for a few days and ask residents about their pasts. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
June 3, 2024
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The Fentanyl Treatment Keeping People High

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June 3, 2024
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On this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn is joined by formerly homeless addict and convicted felon Ginny Burton. Ginny is an advocate for life transformation and a voice of reason on law enforcement, addiction, and homelessness. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
May 29, 2024
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Does Poverty Explain Evictions?

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May 29, 2024
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There is a dominant public perception that housing evictions are primarily driven by economic factors. As the narrative goes, a tenant is struggling financially, can’t pay rent, and is forced to leave their home. In fact, the analysis finds a negative, albeit weak, correlation between rates of poverty and homelessness. Read More ›

Silhouette of a man in an old uninhabitable house in front of a window. Depression, loneliness, despair, decline, sadness concept.

^{Robert Marbut
May 29, 2024
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Housing First Doesn’t Work

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May 29, 2024
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In a classic attempt to bury embarrassing data, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development released its most recent annual homelessness Point-in-Time Count report on a Friday, shortly before the Christmas break, about 11 months after the counting was done. Try as it might, HUD is unable to hide the problem anymore because the increases are so high. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
May 24, 2024
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Go West, Children: How Charles Brace Placed Orphans in Families

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May 24, 2024
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Last week I wrote about how Charles Brace set up homes for homeless children but did not see institutionalization as ideal. He wondered whether it was possible to find thousands of families willing to take responsibility for the children of the streets. The problem seemed enormous. Brace wrote: "How were places to be found? . . . And when the children were placed, how were their interests to be watched over, and acts of oppression or hard dealing prevented or punished?" Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
May 17, 2024
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Listen to the First Episode of the Restorations Podcast with Billy Baldwin and Robert Marbut Discussing Addiction and Homelessness Policy

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May 17, 2024
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I'm joined on my very first episode by actor Billy Baldwin and Discovery Senior Fellow and homelessness expert Robert Marbut. We talk about their upcoming documentary (Americans With No Address), our experience doing outreach on the streets of Seattle, and why the right and left have every reason to find common ground on homelessness, addiction, and untreated mental illness. Read More ›

In 1789 a charming five year old chimney sweep toiled through tough days in the bustling streets embodying the spirit of a spirited eighteenth century street urchin

^{Marvin Olasky
May 17, 2024
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Caring for Orphans in New York City

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May 17, 2024
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Two columns ago I mentioned Charles Brace's concern about high rents in New York City. When Brace founded the New York Children's Aid Society in 1853, he began by setting up religious meetings aimed at orphaned or abandoned boys from 10 to 18 who slept in alleys. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
May 15, 2024
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Courts Are Dismissing Eviction Cases on the Grounds of “Confusion”

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May 15, 2024
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Landlords can expect to be penalized for not being clear enough about a confusing law that hurts them. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
May 13, 2024
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Billy Baldwin Witnesses Seattle’s Homelessness Crisis

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May 13, 2024
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Discovery Institute is going Hollywood! Our Senior Fellow Dr. Robert Marbut teamed up with film producer Robert Craig and actor Billy Baldwin to make "Americans With No Address," one of the most important documentaries highlighting the nation's homeless crisis. We Heart Seattle's Andrea Suarez is also a key voice in the movie. Some of the cast members recently took a tour of Seattle. Read More ›