My post recent Substack article.

In 2013 President Obama inaugurated the Housing First model as a one size fits all solution to homelessness. Despite no evidence it would work his administration promised it would end homelessness by 2023. I knew it would fail and I believe to this day, even my employers knew it

Oregon. Special shout out to Randy. He is one of the few elected officials who is boots on the ground and willing to see the truth.

blind eye to this destruction. In my opinion, this makes them just as liable as the people who created the destruction. By ignoring the problem, it has now become one of the largest homeless encampments in the state of

weren’t sure how far back it went and decided not to go any further as we did not have the proper gear. This was a massive project that was easy to get away with when the people hired to manage the land were either on a three year vacation or took a

stumbled upon the bunker. Clearly, a lot of effort was put into building this. There were multiple brand new bikes in there which were likely stolen. We initially thought it was just one small room, but off to the right behind a flimsy wall the room opened up. We

A massive underground bunker, surrounded by booby traps underneath a huge homeless encampment used as an illegal chop shop. This is at the infamous thousand acres dog park. I went with former Mayor @RandyLauer who I have worked closely with for five years. We were exploring and

time and like it or not the Homeless have a very strong mistrust in people and the only times I’ve ever been truly successful is when I went the extra mile to learn everything about them. Once trust was established they were ten times more likely to accept help.

Outreach isn’t about handing them a phone number to call. It’s about building rapport, then building trust. Sometimes it takes a lot of effort and it means immersing yourself in that community. Not everyone will agree with me, but I’ve done this work a long

Every outreach worker should know every homeless person’s name, their history, their barriers, their trauma, their history of addiction, who their friends are, their goals and even their likes and dislikes.

Five years ago in the first few months of Covid I made this short sarcastic video about how the world was overreacting. This is me delivering a letter to a coworker. Estimates suggest there was $2 trillion dollars job loss revenue in lifetime earnings of affected workers.

evolve into a subtle yet powerful system of control, whether intentional or not, often perpetuated by the very institutions meant to protect us. Who here lives in a community where they feel safe at all times or remembers a time when that was the case?

this can fuel anxiety, stress, and even paranoia. When an entire community begins to internalize this fear and/or hyper-vigilance, it creates a perfect storm — a collective mindset of distrust and unease. In such a climate, it’s not hard to see how this could

I apologize for my introspective moment. I’ve been thinking about something many of us experience daily. Many of us live in communities where everything is chained, locked, guarded, or under constant surveillance. Over time, existing in an environment like

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It was the post where @tarafaul503 and I got a homeless teenager off the streets and back to his home in Salem. She was clearly touched for a few minutes, liked it, and then followed me. She probably then looked me up or someone told her who I was and promptly unfriended me.

Today, Rosie O’Donnell, liked one of my posts on Instagram, followed me and then unfollowed me minutes later once she realized who I was. I’m going through a whirlwind of emotions.

I’ve seen a significant uptick in Homeless who live next to the river on the river or on the islands in the middle of the river. This is a natural result when you have a system, unable or unwilling to end homelessness.

A homeless man I met who did not wish to be on camera said he used to live downtown but was able to acquire cheap boats and decided to live on the river. He said enforcement is rare and one of the best decisions he’s ever made.