Advocacy with Eric Samuels

When We Walk By

Listen to the first Hard Conversation of 2024! Housing Forward hosted Kevin F. Adler and Donald W. Burnes, co-authors of When We Walk By: Forgotten Humanity, Broken Systems, and the Role We Can Each Play in Ending Homelessness in America. When We Walk By [https://www.amazon.com/When-We-Walk-Forgotten-Homelessness/dp/1623178843] takes an urgent look at homelessness in America, showing us what we lose—in ourselves and as a society—when we choose to walk past and ignore our neighbors in shelters, insecure housing, or on the streets. Watch the Hard Conversation on YouTube [https://youtu.be/vW-o-McJpG8] or the We Are Neighbors Podcast!

Advocacy with Eric Samuels

In this episode of the We Are Neighbors podcast, Eric Samuels, President and CEO at the Texas Homeless Network, joined our hosts to talk about advocacy! Advocacy can be a touchy subject for non-profits as there are rules and regulations about what they can/cannot do. However, there are ways non-profits and individuals can be intentional and drive change in their community. Eric Samuels dives into what the Texas Homeless Network does and what it takes to be successful. Learn about the THN's advocacy efforts here: https://www.thn.org/policy-advocacy/ [https://www.thn.org/policy-advocacy/]

Special Guest: Ellen Magnis from Family Gateway

In this episode, we were joined by Ellen Magnis the President and CEO of Family Gateway. Family Gateway is one of the service providers apart of the All Neighbors Coalition. Their mission is to provide stability and life-changing supportive services to children and families affected by homelessness. They also serve as the main access point for families with children for our community’s Coordinated Access System. We spoke to Ellen about families experiencing homelessness, how Family Gateway provides support, and ways you can get involved. Learn more about their work here: https://familygateway.org/get-involved/

Encampment Decommissioning: Part 2

Welcome Hannah Sims and Alonzo Grape to the We Are Neighbors podcast for a special two-part series about Encampment Decommissioning! In case you missed it, listen to Part 1 to learn more about what encampment decommissioning is and give you a better understanding of how we are helping our neighbors connect with permanent solutions to housing and supportive services to ensure a successful transition into housing.   In this episode, we will dive in to discuss the results we are seeing, how many individuals have been housed, future plans, and how YOU can get involved to support this important work.

Encampment Decommissioning: Part 1

Welcome Hannah Sims and Alonzo Grape to the We Are Neighbors podcast for a special two-part series about Encampment Decommissioning! In this episode, we will dive deeper into what encampment decommissioning is, how it differs from the ways we have intervened with encampments in the past, and give you a better understanding of how we are helping our neighbors connect with permanent solutions to housing and supportive services to ensure a successful transition into housing.