We the Unhoused

The upcoming election in Los Angeles gives officials an opportunity to do right by the unhoused community and invest in real, structural solutions. So, who's stepping up? This week, Theo interviews two candidates on their plan to make Los Angeles a safe and equitable place for all as the Olympics loom over the city -- Aida Ashouri for City Attorney, and Reverend Rae Huang for the mayorship. We the Unhoused is nominated for a Webby! Vote for us here: https://wbby.co/57462N Learn more about Aida's campaign here:  https://aida4la.com/ Learn more about Rae's campaign here: https://www.raeforla.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We're thrilled to announce that We the Unhoused is nominated for Best Public Service and Activism podcast at the Webbys for the second year running! You can vote for the show once a day, every day through April 16th. See you next week for a new episode! VOTE HERE:  https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2026/podcasts/shows/public-service-activismSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo speaks with legendary historian, memoirist and educator W. Ralph Eubanks about his new book When It's Darkness on the Delta: How America's Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land. Also, Theo heads to an El Monte action to learn how locals are fighting to make their home a sanctuary city for residents under attack from ICE. Buy Ralph's book here:  https://www.beacon.org/When-Its-Darkness-on-the-Delta-P2243.aspx   Follow the San Gabriel Progressive Alliance here:  https://www.instagram.com/sgvprogressiveaction/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo attends a mutual aid protest action demanding that DSA-endorsed Los Angeles city councilmember Hugo Soto-Martinez finally repeal 41.18, legislation that enables the LAPFD to arrest the unhoused, from his district. Speaking with organizers like Gina Viola, the group speaks with Soto-Martinez directly and detail their demands to get rid of 41.18 for good. Also: Theo interviews disabled unhoused veteran George Fleishmann, and tours the new mutual aid popup Shirley's Free Food Hub, organized by Carlos Nietos and Allison Riley. More about the Soto-Martinez protest here: https://lataco.com/soto-martinez-41-18 More about Shirley's Free Food Hub here: https://www.instagram.com/shirleysfreefoodhub/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As SNAP benefits continue to be rolled back and the Trump regime makes food access for the unhoused harder than ever, we need community-based solutions and ingenuity.  Enter Arnali Ray of Hollywood Food Coalition and Sara Reyes of SELAH in Northeast LA -- Theo speaks with them about how their organizations are rising to the occasion by prioritizing collaboration, ensuring unhoused people receive holistic care across mutual aid and nonprofit services, and removing ego from the equation. Learn more about Hollywood Food Coalition: https://www.hofoco.org/ Learn more about SELAH: https://www.selahnhc.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Everyone deserves animal companionship, but the unhoused community is too often forced to make difficult decisions to care for their pets while living in shelters or on the street. This week, Theo speaks with Jillian and Christine with nonprofit My Dog Is My Home about their important work advocating for the unhoused and their pets, from accessible veterinary care to advocacy work to allow pets in shelter systems. Also: Theo remembers community members Shirley Raines of Beauty 2 the Streetz. Learn more about My Dog Is My Home: https://www.mydogismyhome.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo rings in the new year by spotlighting another crucial, underreported segment of the unhoused — the Black unhoused community. We speak with Angela, Ted, and Jeremiah of the Los Angeles Black Worker Center about the crucial work, they’re doing to support Black Angelinos in not just job training and help finding housing, but political education.  Learn more about LABWC here:  https://linktr.ee/Labwc?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=d68e94b8-e500-4448-88a7-efefb26f8d75 Sign up for Ready 2 Work here:  https://secure.everyaction.com/NJkCBf_6yk2T3m95V9lqJA2See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo is in the field with Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid (PUMA) for their National Houseless Persons’ Memorial Day event. Organizers and neighbors gathered on December 21st, 2025, the longest night of the year, to memorialize those we lost. We also remember Cindy McAllister, Jessica 'Queen' Mendez, and Benito Flores.Follow Palms Unhoused Mutual Aid here:  https://www.instagram.com/palmsunhousedmutualaid/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

To close out 2025, Theo speaks with Sam Luu and Hillary Cohen of Every Day Action. We learn how they scaled their pandemic-era mutual aid effort to feed the unhoused to where they are today, continuing that work by preventing food waste on film sets and helping out-of-work film industry professionals during the ongoing labor crisis.  Learn more about Every Day Action here:  https://www.youreverydayaction.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo speaks with Professor Dina Gilio-Whitaker, author of the new book Who Gets to Be Indian? Ethnic Fraud, Disenrollment, and Other Difficult Conversations about Native American Identity. We also take a look at the new ghoulish policies that stand to force people into houselessness in the new year, and revisit the story of Brendan Glenn, an unhoused man killed by an LAPD officer ten years ago. Buy Dina's book here:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/who-gets-to-be-indian-ethnic-fraud-disenrollment-and-other-difficult-conversations-about-native-american-identity-dina-gilio-whitaker/6e5512b39cdfe3a3 Follow Dina: https://www.instagram.com/dinagiliowhitaker/?hl=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Longtime guest Caitlin Krenn returns to We the Unhoused to tell Theo about the upcoming documentary Outcast Nation: LGBTQIA. Homeless. Unseen. on PBS, along with collaborators and subjects Jen Liquori, Maddox Guerilla, and director Charlie Spickler. Watch the documentary here starting December 6th or on your local PBS affiliate! https://www.pbs.org/show/outcast-nation-lgbtqia-homeless-unseen-in-new-york-city/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo speaks with legendary activist and writer Dr. Gloria Browne-Marshall, author of the new book A Protest History of the United States. Dr. Browne-Marshall discusses the most effective ways to protest in the modern age, and what we can learn from the long tradition of sit-ins, street protests, and boycotts that have empowered people for centuries. Also, Theo returns to JTown Action and Solidarity in Los Angeles to speak with organizers Carlos and Zen the day that millions of Americans had SNAP benefits taken by the Trump regime. Follow Gloria's work here: https://www.instagram.com/gbrownemarshall/?hl=en Donate to JTown Action and Solidarity here: https://jtownaction.com/DonateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo heads to a protest organized by the unhoused residents of the Mountain View encampment after yet another violent sweep. Their question: why isn’t their DSA-endorsed councilperson, Eunisses Hernandez, showing up? Residents, organizers, and mutual aid workers share their perspectives.  If you’re in LA and lost your SNAP benefits:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DQP-y08EsjT/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ== Follow the All Power Free Clinic here:  https://www.instagram.com/apfreeclinic?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

School is in session! This week, Theo speaks with Felicia Rangel-Samponaro of the Sidewalk School, an organization that provides services from food and necessities to policy advocacy to education to unhoused immigrants living on the Mexican border. Felicia's journey to this crucial work, and how the Sidewalk School has had to adapt to protect their participants during increased ICE kidnappings and violence, is not one to be missed. Follow Felicia and the Sidewalk School here: https://www.sidewalkschool.org https://www.instagram.com/thesidewalkschool/?hl=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo speaks with longtime activist Beth Green about how to push through moments of apathy in the organizing movement. Follow Beth's work here: https://www.heartcastmedia.com/beth-green/   Keep voting for us in the Signal Awards -- open til October 9th! https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?fbclid=PARlRTSANKtG1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp1QF2gTwcL-RtwGFolalwQqBkJK6ze8t3PwOwCPWyZ8OuvbsReVYEXZ5rFew_aem_uvY1f3AzE-45Fiw4fdKc5g#/2025/shows/genre/activism-public-service-social-impact?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadUBdoE8HC_kbcBhaJWpcEKgZCSus3vLdz8DsAj1smfDrr27EXlWBF2eaxXsA_aem_uvY1f3AzE-45Fiw4fdKc5gSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description: We the Unhoused is nominated for a Signal Award, one of the most prestigious in podcasting, and your vote counts! Vote for WTU in the Activism, Public Service & Social Impact category before October 9th, and Theo will be back next week with a brand new episode. Vote here: https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting?fbclid=PARlRTSANKtG1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABp1QF2gTwcL-RtwGFolalwQqBkJK6ze8t3PwOwCPWyZ8OuvbsReVYEXZ5rFew_aem_uvY1f3AzE-45Fiw4fdKc5g#/2025/shows/genre/activism-public-service-social-impact?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAadUBdoE8HC_kbcBhaJWpcEKgZCSus3vLdz8DsAj1smfDrr27EXlWBF2eaxXsA_aem_uvY1f3AzE-45Fiw4fdKc5gSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo examines how violent language has not just become normalized and weaponized against the unhoused, but how its worst offenders are lauded as heroes. Then: To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Crenshaw Farmer's Market, Theo speaks with organizers Laura, Ashley, Summer, and Jennifer about how community food justice is working to preserve and build community in South LA.Learn more about the celebration on September 27th here: https://www.crenshawfarmersmarket.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo speaks with Executive Director of the Institute of the Development for Human Arts Jessie Roth about healing and transforming society through accessible treatment for mental health that takes full account of the adverse affects of external conditions. In Unhoused News, Theo takes a closer look at the most recent policies at the national and state level targeting the unhoused and the undocumented, and how they seek to turn vulnerable people against one another.Follow Jessie Roth here: https://www.jessie-roth.com/idhaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As ICE raids continue to escalate and target farm workers, many of whom as unhoused, revolutionary mutual aid efforts like Alianza Nacional De Campesinas are meeting the moment. Theo and the WTU crew head to the triple digits of Thermal, California, where farmers can access everything from fresh food to diapers and school supplies. Food justice organizers Melissa Acedera and Roxanna Chavez speak to Theo about how the needs of their community changed as racist, targeted violence has escalated; then, farmer and volunteer Sonia Baturoni shares her experience and concerns about the ripple effects ICE raids have on the farming community. Alianza Nacional De Campesinas:  https://www.alianzanacionaldecampesinas.org/ Lideres Campesinas: https://liderescampesinas.org/ Polo's Pantry:  https://www.polospantry.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo speaks with activist Sequoyah Thiessen about their experience being body brokered at LA area rehab facilities, and how these same places are exploiting the community's most vulnerable -- including the unhoused. We also remember past guest Cindy McAllister, who passed away this month. Theo speaks with friends about her life, and how her memory will continue. Follow Sequoyah's work here:  https://www.instagram.com/sequoyahthiessen/?hl=enSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo explores the reality of mental health complications while unhoused -- with parent to an unhoused Angeleno, Anita, and speaking about lived experience with attorney Clare Cortwright. Also, we remember Angeleno and Reclaimer activist Benito Flores. More about Reclaimers and contribute to Benito's memorial fund here:  https://reclaimingourhomes.org/support/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo speaks with returning guest, ACLU SoCal's Kath Rogers and immigration lawyer Pasquale Lombardo about the ICE raids in Los Angeles, and how to move forward with hope and pragmatism for the undocumented and unhoused communities. Also -- Theo covers the press conference of hospitalized victim of an ICE attack, Milagra Solis Portillo, including an interview with Senator Sasha Renee Perez and speaks on the top five ways that the unhoused are being devalued at a local, state, and federal level.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As the heat picks up and Los Angeles continues to resist ICE, Theo speaks with Tanner Swanson of A New Leaf in Arizona to speak about the unique issues the state’s unhoused people face in increasingly lethal temperatures. While the year mark of the Grants Pass decision approaches and climate change’s consequences continues to spread, they speak on how the unhoused are being failed, and what needs to change. Learn about A New Leaf:  https://turnanewleaf.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo reports from Little Tokyo in Los Angeles, where necessary protest was met with violent retaliation from ICE, the LAPD, and the National Guard after the city was targeted for mass deportation. He reflects on the intersection of being unhoused and undocumented, and who gets left behind -- then, an interview with unhoused activist Secret.1Add reactionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo is joined by author and journalist Claudia Rowe to discuss her latest book Wards of the State: The Long Shadow of American Foster Care and take a closer look at the ways that those in the foster system have faced discrimination and a complete lack of support for generations. The intersections and overlaps between systemics failure to those in (and out) of foster care are explored, and no stone is left unturned. Also: Theo discusses how the SNAP program rollbacks will affect the unhoused. Buy Wards of the State here:  https://bookshop.org/p/books/wards-of-the-state-the-long-shadow-of-american-foster-care-claudia-rowe/21706052 Follow Claudia here: https://www.claudiarowejournalist.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Houselessness is a global issue, and every unhoused person’s experience is unique. This week, Theo welcomes his first international guest to We the Unhoused — Greta shares her story of navigating houselessness in Europe and the UK, and how her experience is in conversation with how the unhoused are treated in the U.S.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo speaks with the legendary John Lee Hooker Jr. about his time being unhoused, the misconceptions media has around the unhoused, and how he found his way through addiction. Also, a moment to celebrate We the Unhoused's two Webby Award wins! Follow John Lee Hooker Jr. here:  https://johnleehookerjr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo talks with Becks Heyhoe-Khalil about how houselessness is treated in America versus other places in the west -- and what needs to be done in the States to combat the numerous way the U.S. fails the unhoused on the city, state, and national levels.Follow Dr. Heyhoe-Khalil's work here: https://unitedtoendhomelessness.org/  https://www.linkedin.com/in/becks-heyhoe/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WE THE UNHOUSED IS NOMINATED FOR A WEBBY! Vote for us here before April 17th: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/public-service-activism This week, Theo speaks with Amanda Nicholson and Max Flower about the pressing issue of harm reduction. We discuss how misinformation about harm reduction is weaponized against the unhoused and humane solutions for those struggling with addictions on the street are completely ignored. Amanda and Max share more about their work in building community and working with unhoused people, as well as their respective experience with houselessness and housing insecurity.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo welcomes returning guest and activist Curtis Howard and academic Kevin Smith to contrast the ways that the unhoused are presented by unhoused and housed media, respectively. Curtis was unhoused for three decades and was incarcerated multiple times, and shares not just his own history, but the history of why Black men are particularly vulnerable to being forced into this cycle. Then, Theo contrasts this talk with Kevin, whose new book around unhoused issues repeats a lot of common misconceptions around the unhoused. Who gets the bigger platform to tell their story? Take a closer took, and get educated, liberated, and motivated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo looks to the future for the unhoused in America, and how to know your rights in an increasingly uncertain and hostile environment. He speaks with ACLU staff attorney Kath Rogers and Supervising Attorney for Tenants Rights at Inner City Law Kaimi Wenger about what you can do to protect yourself, and to remain educated, liberated, and motivated to move forward. Learn more about Kath: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/biographies/kath-rogers Learn more about Kaimi: https://innercitylaw.org/staff/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final installment on the LA fires (for now), Theo speaks to Alex, a survivor of the Altadena Eaton fire about his recent experience, and his previous experience being unhoused years ago. Then, we check in with Rachel Sanoff, volunteer coordinator of the SELAH unhoused coalition in LA about the efforts they've done to assist with those newly unhoused by fire while continuing to support unhoused residents on the east side of the city. Learn more about SELAH here: https://www.selahnhc.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the second part of We the Unhoused's LA fire coverage, Theo speaks with JTown Action and Solidarity co-founder Mario Correa about the mutual aid response to the fires, both with the existing unhoused community and newly displaced people. Then, he checks in with longtime unhoused veteran activist in West LA Ryan Thompson, who speaks on how the unhoused vets living outside the VA were nearly permanently displaced during evacuation. Follow and donate to JTown Action and Solidarity here:  https://jtownaction.com/ Learn more about Ryan's work here: https://www.youtube.com/live/4K1fO1yDjV4See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo takes a closer look at how the recent fires in Los Angeles affected the city's unhoused community, who the mainstream media and the city continued to ignore. He speaks with returning guest Roof Lesser about her experience being unhoused close to the fires, and with restaurateur and activist Philip Hirose, co-owner of Azay in Little Tokyo.  Follow Roof Lesser here: https://www.instagram.com/rooflessr/ Follow Azay Restaurant here: https://www.azaylittletokyo.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to 2025 at We the Unhoused! Theo is starting the year on a high note, interviewing former Black Panthers, Lorenzo Ervin and JoNina Abron-Ervin. They share their experiences and insights on what a more just world can still look like. In Unhoused News, Theo takes a look at the persistent struggles faced by people transitioning from temporary to permanent housing, and the real dangers of hypothermia in Los Angeles among the unhoused. Stay tuned for We the Unhoused's ongoing reporting on the fire impacts on the unhoused in Southern California -- stay safe. More of JoNina Abron-Ervin's work here: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/books/45/#:~:text=Description,decade%20of%201965%20to%201975. More of Lorenzo Ervin's work here: https://www.plutobooks.com/author/lorenzo-komboa-ervin/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our last episode of 2024, Theo reflects on how 2024 has affected the unhoused community, and how to look forward to 2025. Then, he speaks with two returning guests -- Peoples City Council cofounder Albert Corrado about his journey toward mutual aid and building a better world in the wake of his sister Mely's murder at the hands of the LAPD, and Azoy, who speaks to the struggle to remain housed with the prejudice that exists in employment. Follow Albert here:  https://www.instagram.com/p/DDlBRnBy9sO/?img_index=1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo returns to the field to continue exploring SELAH, the Los Angeles mutual aid organization working to educate their participants and volunteers on Grants Pass and provide necessary services. He speaks with volunteer coordinator Rachel Sanoff, participant Cindy, and longtime outreach volunteer Suzy to learn more. Also: Theo reflects on the horrific Daniel Penny decision, memorializes Jordan Neely, and looks at how the media covers violence against the unhoused.Learn more about SELAH here: https://www.selahnhc.org/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Theo provides updates on the Jordan Neely murder trial before exploring how one Los Angeles mutual aid organization is working to educate their participants and volunteers on the Grants Pass decision, and how they plan to continue providing services during a second Trump administration. We speak with new volunteer Max, current volunteer site lead Raquel, operations manager/local advocate Maebe A. Girl, and frequent participant Yruz about their experiences with SELAH, and how they’re looking to the future. Learn about SELAH here: www.selahnhc.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo gives insight into what the election means for the unhoused population, and speaks with activists on how to move forward. Rooflesser returns to the show to discuss their work on the ground in LA, and we check in with home reclaimer and advocate Martha Escuerdo to talk about her continued fight for safe and sustainable housing. Follow Rooflesser here: https://x.com/rooflesser Follow Martha and the reclaimers here: https://reclaimingourhomes.org/ Martha's GoFundMe here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/roh-eviction-defense?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cp_guide_do&member=23980295&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaacbK7ZifQKOIKl7BDWFNecK55yFoHqgwLa99w3V6972xQu-S2dPL4j6BA_aem_E1B2NBvWaOlNoIVy3m7g5QSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo checks in with two candidates for judge we spoke with earlier this year -- George Turner and Erika Wiley. We discuss what's changed with the Grants Pass decision, the journey to the ballot box, and the pressing need for local politicians that are advocating for the unhoused. Learn more about George here: https://georgeaturner4judge.com/ Learn more about Erika here: https://www.wileyforjudge.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ahead of the election, Theo dives deep into why the unhoused vote is so crucial with Dr. Caitlin Krenn. Also, Theo speaks with Oregon-based activist Jetty about how Grants Pass legislation is already affecting the intensity of sweeps across the country. Follow Jetty here: https://www.instagram.com/junkartlady/ https://www.instagram.com/barefootdefenders/Follow Dr. Krenn here: https://www.caitlinkrenn.com/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo continues his exploration of the wreckage of the Grants Pass ruling with a focus on the effects of youth houselessness, and goes in depth with Dr. Robin Petering and Tonny St. James to discuss the Young People to the Front initiative. But first, Theo speaks with Emptea about the uptick of evictions in Los Angeles in district one, and how they're taking City Councillor Hernandez to task for failing to protect residents like them from eviction. Follow Young People to the Front here: https://www.instagram.com/youngpeopletothefront/ Venmo Emptea at @empteaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Theo is on the ground for a brutal Grant's Pass motivated sweep of a long term, vulnerable unhoused community in El Monte, CA this month. He speaks with people affected, and asks sheriffs and Army CORPS members on how one can justify sweeping and threatening to arrest allies assisting the unhoused in the middle of a triple-digit heat wave. How are sweeps changing now that the Supreme Court has empowered them? The reality is gruesome. Then, Theo speaks with returning guest Kath Rogers, an attorney with the Southern California ACLU, who gives a detailed perspective on how the establishment is taking advantage of the Grant's Pass decision, how it differs from policies under the Martin v. Boise decision, and how the unhoused can defend themselves in the face of this horror. Learn more about Kath's work here: https://www.aclusocal.org/en/biographies/kath-rogersSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's a busy week on We the Unhoused -- Theo travels between California and Michigan to take a closer look at the intersecting struggles of the unhoused and the housing-insecure. First, we speak with journalist Phoenix Tso of LA Public Press and Alejandro Gutierrez of the Hillside Villa Tenant Association on the current struggle to keep longtime residents housed in the face of brutal landlord rent hikes and complicity within the city government. Then, we head to Michigan, where Theo speaks to Tyree Guyton of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, where we discuss how art and political education intersect with the liberation of the unhoused people. Over on Unhoused News, Theo continues to cover the developing horrors of the Grant's Pass Supreme Court decision, and discusses the current brutal heat wave across LA. Follow the Hillside Villa Tenant Association here: https://www.instagram.com/hillsidevilla_ Follow Phoenix Tso here: https://www.instagram.com/phoenixtso Follow the Heidelberg Project here: https://www.heidelberg.org/history See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo concludes the We the Unhoused trip to the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in July, and reflects on the conference's urgency on the heels of the Grant's Pass Supreme Court decision. He speaks with three interviewees, who share how they've turned their lived experience with being unhoused into advocacy for others -- Curtis Howard, Rachel Parker, and Tawanna Simpson share the state of advocacy from across the country. Plus: California governor Gavin Newsom and San Francisco mayor London Breed begin the slow process of using Grant's Pass to punish local unhoused residents and destroy encampments in our Unhoused News Segment. Learn more about the NAEH conference here: https://endhomelessness.org/events/conferences/2024-national-conference-on-ending-homelessness-and-capitol-hill-day/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Theo's adventures in Washington continue this week, with two more interviews from the National Alliance to End Homelessness Conference in July. First, Albert Townsend, the Director of Lived Experience at the Alliance, shares his story; then, Theo attends the "Lessons Learned from the Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program" talk and speaks with Tatiana Reis and Lenn Dittmeier. Learn more about YHDP here: https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/yhdp/ Learn more about Albert here: https://endhomelessness.org/who-we-are/our-people/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we're sharing our first episode from Theo's summer trip to Washington, D.C., for the National Alliance for Ending Homelessness Conference. Theo attends a thought provoking presentation featuring Melissa Chinchilla and Deyanira Nevárez Martínez: Latinx Houselessness, Understanding and Addressing Double Up Houselessness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Description: Theo heads over to Painted Brain LA to meet with artist-in-residence Amanda Nicholson, whose work explores the diversity and uniqueness of the unhoused experience. Plus, Theo checks in for Unhoused News all the way from Washington DC, where he just finished covering the National Alliance to End Homelessness conference. Follow Painted Brain LA: https://paintedbrain.org/ Help Keep a Queer Black Femme Moving! Fundraiser: https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/82PrifSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.