Aaron Lowers
@aaron_lowers
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Service is my salvation. I’m at my best when I’m thinking of others so I strive to stay in that space.
San Francisco, CA
Joined February 2018
It's simple. If you want to keep federal troops out of San Francisco, remove the organized drug dealers and 80% of the problem goes away. If you don't, you reap what you sow.
Look, nobody really wants troops on our streets. But this evolution of Benioff is a direct result of San Francisco continuing to allow (yes, allow) an organized drug dealing network of 500-1k dealers operate unabated in broad daylight for the past decade. That's the truth.
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San Francisco asked for more recovery. @salvationarmysf and @SF_DPH delivered. "The former Marina Inn on the corner of Octavia and Lombard streets in the city's Marina District soon will be known as Wells Place, an addiction recovery facility." https://t.co/xFofkNF6PI
nbcbayarea.com
San Francisco has found a new purpose for an old building with the hope it will curb drug dealing and homelessness in the city.
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SF is turning the Marina Inn into 68 beds of drug-free transitional housing with strict rules, helping people in recovery stay sober and rebuild their lives. It deserves support, says 3-term supervisor Bill Maher
thevoicesf.org
San Franciscans are tired of stepping over people using drugs on our sidewalks. Turning the empty Marina Inn at 3110 Octavia Street into transitional recovery-focused housing is a smart step forward....
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Today, I signed the Recovery First Ordinance. This legislation makes long-term recovery the main goal of San Francisco’s approach to substance use treatment—defining recovery as living a healthy, self-directed life, free from illegal drug use. Thank you Supervisor @mattdorsey,
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Today, Westside Community Services, the Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, and The Salvation Army opened James Baldwin Place, an abstinence-based recovery housing program. Thank you, Westside Community Services for making us a partner in this meaningful project.
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One of the strongest advocates for recovery locally tells it like it is. @SteveAdami leads the charge @salvationarmysf @TheWayOutSF these people are getting it done with the lowest cost and highest success rate of recovery. Recovery first.
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Drug-free recovery housing should not be controversial. We're in the business of saving and changing people's lives. Thank you, @abc7newsbayarea, for highlighting our work in recovery! @salvationarmysf @SteveAdami @DarrenNorton20
https://t.co/etAzIKwbUH
abc7news.com
With overdose deaths continuing to rise, a shift is unfolding in San Francisco: one that pits harm reduction orthodoxy against a growing call for sobriety-based supportive housing.
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Cinco de Mayo Dinner @ JMC. Fun Food and Friends in Recovery!
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“We are excited to expand our drug-free housing, which blend opportunity and accountability, offer onsite recovery supportive services, and help break the cruel cycle of homelessness and drug addiction,” said Steve Adami of the Salvation Army. @SteveAdami
sfchronicle.com
The new treatment and interim housing beds are spread across five sites in San...
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Today, @DanielLurie shared his progress from his first 100 days in office. In just a few months, he has begun transforming San Francisco — tackling the drug and homeless crisis, prioritizing public safety, recovery, community, and families. San Francisco is back!
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The national organization opposing my “Recovery First” ordinance praises drug dealers as “harm reductionists” and demands that they be included at “every step of the policymaking process.” So, I’m today urging my colleagues to reject the Drug Policy Alliance’s advocacy. (1/2)
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@Twolfrecovery Wait a minute! Walton wants Housing First and Harm Reduction everywhere but his district? The Bayview is in desperate need of @CeddieHussle! It’s time for our City to come together to get people off the streets and inside to a safe and healthy environment.
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Health and wellness are key components to our Recovery Housing program. From onsite weight rooms to partnerships with local running clubs, we’re focused on holistic care. This is The Way Out. @salvationarmysf
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Other NGO's take your money and do nothing. The Salvation Army's homeless initiative takes your money, teaches people in recovery new job skills and then feeds the community. That's the difference. @TheWayOutSF @garrytan @Benioff
This past Friday, our culinary program was back in the Tenderloin in San Francisco serving freshly prepared meals to over 500 people. Everyone of our participants learns valuable job skills while reinforcing their recovery. This is The Way Out. @DanielLurie
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Something Is Not Working: It’s time to pivot to a recovery focused approach. Recovery 1st!
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Our two year drug-free recovery housing program extends recovery from addiction, helps you find a job, or go to school while helping you save money for your future. This is The Way Out. Thank you, @abc7newsbayarea @kunalmodi
https://t.co/PPdpYicGEG
abc7news.com
Salvation Army's "The Way Out" program actively works to get more people into recovery every day and help San Francisco's overdose death numbers go down.
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The Way Out Homeless Initiative takes people from homeless and addicted to fully independent and sober in 2-3 years. Last year we interviewed 255 participants and this is what they told us: 🧵
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Every Friday, we go to the Tenderloin to serve meals as part of our culinary training program. Today, we fed 400 people. The Way Out is more than just a recovery program. We teach valuable job skills and serve the community! @bilalmahmood @SteveAdami @Twolfrecovery
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Last week I talked to members of Congress and the subject of Housing First came up. It's on the chopping block at the federal level. The new administration doesn't believe in it and the data actually (at least in San Francisco) isn't great either. @kunalmodi 🧵
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