Posts tagged CommunityResilience

We Are Not Intimidated: A July 4th Reflection - Letters to the Housed

The past 8 months have been tough. The work I have done for the last decade has become more difficult, more treacherous for the people we serve and requires me to dig deep inside myself for resources of spirit and hope that I never knew I had.

Community, Letters to the Housed, Immigrant RightsPaul AsplundJuly 7, 2025CommunityResilience, OrganizationalLeadership, CommunityDefense, KnowYourRights, SocialJustice, Leadership, CommunityBuilding, DefendingDemocracy, CrisisLeadership, ValueBasedLeadership, SocialChange, ImmigrantRights, PublicPolicyComment

Dear LA Times Editorial Staff re Homelessness: I have some thoughts.

Many years after recovering from homelessness and building a great life, I started working on the streets, first in SF and now in LA, bringing direct services, such as hygiene, laundry, haircuts, clothing, etc., to people who had lost their homes…