Episode 73 - How to solve homelessness in California with Andrew Linares from Midnight Mission Think with Lucie

Episode 73 is a conversation with Andrew Linares, Volunteer Manager at the Midnight Mission, a non-profit organization which helps homeless individuals in Southern California. With only five executive managers throughout its 100-year history, it is known to be the most efficient direct service operation in the country.

Chapters:
0:00 Meals for the homeless
01:57 What differentiates Midnight Mission
04:24 How does the shelter operate
06:02 Housing-first approach and SRO (single room occupancy)
07:26 Nonprofit resource allocation - how do they spend money?
09:35 Midnight mission services
12:40 Program for drug addicts-12-steps and personal autonomy
18:22 What to do about street camping
20:17 How to deal with homelessness on a policy level
26:50 Harm reduction policies
28:45 Nonsensical government funding programs
33:39 Jobs for homeless people
36:04 What is the government doing wrong and how they can improve
38:46 Prop47 and AB109
40:46 History of Midnight Mission and homelessness
44:03 Hiring previously homeless people
45:45 Collaboration with rehabs and evaluation of results
50:00 Advice to the government

Guest links:
Andrew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreslinares2015
Midnight Mission website: https://www.midnightmission.org

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