Affordable Houser

Neal Rackleff

Are you tired of only hearing about the problems in housing and never the solutions? Do you wish you could sit down and learn from people who have successfully created affordable housing and helped people experiencing homelessness? Ever think, "Yes, there's a housing crisis—I KNOW—but what can we actually DO to solve it?" You're in the right place. We're interviewing people who have helped their cities and communities make great strides in developing affordable housing and alleviating homelessness. These are people who use data to make positive impacts with their hearts turned towards the people they serve.

Episodes

  1. 12/13/2024

    7 Keys to Houston's Success pt. 2 | Reducing Homelessness in Houston TX Ep. 4 | Tory Gunsolley

    This is the fourth episode in my series where I interview people who played key roles as part of a team who helped decrease chronic homelessness in Houston by over 70% in a span of 3 years. Tory Gunsolley is currently the Chief Program Officer for Harris County Housing & Community Development. In this episode we discussed a time period when he was serving as the director for the Houston Housing Authority. Tory came to me and outlined 7 key things he believes were integral to reducing homelessness in Houston. Tory is a sort of technocratic genius with a real heart and passion for the people we serves. He is a great leader with a deep reservoir of knowledge gleaned from tackling seemingly insurmountable challenges successfully. We spent almost 2 hours together, so we are releasing this conversation in two parts. This is part 2. If you haven’t listened to part 1 I would highly suggest do that first. There is a lot to learn from Tory and all our guests. If you'd like to receive our notes from this episode, please sign up for our email list here: https://affordablehouser.myflodesk.com/ro03a2u7kt We want to make this podcast as helpful to you and your communities as possible. We will let you know when new episodes air along with forwarding our key takeaways. Check out Tory's work with Harris County Housing & Community Development here: Tory's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torygunsolley/ HCD: https://hcd.harriscountytx.gov/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HCHousingDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hchousingdev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harris-county-housing-and-community-development/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HCHousingDev In this episode we cover points 3-7 of Tory’s 7 keys to Houston’s success. Tory's Keys to Houston's Success in Reducing Homelessness: 1. Leadership Support from the Top 2. Low Ego in Leadership 3. Collaboration 4. Data Driven Decisions 5. A Belief Your Team can do Hard Things 6. Key Staff and Empowering Them 7. Market Conditions I hope in these interviews you'll learn some best practices that could help your community and others across the country. While I am an attorney, none of the information in this podcast is legal advice. This podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only.

    47 min
  2. 10/15/2024

    7 Keys to Houston's Success pt. 1 | Reducing Homelessness in Houston TX Ep. 3 | Tory Gunsolley

    This is the third episode in my series where I interview people who played key roles as part of a team who helped decrease chronic homelessness in Houston by over 70% in a span of 3 years. Tory Gunsolley is currently the Chief Program Officer for Harris County Housing & Community Development. In this episode we discussed a time period when he was serving as the director for the Houston Housing Authority. Tory came to me and outlined 7 key things he believes were integral to reducing homelessness in Houston. Tory is a sort of technocratic genius with a real heart and passion for the people we serves. He is a great leader with a deep reservoir of knowledge gleaned from tackling seemingly insurmountable challenges successfully. We spent almost 2 hours together, so we are releasing this conversation in two parts. There is a lot to learn from Tory and all our guests. If you'd like to receive our notes from this episode, please sign up for our email list here: https://affordablehouser.myflodesk.com/ubl5xbip4d We want to make this podcast as helpful to you and your communities as possible. We will let you know when new episodes air along with forwarding our key takeaways. Check out Tory's work with Harris County Housing & Community Development here: Tory's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/torygunsolley/ HCD: https://hcd.harriscountytx.gov/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HCHousingDev Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hchousingdev LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/harris-county-housing-and-community-development/ X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/HCHousingDev In this episode we talked a little about Tory's personal housing story. We then covered the first 2 points in Tory's list of 7 Keys to Houston's success. Tory's Keys to Houston's Success in Reducing Homelessness: 1. Leadership Support from the Top 2. Low Ego in Leadership 3. Collaboration 4. Data Driven Decisions 5. A Belief Your Team can do Hard Things 6. Key Staff and Empowering Them 7. Market Conditions I hope in these interviews you'll learn some best practices that could help your community and others across the country. While I am an attorney, none of the information in this podcast is legal advice. This podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only.

    1h 5m
  3. Making Affordable Housing Beautiful | Reducing Homelessness in Houston TX Ep. 2 | Joy Horak-Brown

    09/04/2024

    Making Affordable Housing Beautiful | Reducing Homelessness in Houston TX Ep. 2 | Joy Horak-Brown

    This is the second episode in a series on reducing homelessness in Houston. Neal interviews people who played key roles as part of a team who helped decrease chronic homelessness in Houston by over 70% in a span of 3 years. Joy Horak-Brown is President and CEO of New Hope Housing. She was their first employee in 1993 and has helped grow the organization from originally managing 40 units to over 1,500 apartment homes in 11 different communities today. New Hope Housing has been instrumental in reducing homelessness in Houston. Check out Joy's work and New Hope Housing here: -New Hope Housing: https://newhopehousing.com/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newhopehousinginc/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/newhopehousinghouston/ -LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/new-hope-housing-inc-/posts/?feedView=all -Joy's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-horak-brown-1890b69/ In this episode we’ll talk a little about Joy's personal housing story. We’ll then cover how she started working for New Hope Housing and the work they continue today. We hope in these interviews you'll learn some best practices that could help your community and others across the country. While Neal is an attorney, none of the information in this podcast is legal advice. This podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. — Connect with Neal: - Whatch the episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@affordablehouser - Learn the foundations of Affordable Housing in Neal's video course: https://affordablehouser.com/ - Follow Affordable Houser on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/affordablehouser/ - Follow Affordable Houser on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@affordablehouser - Connect with Neal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealrackleff/

    1h 7m
  4. Pastor Provides Housing | Reducing Homelessness in Houston TX Ep. 1 | Dr. Rudy Rasmus

    08/05/2024

    Pastor Provides Housing | Reducing Homelessness in Houston TX Ep. 1 | Dr. Rudy Rasmus

    This episode will be the first in a series where Neal interviews people who played key roles as part o f team who helped decrease chronic homelessness in Houston by over 70% in a span of 3 years. Here at Affordable Houser we're interviewing people who have helped their cities and communities make great strides in developing affordable housing and alleviating homelessness. These are people using good data to make intelligent decisions to help people. They work with their hearts truly turned to the people they've served. Dr. Rudy Rasmus is Pastor Emeritus, Author, Founder/Exec Director of Bread of Life Inc. You are going to love him. Rudy loves through action. He has been working with people experiencing homelessness since the 90's and has played a key role in the success we've seen in reducing homelessness in Houston. In this episode Neal talks with Rudy a little about Rudy's personal housing story—where he grew up and how his housing impacted his own life. They'll then cover how Rudy started serving people experiencing homelessness and the work he's done and continues today. Check out the Bread of Life website: https://www.breadoflifeinc.org/ Follow Rudy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rudyrasmus/?hl=en In this series you'll learn some best practices that could positively impact your community and others across the country. While Neal is an attorney, none of the information in this podcast is legal advice. This podcast is intended for educational and entertainment purposes only. Connect with Neal: - Whatch the episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@affordablehouser - Learn the foundations of Affordable Housing in Neal's video course: https://affordablehouser.com/ - Follow Affordable Houser on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/affordablehouser/ - Follow Affordable Houser on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@affordablehouser - Connect with Neal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealrackleff/

    58 min

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Are you tired of only hearing about the problems in housing and never the solutions? Do you wish you could sit down and learn from people who have successfully created affordable housing and helped people experiencing homelessness? Ever think, "Yes, there's a housing crisis—I KNOW—but what can we actually DO to solve it?" You're in the right place. We're interviewing people who have helped their cities and communities make great strides in developing affordable housing and alleviating homelessness. These are people who use data to make positive impacts with their hearts turned towards the people they serve.