What Do We Do Now?

For the next few months, I’m going to share what I’ve learned working with thousands of people on the streets. I’m going to highlight the work of the most innovative and successful programs serving the unhoused residents of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

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Wardo

‘Wardo’: As we got to know each other, sharing the stories that brought us both to MacArthur Park, doing laundry and providing showers for our guests, we found out we had a lot in common. Enough that we quickly became friends.

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Join Us

This is what I know: working together, we can end homelessness, now and for good. We are the only ones who can bring dignity and hope back into the lives of our unhoused neighbors. The love that passes through us to them is the only thing powerful enough to truly change their lives (and our lives, too).