Worth lifting up that the article notes that family homelessness could be ended for just under $1 billion. We could have 2/3 of a ship or no homeless parents and kids. We chose the ship.

A fabulous and easy-to-read report from @naehomelessness.bsky.social. You all should! This line will resonate with me for a while: "Housing First isn't failing; the nation is failing to provide Housing First." endhomelessness.org/wp-content/u...

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Cowards everywhere these days. We're really going to pretend like the 10-minute red face sequence in Peter Pan isn't deeply problematic because some carnival barker is President now? That it's totally normal and appropriate for a character to be named Jim the Crow? Nah, screw that wapo.st/4hPZ3pX

The world is an unmitigated disaster right now but my 6-year-old gets it.

I love @invisiblepeople.tv work and Kris Freed may be my #1 favorite co-conspirator in the work to end homelessness over the years. Put them together? Magic. There's no key takeaways from this conversation. Listen to the whole thing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wlS...

The Trump administration has pulled down the Violence Against Women Act landing page from HUD.gov. I guess serving survivors of domestic violence is “woke” now? I’d say I’m surprised but when the President is a widely known unrepentant serial abuser I guess I shouldn’t be shocked.

Quick note to all the folks saying “give Trump a chance” it’s been a week now and he’s banned vetted refugees, set quotas for deportations and banned me from saying a list of words at work. So…pretty much everything we were expecting has happened and it’s miserable. And eggs are still $7 a dozen.

I love Pennsylvania so much (Go Birds! 🦅) but we have the absolute sorriest pair of Senators of any State in the nation. Both Fetterman and McCormick send calls straight to voicemail and both voicemail boxes are completely full. Pathetic representation.

"Jordan’s murder exposes a mounting societal bloodlust to further punish already marginalized people. Jordan’s case shows how society is increasingly conflating racism, criminality, and homelessness in dangerous, inaccurate, and even deadly ways." invisiblepeople.tv/murdered-wit...

I've never regretted a vote more than the one I cast for John Fetterman for Senator from PA. He’s been terrible in many ways but co-sponsoring this bill that will allow mere accusations of wrongdoing to up-end the lives of immigrants in our community is the final straw. rollcall.com/2025/01/20/d...

A lot has been written about Kensington and the intersection of drug addiction and homelessness. 99% of it is total bullshit. @invisiblepeople.tv absolutely NAILS it treating the people that live + work there with dignity, respect and autonomy in telling their stories www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gRc...

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Update: we won. Unfortunately, this will not be the final fight either here in the City, across the County and across the country but we will keep fighting to preserve people’s dignity and choice until every single person has a home. lancasteronline.com/news/local/l...

2025 is going to be a year of political action to protect the most vulnerable in our communities. The first opportunity to do this is happening right now- and it is right here in Lancaster with our own "progressive" City government. secure.everyaction.com/jEeXB3l5SE2v...

One of the most important parts of this story is that, despite another dramatic increase in homelessness nationally, Veteran homelessness continued to decrease. www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2024/...

This cop better hope God is a God of mercy, because this is among the most heinous things I've ever seen.

Hate to see the ridiculous antics of our County Commissioners making us national news yet again, but this is an excellent story both about the specifics of the Commissioners' vitriol against our local newspaper and what it means for the country as a whole. Read it. wapo.st/4fwYpM4

What’s the purpose of prisons if not to punish this exact guy for this type of crime? Joe Biden can free everyone incarcerated for smoking weed but instead he’s freeing the guys who profited from locking them up. Disgusting. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

It is apparently legal to kill someone because they are experiencing a mental health episode in public in New York City. A shameful verdict. wapo.st/4faR9VG

Great work by @naehomelessness.bsky.social "Basing a workforce on expectations that employees will be married/partnered women who can afford low earnings is unsustainable. Those who don’t fit the mold are either experiencing greater financial stressors or absent" endhomelessness.org/resource/inc...

Starter pack for Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, journalists on Blue Sky. Subscribe to @lancasteronline.bsky.social and support necessary local journalism. We are the ones covering local governments and school boards and making sure they operate transparently. bsky.app/starter-pack...

Very late in posting this but finally got to read @washingtonpost.com obituary on the life of Dr. Janelle Goetcheus and can confirm every word is true. What a privilege to share space with a true saint who changed the world for the better wapo.st/4g2A0yq

It's Extra Give day here in Lancaster! Among the many wonderful organizations doing great work across the County, I'd love your support for Bridge of Hope National. It has been a tremendous pleasure to serve as a board member at Bridge of Hope these past 9 years. www.extragive.org/p2p/393195/b...

This. This. 1000x this! Spare me the takes that Kamala Harris lost because the party is too “woke” and that we should sacrifice Trans people to win elections. It’s wrong, both politically and morally, and AOCs talking points here should be replicated by all Dems.

My friend Ash Clatterbuck died by suicide at 22. His mother Malinda just spoke at a press conference for Trans Day of Remembrance. In his final op Ed before his death, he asked lawmakers why they are so afraid of him, a trans man. You should read it. I miss him. lancasteronline.com/opinion/colu...

In a community where the vast majority of people cannot get the help they need, this sign is infuriating and degrading. Not to mention the audacity of a sign demanding you ignore your fellow humans in need pointing you to a website called “Welcoming Spaces” 😑

It’s Trans Day of Remembrance and this BS is literally deadly to people. Shame on Nancy Mace and anyone else who co-signs this targeted workplace harassment. wapo.st/3OBtC5L

I met so many wonderful people on homelessness Twitter over the years. Losing that community as folks fled that hellsite over the past few years stank. I want that back again. Who on here wants to #endhomelessness?! I'd love to connect!

Hey y'all.