Episode 45: Homeless with Jim Ward

I talk with Jim Ward about myths about homelessness, how to respond to people experiencing homelessness, and what we can do to solve the problem. Guest Plugs * The Arch - https://www.frontsteps.org/what-we-do/arch/ * Caritas of Austin - https://caritasofaustin.org/ * Texas Homeless Network - https://www.thn.org/ * The Other Ones - http://toofound.org/ Show Notes * Housing First Model - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Housing_First * Housing Industrial Complex - https://californiapolicycenter.org/americas-homeless-industrial-complex-causes-solutions/ * Mental Health First Aid - https://www.mentalhealthfirstaid.org/ * Point-in-Time (PIT) count - https://www.samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources/hpr-resources/point-time-counts-are-crucial-data * Continuum of Care - https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/ * When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself by Brian Fikkert and Steve Corbett - https://chalmers.org/product/when-helping-hurts/ * National Alliance to End Homeless - https://endhomelessness.org/ * United States Interagency Council on Homelessness - https://www.usich.gov/ * The Book on Ending Homelessness by Iain de Jong - https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48732703-the-book-on-ending-homelessness Support the Podcast - https://www.patreon.com/wdtatpodcast Leave us a voicemail! https://www.speakpipe.com/wdtatpodcast Email your feedback to [e-mail] Follow us: Facebook -https://www.facebook.com/wdtatpodcast Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wdtatpodcast/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/wdtatpodcast Special Guest: Jim Ward.