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^{Marvin Olasky
August 23, 2024
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A Peruse Through Academic Journals on the Link Between Foster Care and Homelessness

_{Marvin Olasky
August 23, 2024
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As this century began, journalist Fred Barnes quoted four discouraging words found in some illustrious newspapers: "First of a series." Journalist Mickey Kaus defined the typical newspaper series as a "bloated journalistic project driven by egos and internal institutional needs." But one thing is even more discouraging than most newspaper series: a series of articles from academic journals. Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
August 16, 2024
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Foster Care Children Too Often Become Homeless Adults

_{Marvin Olasky
August 16, 2024
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The Safe Families dinner and Rob Henderson memoir I wrote about last month got me thinking more about "the relationship between foster care and homelessness": That's the title of a paper delivered at a 1996 conference hosted by the American Public Welfare Association and based on client files and case data from 21 homeless service organizations located in every region of the United States. Read More ›

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^{Marvin Olasky
August 9, 2024
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How Adverse Childhood Experiences Turn into Homelessness

_{Marvin Olasky
August 9, 2024
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Would you rather be rich or loved? Many of us might want to be both, but Rob Henderson, author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class, understands what's most important: "For happiness, it's better to be poor and loved than rich and unloved." Read More ›

^{Marvin Olasky
July 26, 2024
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The Foster-Care-to-Homelessness Pipeline

_{Marvin Olasky
July 26, 2024
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Earlier this month I wrote about the regular Wednesday dinners for unhoused humans at the University Avenue church. This week I'll write about a Friday night fundraising dinner in a church gym four miles further north. The beneficiary: Safe Families for Children of Austin — one of a hundred Safe Family chapters in 30 states that try to keep children from having the traumatic experiences that contribute to the psychology of homelessness. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
July 22, 2024
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Freedom From Fentanyl Walk Displays Bipartisanship to Address Addiction Crisis

_{Jonathan Choe
July 22, 2024
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U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Raul Garcia and his team of volunteers walked more than a hundred miles across Washington State to bring much needed attention to the fentanyl crisis. This bipartisan group of recovery advocates are also spotlighting mental illness and say they will champion these issues until it leads to real change. I caught up with them on Sunday for the final leg of the journey into Seattle. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
July 2, 2024
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Middle America Has a Lot to Teach us About Homelessness

_{Caitlyn McKenney
July 2, 2024
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In this episode, I’m joined by Discovery Institute Senior Fellow Marvin Olasky who is the author of 29 books, the former editor of WORLD Magazine, and has spent the last year living in homeless programs across the U.S. to learn from the people living in them. We discuss the bias of West Coast journalism, what makes programs successful, and the stories Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
Economics

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Washington State Needs the Private Sector to Meet Urgent Housing Needs

_{Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
Economics

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The Washington State Affordable Housing Advisory Board recently released a “Housing Advisory Plan” to address what it describes as an “urgent crisis” of needed affordable housing options in the state. According to the plan, there is only one affordable housing unit available for every five households in need (for those at or below 50-percent of median family income (MFI)). Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
June 21, 2024
Economics, Homelessness

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Violent Evictions and the Anarchists of Reddit

_{Caitlyn McKenney
June 21, 2024
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Last spring, a tenant named “Eucytus” fired at deputies while barricaded in the apartment and then died by a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Seattle detective David Easterly was critically injured by a gunshot wound during the incident. In a statement that feels grossly oversimplified, Housing Justice Project Attorney Edmund Witter said of the barricade-suicide-eviction, “Evictions for nonpayment of rent are preventable with more support and the right programs.” Read More ›

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

_{Caitlyn McKenney
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 30, 2024

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The Fentanyl Treatment Keeping People High

_{Caitlyn McKenney
May 30, 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 ›