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Caitlyn McKenney
January 9, 2025
Homelessness

Feds Flub Homelessness by Ignoring Addiction

Caitlyn McKenney
January 9, 2025
Homelessness
The federal government is hoping you, the public, won't notice that homelessness in America reached an all-time high last year. That was the impression given by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) when it quietly released the 2024 annual homelessness report on the Friday between Christmas, Hannukah, and New Year's. Nationwide, 771,480 people were experiencing homelessness in 2024, an 18 percent increase from the year before and the highest number on record. Read More ›
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Caitlyn McKenney
December 5, 2024
Homelessness

Addiction Treatment Should Look Like This

Caitlyn McKenney
December 5, 2024
Homelessness

In this episode of Restorations, Caitlyn McKenney is joined by the founder of Battlefield Addiction Art Dahlen. As a former addict, Art shares personal insights on addiction treatment, the policy environment in Seattle, and the power of language. Learn more about Battlefield Addiction at battlefieldaddiction.com Join the conversation on X @CaitlynMcKenney or @DiscoveryCWP. Episode Summary: In this episode of Restorations, host Caitlyn McKenney speaks with Art Read More ›

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Caitlyn McKenney
June 3, 2024
Homelessness

The Fentanyl Treatment Keeping People High

Caitlyn McKenney
June 3, 2024
Homelessness
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 ›
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Marvin Olasky
April 26, 2024
Homelessness

The Ups and Downs of Recovery at The Forge

Marvin Olasky
April 26, 2024
Homelessness
The past two months I've written about those making progress at Forge, the Christian shelter I lived at in Joplin, Missouri. But not everyone perseveres. I played disc golf on a sunny day last October with one Forge resident who told me how he had become a devotee of YouTube Satanist channels. For a time, he combined demonic rituals, drug use, and increasingly elaborate drawings of skulls and skeletons. Read More ›
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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 ›