Still More Questions than Answers
I’m left with the desire to plead that people take care of each other, stop being mean to one another. Teach empathy and compassion.
My “Whys” Connect
Everyone deserves affordable healthcare and affordable housing. None of us should be forced to make that choice. Housing is healthcare.
How did we get here?
Local point-in-time data released today for Maricopa County shows just over 5,000 unsheltered people (up 35% since 2020).
We don’t need rescuers and saviors.
We don’t need rescuers and saviors to address homelessness and the housing crisis, we need courageous leaders.
Tuesday 2-22-22
In searching for some meaning of it being Tuesday 2-22-22, here is a list of 22 things I am thinking about.
I don’t know where you can go.
I’m silently grateful she didn’t ask me if there was a space for her. I would have to say, “no, and I don’t know where you can go.”
A No-Win Situation
The resilience and resourcefulness of unsheltered people amazes me. But, we are in a no-win situation because being unhoused is not a crime.
A Grand Canyon-sized Gap
We must examine the root causes that lead people to lose their homes. Then we must help people keep their homes.
Housing is Healthcare
It’s not physically or mentally healthy for a community to have hundreds and thousands of people unsheltered and unhoused.
On the Road
As Project Connect was one of the programs I was able to lead at Valley of the Sun United Way, I am thrilled that we are now partnering to reinvigorate these events.