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September 13, 2023
Title: Reevaluating Austin’s Homelessness Strategy
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by John Bonura Bonura
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
The Austin City Council recently reviewed photos taken inside
housing units, which revealed “housing units strewn with drugs and drug
paraphernalia throughout trashed rooms, a gun, and employees asleep on the job.”
New guest, John Bonura, is a Policy Scholar with the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Today, John discusses the out-of-control homeless problem in Austin.
Click
here to read John Bonura’s op-ed in
The Cannon, an online publication of the
Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Click here to read more from John Bonura on this and other issues.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
How much have the taxpayers spent on the homelessness problem Austin?
What are some of the major causes of homelessness in major cities across the nation, including Austin?
Where does all the money allocated for “solving homelessness” go? Why is the federal government so focused on housing only, ignoring the mental health and addiction problems?
The California legislature is considering overriding local codes and zoning ordinances to allow churches and other non-profits to erect low-income housing units on their parking lots and other parts of their vacant land. Is this simply an extension to the failed national government’s policy of Housing First?
What are some reasonable solutions – both locally and nationally?
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Texas Public Policy Foundation.
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July 6, 2023
Title: New Strategies to Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Michele Steeb is senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy
Foundation and oversees the Foundation's initiative to transform
homelessness policy in the United States and Texas. Today, Michele discusses what the Left is doing wrong
and how we can fix it.
Click
here to read the article in
The Federalist which prompted this interview.
Click here for the latest
from Michele Steeb at the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why is the Left dead wrong about what homeless people really need? What is the
Left’s solution to the growing homeless problem? Michele explains why the Left’s
plan of a “house for everyone” is absolutely not the right solution.
What essential services are denied to the homeless due to misguided US policy?
Has Housing and Urban Development (HUD) stopped all funding for these essential
needs, moving all money to housing?
What does HUD require of communities in order to receive funding? Does
HUD rely
heavily on the homeless to “self-report”? How is that working? Click
here for the “point-in-time count”
from HUD.
If an organization receives federal funding, are they permitted to offer the
homeless any type of assistance for essential needs such as food, clothing, or
medical attention?
Click here to order a copy of Michele Steeb’s
book, “Answers Behind the Red Door”.
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January 10, 2023
Title: NYC Mayor: Involuntarily Commit the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michael Letts
with IN-Vest USA (WWW.investusa.org/)
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, recently announced that the NYPD will begin taking the homeless in for psychiatric evaluations and possible involuntary commitment to hospitals.
Michael Letts is the Founder, CEO, and President of IN-Vest USA. Today, Michael offers his personal opinion on this new directive.
Click here for more information about
IN-Vest USA, an organization that provides bulletproof vests to police officers through various charitable groups and sponsorships.
Click here to donate to
IN-Vest USA.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Does the City of New York have the authority detain and involuntarily commit a homeless person to a psychiatric hospital? Michael explains that unless there is probable cause, it is absolutely unconstitutional.
Is the public demanding that the police crackdown on the homeless situation in NYC?
Are police officers trained to determine whether or not a homeless person will become violent? Michael says: “That’s ludicrous. It doesn’t work that way.”
Is this the beginning of a slippery slope – where the ruling class wants to rule over the underclass? Michael believes we are already there – almost to the finish line.
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December 16, 2022
Title: Involuntarily Commit the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michael Letts
with IN-Vest USA (WWW.investusa.org/)
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, recently announced that the NYPD will begin taking the homeless in for psychiatric evaluations and possible involuntary commitment to hospitals.
Michael Letts is the Founder, CEO, and President of IN-Vest USA. Today, Michael offers his personal opinion on this new directive.
Click here for more information about
IN-Vest USA, an organization that provides bulletproof vests to police officers through various charitable groups and sponsorships.
Click here to donate to
IN-Vest USA.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Does the City of New York have the authority detain and involuntarily commit a homeless person to a psychiatric hospital? Michael explains that unless there is probable cause, it is absolutely unconstitutional.
Is the public demanding that the police crackdown on the homeless situation in NYC?
Are police officers trained to determine whether or not a homeless person will become violent? Michael says: “That’s ludicrous. It doesn’t work that way.”
Is this the beginning of a slippery slope – where the ruling class wants to rule over the underclass? Michael believes we are already there – almost to the finish line.
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December 6, 2022
Title: NYC Mayor: Involuntarily Commit the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michael Letts
with IN-Vest USA (WWW.investusa.org/)
The Mayor of New York City, Eric Adams, recently announced that the NYPD will begin taking the homeless in for psychiatric evaluations and possible involuntary commitment to hospitals.
Michael Letts is the Founder, CEO, and President of IN-Vest USA. Today, Michael offers his personal opinion on this new directive.
Click here for more information about
IN-Vest USA, an organization that provides bulletproof vests to police officers through various charitable groups and sponsorships.
Click here to donate to
IN-Vest USA.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Does the City of New York have the authority detain and involuntarily commit a homeless person to a psychiatric hospital? Michael explains that unless there is probable cause, it is absolutely unconstitutional.
Is the public demanding that the police crackdown on the homeless situation in NYC?
Are police officers trained to determine whether or not a homeless person will become violent? Michael says: “That’s ludicrous. It doesn’t work that way.”
Is this the beginning of a slippery slope – where the ruling class wants to rule over the underclass? Michael believes we are already there – almost to the finish line.
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November 28, 2022
Title: Putting People First
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 2
Do good intentions actually do more harm than good? How can we truly help the homeless?
Michele Steeb is senior fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation and oversees the Foundation's initiative to transform homelessness policy in the United States and Texas. She is also a noted public speaker and author of "Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homelessness Epidemic".
Click here for the latest from Michele.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why did the TPPF choose to use personal testimonies in their newest mini-documentary? Michele explains how it
“clearly demonstrates the overall problem with current government policy towards emancipating the homeless from the bondage of living on the street”.
Click here to the first video the
TPPF produced on this issue last year.
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Title: Addressing Homelessness by Putting People First
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
The US government’s Housing First approach discourages behavior change and no
longer funds the treatment the homeless need to address their underlying
struggles. What’s more, it ensures that nearly everyone who enters the
homelessness system stays in it, as they are provided subsidized housing for
life, without any expectation of healing and work – ever.
The Texas Public Policy Foundation is dedicated to helping ALL Texans,
including those displaced on the streets. Their approach is to put people first,
helping them become self-sustaining members of society.
Click here
to watch their latest mini-documentary, “Addressing Homelessness by Putting
People First”.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Putting People First
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is the government’s Housing First approach helping? Michele says: “It is
clear…that it has failed.”
Why does the TPPF encourage a “people first” approach? How does this approach
address the root cause of homelessness?
Are good intentions (such as a few dollars or a care bag) actually damaging to
those living on the streets? Michele explains that it can help in the
short-term, but we need to be careful that we aren’t making the homeless person
“comfortable” with being homeless.
How can churches become more involved and focused on helping the homeless? Click
here and
here for
more information about the Haven for Hope and Community First Village models for
conquering homelessness.
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October 20, 2022
Title: New Report on Homelessness in the U.S.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Dr. Robert Marbut
with Fix Homelessness (www.fixhomelessness.org/)
Part 1 of 3
Dr. Robert Marbut is an expert on homelessness and a Senior Fellow
at the Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth & Poverty.
Previously, Dr. Marbut served as Chief of Staff for San Antonio Mayor Henry
Cisneros, as a White House Fellow under George H. W. Bush, and most recently as
the Executive Director of the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness from 2019
to 2021 under both the Trump and Biden administrations.
Today, Dr. Marbut discusses the growing homelessness problem in the United
States, which is contributing to an increase in crime and mental disorders.
Click
here for the full report discussed in today’s interview from the
Discovery Institute.
Click here for more about Dr.
Robert Marbut.
Click here to support The
Discovery Institute’s efforts to Fix Homelessness.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is America suffering a complicated homelessness tragedy? Dr. Marbut reveals why
the nation is seeing such a drastic increase in homelessness – and it’s not
because of the economy!
What percent have a mental illness or an addiction? Dr. Marbut mentions
Haven for Hope, a
transformational center for individuals and families in San Antonio, Texas, that
he helped found.
What percent are female? What percent are male?
What percent are family units with minor children?
Are we beginning to see a second generation of homelessness?
Is the homelessness problem manifested in hospital emergency rooms and the
criminal justice system? Dr. Marbut explains that when the underlying problems
of mental illness and drug/alcohol addiction are not addressed and treated, the
homeless find themselves in the ER or jail.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - New Report on Homelessness in the U.S.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Dr. Robert Marbut
with Fix Homelessness (www.fixhomelessness.org/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the Housing First approach? Dr. Marbut explains that it boils down to
the federal government simply giving the homeless free housing – and nothing
else.
Has the death rate among the homeless skyrocketed over the past decade?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - New Report on Homelessness in the U.S.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Dr. Robert Marbut
with Fix Homelessness (www.fixhomelessness.org/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Are there enough private funds available to truly assist the homeless onto a
path of self-sufficiency? Dr. Marbut mentions
Citygate Network,
North America’s oldest and largest community of independent, faith-based crisis
shelters and life-transformation centers.
What can individuals and churches do to assist the homeless?
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October 10, 2022
Title: Low Expectations Lead to Low Results
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 2
Michele Steeb is a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy
Foundation, overseeing the foundation’s initiative to transform the homeless
policy in Texas and across America. Michele is also the co-author of "Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homelessness Epidemic."
Click
here to read Michele’s op-ed “Low Expectations Lead to Low Results” on this serious issue affecting all Texans and Americans.
Click here to read more from Michele at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Since the rollout of the Housing First federal policy in 2013, have we condemned the homeless to remain homeless?
Does Housing First absolve the homeless from societal requirements? Michele discusses a few of the requirements that the homeless should be following, but most state agencies turn a blind eye as the homeless destroy their lives and even the cities they live in.
If a homeless person is given free housing for life without receiving the help they truly need for mental illness or addiction, will they ever “get better”?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Low Expectations Lead to Low Results
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Should the “housing first” initiative really be called “housing
only”? Michele reveals that all the funds that had been allocated for
services to the homeless have been moved to the housing first initiative,
leaving the homeless to fend for themselves.
Did the federal government promise that the Housing First initiative
would end homelessness within one decade? Yes. Has it helped? Absolutely not; in
fact, the problem is worse!
What should be done immediately to help the homeless become self-sustaining
members of society?
Do many homeless people die without receiving the help they desperately need?
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August 3, 2022
Title: More Housing Isn’t the Solution
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 3
For over thirteen years, Michele Steeb served as the Director for
the Saint John’s Program for Real Change in California, helping and
supporting homeless women and children. She worked tirelessly to provide mental health services, educational assistance, and extensive hands-on employment training in an effort to bring about real and lasting change.
Today, Michele discusses what has worked, what hasn’t worked, and what must be done to offer further assistance to the homeless population in America. She is currently a Senior Fellow with the
Texas Public Policy Foundation and oversees its initiative to transform the homeless policy in Texas and across America.
Click
here to read more on this issue from Michele Steeb.
Click here to order your copy of Michele Steeb’s book, “Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homeless Epidemic”.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Does giving the ‘street person’ five dollars, a raincoat, or a blanket really help them long-term? “Human connection is very, very important,” she says, so that can be helpful in the short-term. However, most homeless people struggle with mental or health problems and hose are the issues that need to be addressed.
What is the Saint John’s Program for Real Change? What is the
Federal Housing First program? Michele explains the difference between the two – and why one is successful and one is failing.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - More Housing Isn’t the Solution
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Does the Federal Housing First program focus most of their attention on simply
providing a cot and a roof to the homeless?
What were the results of a
study of the homeless population in Boston over a fourteen-year period?
Michele explains why it is difficult to know the full spectrum of issues
affecting the homeless and whether or not they stick with the “program”
(aka seek mental health, see a doctor, stay on their meds, quit drinking/doing
drugs). However, the Boston study was different in a GOOD way.
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - More Housing Isn’t the Solution
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Where do we go from here? How can churches help? How can individuals truly help
the homeless? Michele explains that education is key. “Housing First as a
one-size-fits-all will never work,” she says. She also urges everyone to
contact their elected officials on the local level and even volunteer with
organizations that help the homeless. Click
here to find an
organization near you.
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July 8, 2022
Title: Republicans can Lead on Mental Health Treatment
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Bruce Chapman
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)
Part 1 of 2
Tucked away in the gun law Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving America’s mental-health crisis but only part of what’s needed. Happily, help may be on the way if Republicans take back Congress in November.
Bruce Campbell is the co-founder of the Discovery Institute and current Chairman of the Board. Today Bruce discusses rising crime and suicide rates, which can be directly connected to the rise in homelessness across the nation. He says: “America needs leaders who will boldly tackle some of its unrelenting problems.”
Click
here to read more on this topic from Bruce Campbell.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do a variety of unrelenting problems plaguing America correlate with mental illness? Terry and Bruce discuss homelessness, crime, and rising suicide rates. Bruce also reveals that nearly 50% of the homeless are mentally ill or drug addicted or both.
How have liberals treated the mentally ill since the 1960’s? Can some of the problems be traced back to the introduction of Medicaid and “community-based facilities”? Bruce explains what community-based facilities are and what they are allowed and not allowed to do to help the homeless.
Are streets, emergency rooms, and jails the new “asylum”?
Does providing housing and/or a meal actually treat the root cause of mental illness?
SHORT ANSWER: No, not at all.
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Republicans can Lead on Mental Health Treatment
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Bruce Chapman
with Discovery Institute (www.discovery.org)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Do many who live on the streets of America refuse help? Bruce discusses some of
the expectations in Federally-run group homes, explaining that most people who
are homeless simply don’t want to abide by their rules (like no drugs or pets
allowed).
Are there more people diagnosed with psychosis residing in America’s prisons
than in state hospitals?
Can prisons adequately provide help for the mentally ill – both short and
long-term?
Book reference: “Healing:
Our Path from Mental Illness to Mental Health” by Dr. Thomas Insel,
former head of the National Institute of Mental Health.
What are some bold steps that must be taken to combat homelessness, crime, and
rising suicide rates associated with mental illness? Bruce shares some positive
national legislation that has already been presented and recommends other steps
that can begin at the local and state levels.
Click here for more
information and to donate to the Fix Homelessness initiative with the
Discovery Institute.
Bottom Line: Is mental illness the major contributing cause of
homelessness and crime in America?
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April 29, 2022
Title: Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Many people just turn away from the homeless, because they don’t know what to do. What is the BEST way to help the homeless?
Michele Steeb is a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, overseeing the Foundation’s initiative to transform homelessness policy in the United States and in Texas. Today she discusses various ways we can help the homeless that will have a true impact on their lives and their future.
Click
here to read Michele’s op-ed “Why Converting Hotels into Homeless Housing Doesn’t Usually Work.”
Click here to read more from Michele Steeb on this and other topics.
Click
here to purchase of Michele’s book, “Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homeless Epidemic.”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Who are the homeless? Michele explains that there are many factors that come into play and stresses the importance of treating the issues because they are human beings just like we are.
What is the “bell curve”? Michele will continue with this in the second segment.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Michele continues to discuss the “bell curve”, who the homeless are,
and how they became homeless.
Why is the “housing first” mantra from the Left ineffective and
flat-out wrong? Michele recently wrote this in response to this issue: “Subsidized
housing is leftists’ number-one solution to homelessness. But despite historic
outlays in California and elsewhere, governments’ attempts to house their way
out of the growing crisis have thus far floundered.”
If free housing is so readily available, why don’t many homeless take advantage
of it?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What positive ways can Texas turn its attention to truly solving the homeless
problem one person at a time? Michele discusses the importance of treating each
individual person, not treating all the homeless as one group.
Michele ran a successful program for the homeless in Sacramento, California, for
thirteen years. Why was that program so successful? Are there other programs
across the country that are similar and thriving, as well?
Is Michele hopeful that the Texas Legislature will propose positive changes to
the homeless epidemic?
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April 14, 2022
Title: Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Many people just turn away from the homeless, because they don’t know what to do. What is the BEST way to help the homeless?
Michele Steeb is a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy Foundation, overseeing the Foundation’s initiative to transform homelessness policy in the United States and in Texas. Today she discusses various ways we can help the homeless that will have a true impact on their lives and their future.
Click
here to read Michele’s op-ed “Why Converting Hotels into Homeless Housing Doesn’t Usually Work.”
Click here to read more from Michele Steeb on this and other topics.
Click
here to purchase of Michele’s book, “Answers Behind the RED DOOR: Battling the Homeless Epidemic.”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Who are the homeless? Michele explains that there are many factors that come into play and stresses the importance of treating the issues because they are human beings just like we are.
What is the “bell curve”? Michele will continue with this in the second segment.
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Michele continues to discuss the “bell curve”, who the homeless are,
and how they became homeless.
Why is the “housing first” mantra from the Left ineffective and
flat-out wrong? Michele recently wrote this in response to this issue: “Subsidized
housing is leftists’ number-one solution to homelessness. But despite historic
outlays in California and elsewhere, governments’ attempts to house their way
out of the growing crisis have thus far floundered.”
If free housing is so readily available, why don’t many homeless take advantage
of it?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Helping the Homeless
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What positive ways can Texas turn its attention to truly solving the homeless
problem one person at a time? Michele discusses the importance of treating each
individual person, not treating all the homeless as one group.
Michele ran a successful program for the homeless in Sacramento, California, for
thirteen years. Why was that program so successful? Are there other programs
across the country that are similar and thriving, as well?
Is Michele hopeful that the Texas Legislature will propose positive changes to
the homeless epidemic?
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February 4, 2022
Title: What is Fueling the Homeless Crisis?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Michele Steeb is a Senior Fellow with the Texas Public Policy
Foundation, overseeing the Foundation’s initiative to transform homelessness
policy in the United States and in Texas.
Michele transformed a struggling shelter for homeless women and children into one of the nation’s beacons of success. Saint John’s is a comprehensive 18-month program, helping homeless women and their children actively address and overcome the root causes of their homelessness.
Click
here to read more on this issue from Michele Steeb.
Michele is also the author of “Answers Behind the Red Door: Battling the Homeless Epidemic”.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
It’s hard to drive more than a few miles without seeing at least one person on the side of the road with a street sign, asking for food, money, or a job. Are many of these people truly homeless?
Do we actually know how many people are homeless and for how long? Michele explains why it is difficult to know the true number of homeless people.
How much money is spent each year in the United States on homelessness? Michele breaks down some of the larger cities in the US and how much they spend each year and how much they plan to spend in the near future.
Is homelessness increasing or decreasing after spending upwards of $50 BILLION on the issue each year?
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - What is Fueling the Homeless Crisis?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What are some of the major factors that we can attribute to homelessness?
Michele discusses: drug and alcohol addiction, poor education and coping skills,
and mental illness. Other major causes are criminal histories, domestic
violence, and mental and sexual abuse.
Is homelessness generational? Michele tells the story of sisters who sought her help…
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - What is Fueling the Homeless Crisis?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is teaching people how to fish easier said than done? Michele reveals that this
is actually not allowed per government policy!
What are several take-aways from Michele’s book:
“Answers Behind the Read Door:
Battling the Homeless Epidemic”?
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April 7, 2021
Title: Homeless in America: Can We Fix It?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)
Part 1 of 3
There are far too many people (both individuals and families) who are homeless in America. Some even call it an epidemic. What can be done? Can we fix it? What is the role Christians should take on this issue?
Derryck Green is with Project 21, a division of the National Center for Public Policy Research.
For more on this topic from Derryck Green, click
here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Despite lip service by politicians and “homeless advocates” about fixing a problem they’ve helped create, is the problem is worsening?
California spends an outrageous amount of money attempting to curb homelessness. How many people are homeless in California, especially San Francisco?
What is “biblically based anthropology”? Should this be the Christian starting point on this issue?
Is there a difference between compassion and legitimizing self-destructive behaviors? Derryck say this: “We have to address the problem putting their needs as humans first. They (progressives) have redefined this understanding of compassion in which they have allowed people who are living on the streets to slowly destroy what remains of their dignity.”
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Homeless in America: Can We Fix It?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Have too many believers abdicated their moral responsibilities regarding their
fellow citizens by not properly confronting the causation of homelessness?
Is the high price of housing a major cause for homelessness across America? The
answer to this is complicated…
According to a recent UCLA study, 78% of the city’s “unsheltered population”
suffers from mental illness, while 75% suffer from substance addiction. Are “tolerant”
public policies permitting homelessness due to an interdependence of sympathy
and cowardice?
Are politicians terrified of being blamed for restricting people’s right to
panhandle, public encampments, and drug use?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Homeless in America: Can We Fix It?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Derryck Green
with Project 21 (www.NationalCenter.org)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Should a homeless person be forced to receive mental or medical assistance? Does
this violate their civil rights?
Many people argue that the high cost of housing is the major driving cause of
homeless. Is this true?
Has homelessness been normalized?
Derryck Green discusses some suggestions for tackling the homeless problem
across America. Bottom line: “Human dignity first. Politics second.”
Do we treat animals with more dignity than we do fellow human beings?
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September 21, 2020
Title: Housing First Policy a Disaster
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Part 1 of 3
Austin recently launched a new campaign: “A Week of Action to Support Ending Homelessness.”
Sounds great, right? Hold on a minute….
NNew guest, Michele Steeb, says there are multiple problems with this program. Michele is a Senior Fellow at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. She has been given many awards, including the
Martin Luther King Difference Maker Award. Michele is the author of “Answers Behind the Red Door”.
For more from Michele Steeb on this issue click
here.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the national Housing First Policy? What is its purpose/goal?
Approximately how many people are currently homeless in America? Will more become homeless as the COVID lockdown continues?
What are the problems with the Housing First Policy?
Is lacking a home the reason most people are homeless? Or is the problem rooted in mental illness, criminal history, and/or addiction? Michele says this: “If you don’t address the underlying issues, you will never, ever help someone exit out of homelessness.”
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Title: Part 2 of 3 - Housing First Policy a Disaster
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the Saint John’s Program
for Real Change?
How has the program given real hope and change to the participants?
Does the program focus on “people” rather than “housing”?
Why doesn’t the program qualify for federal funding? The reason will make your
blood boil! Listen close…
Has the Housing First Policy increased or decreased homelessness in America?
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Title: Part 3 of 3 - Housing First Policy a Disaster
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Michele Steeb
with Michele Steeb (www.michelesteeb.com/)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why is the Housing First Policy an utter failure?
Is Austin emulating the national Housing First Policy?
Why is it imperative to address the underlying issues homeless people struggle
with before offering free or low-cost housing?
Click here for more information
about Michele’s new book coming soon, “Answers Behind the Red Door”.
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March 20, 2020
Title: The Truth About the Cause of Homelessness in America.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Andrew Brown
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Part 1 of 4
NOTE: This interview was taped before the Coronavirus basically shut down America. If you are worried about the future due to loss of income, please do not take offense to the information shared in this interview. We are only trying to help you and others who have suddenly been thrust into a situation we, as the Body of Christ and as a nation, could never have foreseen. God, however, knew this would happen. God knew what our nation – what our world – would be faced with. God is in control. Keep trusting Him.
A
new study
show that homelessness is “deeply connected to addiction, mental illness, and crime.” In addition, “Housing First policies that don’t address these [issues] can’t solve the problem.”
Andrew Brown is the Director of the Center for Families and Children at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. The TPPF’s response to this study is: “Focusing on Housing First (as Austin does), without addressing addiction, mental illness and other causes of homelessness, is doomed to fail.”
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Is homelessness in America really connected to addiction, mental illness, and crime? Andrew shares a personal story of a homeless man he met in Austin…
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Title: Part 2 of 4 - The Truth About the Cause of Homelessness in America.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Andrew Brown
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the difference between “street-level chronic homelessness” and
“functioning homelessness”?
Are there enough homeless shelters where families can go in times of crisis?
Do we know an accurate percentage of those who are homeless because they were
simply unable to pay the rent?
What is “couch surfing”? Is this factored into the number of people who
are homeless?
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Title: Part 3 of 4 - The Truth About the Cause of Homelessness in America.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Andrew Brown
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What is the “Housing First” policy that was started under the Bush 43
Administration?
Have there been any positive results from the Housing First policy?
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Title: Part 4 of 4 - The Truth About the Cause of Homelessness in America.
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Andrew Brown
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What can WE do NOW to help organizations who assist the homeless population in
our communities? Andrew discusses one group, “Community First Village”,
and the work they are doing in Austin.
Andrew closes with: “It’s not government that’s going to get us through
this. It’s the strength of our churches and the strength of our civic
organizations. The strength of our relationships with one another.”
Click
here to read Andrew Brown and David Balat’s op-ed on this issue.
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October 24, 2018
Title: Homelessness: Does the Government Help or Hinder?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Dr. Vance Ginn
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Part 1 of 2
Voters in San Francisco will soon decide whether to tax employers to help the homeless.
Seattle tried this and quickly abandoned the practice.
The Associated Press reports: “Proposition C would tax hundreds of San Francisco's wealthiest companies to help thousands of homeless and mentally ill residents, an effort that failed earlier this year in Seattle. San Francisco's measure is expected to raise $300 million a year, nearly doubling what the city already spends.”
Vance Ginn, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Economic Prosperity and a Senior Economist at the
Texas Public Policy Foundation. He has a passion to help people understand how government policies affect them.
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Who are the homeless?
What are the reasons people become homeless?
Do many homeless have alcohol and drug addictions?
How much money, on average, does a homeless person make per day?
Homeless shelters have harsh regulations and restrictions for various reasons. Why?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Homelessness: Does the Government Help or Hinder?
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Dr. Vance Ginn
with Texas Public Policy Foundation (www.TexasPolicy.com)
Questions/Issues Discussed:
Why does San Francisco believe they can successfully raise taxes to help the
homeless, even after Seattle’s failed experiment?
Does the government do more harm than good when it comes to helping the homeless
population?
Can churches, shelters, and non-profits really help the homeless without
government assistance? Are these organizations more successful than the
government?
Why does the government often hinder non-profits and other organizations who
desire to help the homeless?
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June 29, 2012
Title: Homelessness and the A.D.M Syndrome!
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Dr. Tracy Miller
with Center for Vision and Values (www.VisionAndValues.org)
Is homelessness like any other social problem? Are the more tax payer dollars dedicated to try to eradicate it result in a greater problem? Or the more dollars that flow into trying to reduce homelessness do taxpayers end up with more and more - with more bureaucrats crying for and demanding more money?
Is there evidence that government-provided shelter has in any way solved or even reduced the problem of homelessness? Are private and religious-based programs more successful in assisting the homeless person or family? Is A. D. M (alcohol, drug abuse and mental illness) the major cause of homelessness? Do the majority of homeless individuals choose to live on the street?
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June 15, 2010
Title: THE HOMELESS: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW YOU CAN HELP Part 1 of 4
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Alex Stone
with Republic Property Tax (www.RepublicPropertyTax.com)
Guest Alex Stone was homeless for several years. Why? How did he turn his life around?
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Title: THE HOMELESS: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW YOU CAN HELP Part 2 of 4
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Alex Stone
with Republic Property Tax (www.RepublicPropertyTax.com)
Believe it or not, Alex does not recommend giving a homeless person cash or even a gift card to a fast food restaurant. What does he recommend instead?
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Title: THE HOMELESS: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW YOU CAN HELP Part 3 of 4
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Alex Stone
with Republic Property Tax (www.RepublicPropertyTax.com)
Alex encourages everyone to become involved in a charity or ministry which gives aid to the homeless. How can you help?
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Title: THE HOMELESS: WHO THEY ARE AND HOW YOU CAN HELP Part 4 of 4
Topic: Homelessness
Discussed by Alex Stone
with Republic Property Tax (www.RepublicPropertyTax.com)
Alex is now the Senior Partner of Republic Property Tax here in Houston. Visit www.RepublicPropertyTax.com to learn more.
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