Homelessness

Rural road with dramatic clouds in southern Minnesota at sundown
Rural Minnesota road with dramatic clouds at sundown
Marvin Olasky
October 27, 2023
Homelessness

The Middle of the Country

Marvin Olasky
October 27, 2023
Homelessness
In the U.S., half of all the homeless persons who sleep outside do so in California, and it seems that at least half the coverage of homelessness in national publications concerns California. Read More ›
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Center on Wealth & Poverty
September 21, 2023
Homelessness

Report: Homelessness Data Reveal Reasons for Collapse of King County Outreach Program

Center on Wealth & Poverty
September 21, 2023
Homelessness
A study from the Fix Homelessness Initiative of Discovery Institute reveals the expensive failure of the government to run a now-defunct downtown outreach program in Seattle funded by the region’s leading foundations and corporations. It also reveals a lack of transparency from non-profits receiving millions in contracts from King County to address homelessness. Read More ›
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Homeless man sitting on the street, generative ai
Homeless man sitting on the street, generative ai
Marvin Olasky
August 25, 2023
Homelessness

A Christian Approach to Treating Fentanyl Addiction

Marvin Olasky
August 25, 2023
Homelessness

A California rescue mission rehabilitates people through love of God and fellowship. I spent four days and nights last month at the Orange County Rescue Mission, a Christian outfit serving the local homeless. I left with stories from 40 men and women about years of cycling through drug deals, arrests, jail, probation, parole violations, homelessness and prison. Andrew, 36, dropped Read More ›

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Double Trouble
Double Trouble
Marvin Olasky
August 18, 2023
Homelessness

Homeless by Tornado

Marvin Olasky
August 18, 2023
Homelessness
Let’s look at causes of homelessness. Substance abuse is a big one through much of the U.S., but users like to be close to cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine dealers who rarely hang out in little cities: Amarillo, with 200,000 people 117 driving miles away from Perryton, is more like it. Read More ›